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Apple iPhone 4s
32 GBSamsung Galaxy Note 4
VerizonSM-N910V
| Global Score | |
| 64.7 | 81.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5 | Android 5.0, 4.4 |
| 2011-10-04 | 2014-09-03 |
| 4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 inches | 6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Gold, Pink and White |
| Aluminium and Glass | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 280.00 | $ 269.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 640 x 960 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 330 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 800 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (825 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX 543MP2 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 7.56 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 16.00 MP + 3.70 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 35.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.25 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
| 4.3 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Ion Battery | 3220mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 200 hours standby time 14 hours talk time | 20 hours talk time |
| 1.36 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note 4 has a general score of 81.6, which is much better than the iPhone 4s's overall score of 64.7. Galaxy Note 4's design is much newer and somewhat thinner, but also way heavier than the iPhone 4s. Galaxy Note 4 comes with Android 5.0 operating system, and iPhone 4s has iOS 8.x operating system.
The Galaxy Note 4 has a bit more vivid screen than iPhone 4s, because it has a much better pixel density, a way higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels and a way larger screen. Samsung Galaxy Note 4 features just a bit more storage capacity for games and applications than iPhone 4s, because although it has only 32 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 128 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 counts with a much better performing CPU than iPhone 4s, because it has an extra GPU, a greater number of cores and more RAM. The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 counts with a way better battery duration than Apple iPhone 4s. The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 takes much better videos and photos than iPhone 4s, because it has a larger diafragm aperture to take better low light captures and video, a camera with a much better 16 mega pixels resolution, a larger sensor which provides a higher image and video quality and a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we compare here, the Galaxy Note 4 is also the cheapest, making it a very good choice.
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