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Apple iPhone 6
64 GBA1549, A1522
Samsung Galaxy S4
LTE Korea 32 GBE330S
| Global Score | |
| 77 | 78.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x | Android 4.4.2, 4.3, 4.2.2 |
| 2014-09-09 | 2013-03-14 |
| 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.27 inches | 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.55 ounces | 4.62 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminium, Glass and Steel | Polycarbonate |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | $ 155.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 5 inches |
| 750 x 1334 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (8974) chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8-A 2nd gen. (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 7.56 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.91 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.9 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1810mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 250 hours standby time 14 hours talk time | 17 hours talk time |
| 3.68 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S4 is a bit better than the iPhone 6, having a global score of 78.2 against 77. Samsung Galaxy S4 works with Android 4.4.2 OS, and iPhone 6 counts with iOS 8.x OS. Even being the best device in this comparison review, we must note that it is also older, somewhat thicker and a little bit heavier.
Galaxy S4 features a bit better looking screen than iPhone 6, because it has a quite bigger screen, more pixels per display inch and a lot better resolution of 1920 x 1080. The iPhone 6 and the Galaxy S4 feature really similar processors, because although the Galaxy S4 has a 32 bits CPU instead of 64-bits, and they both have a 450 megahertz graphics processor, it also counts with more RAM memory and a larger number of faster cores.
The Apple iPhone 6 has a little bit better memory capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S4, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal storage. Samsung Galaxy S4 features a much better battery performance than Apple iPhone 6, because it has a 2600mAh battery capacity.
Galaxy S4 counts with a slightly better camera than Apple iPhone 6, because although it has a tinier camera sensor capturing worse quality videos and photos and slower 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have the same video definition and a same size camera aperture, the Galaxy S4 also counts with a much more MP back-facing camera.
Despite of being the best phone in this comparison, the Samsung Galaxy S4 is also the cheapest.
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