Compare phones
Apple iPhone 6 Plus
64 GBA1549, A1522
Samsung Galaxy S4
LTE Korea 32 GBE330S
| Global Score | |
| 78.2 | 78.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x | Android 4.4.2, 4.3, 4.2.2 |
| 2014-09-09 | 2013-03-14 |
| 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 inches | 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 4.62 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminium | Polycarbonate |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | $ 155.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.4 | 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 | |
| 2915mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time | 17 hours talk time |
| 4.88 | 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
The Samsung Galaxy S4 is just a bit better than iPhone 6 Plus, having a score of 78.2 against 78.2. Samsung Galaxy S4 is an older and a little bit thicker device than iPhone 6 Plus, but Samsung was able to make it notably lighter anyway. Samsung Galaxy S4 works with Android 4.4.2 OS, and iPhone 6 Plus works with iOS 8.x OS.
The iPhone 6 Plus has a bit better looking display than Galaxy S4, because although it has a little lower number of pixels per inch in the screen, and they both have the same resolution of 1920 x 1080px, the iPhone 6 Plus also counts with a quite larger display. Apple iPhone 6 Plus has a bit bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy S4, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal storage.
The Samsung Galaxy S4's processor is very similar to the Apple iPhone 6 Plus one, because although the Samsung Galaxy S4 has a 32 bits processor instead of 64-bits, and they both have a 450 megahertz GPU, it also counts with 2 more cores and a higher amount of RAM memory. The Galaxy S4 captures a little bit better videos and photos than iPhone 6 Plus, because although it has a tinier camera sensor taking worse quality images and videos and slower 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have a same size aperture and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Galaxy S4 also counts with a camera in the back with much more mega-pixels.
IPhone 6 Plus counts with a little longer battery life than Galaxy S4, because it has 2915mAh of battery capacity instead of 2600mAh.
Even being the best phone of the ones we compare here, the Samsung Galaxy S4 is also cheaper than the other phone, making it easy to pick between these phones.
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