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Samsung Galaxy S4
Exynos 5 OctaGT-I9500
Samsung Galaxy Note 4
VerizonSM-N910V
| Global Score | |
| 78.3 | 81.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | Android 5.0, 4.4 |
| 2013-03-14 | 2014-09-03 |
| 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Black, Gold, Pink and White |
| Polycarbonate | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 330.00 | $ 269.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.1 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz + Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (825 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544MP3 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.46 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 3.70 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") 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 |
| 9.02 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
| 7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3220mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 370 hours standby time 11 hours talk time | 20 hours talk time |
| 4.56 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | 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 Note 4 is just a bit better than Galaxy S4, with an 81.6 score against 78.3. Both phones in this review have the same Android 5.0 OS (operating system). The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 design is newer than Galaxy S4's, although it is extremely heavier and just a little thicker. Galaxy Note 4 counts with a bit better processing power than Galaxy S4, because although it has 4 less processing cores (although they are faster), it also counts with 1 GB more RAM and an additional graphics processing unit.
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 has a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy S4, because it has a little bit bigger screen, a just a bit more pixels per display inch and a higher 2560 x 1440 resolution. Galaxy Note 4 takes much better pictures and videos than Galaxy S4, and although they both have a F2.2 camera aperture, the Galaxy Note 4 also has a back facing camera with more mega-pixels, a bigger sensor taking higher quality videos and pictures and a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
Galaxy S4 features a quite bigger memory for applications and games than Galaxy Note 4, because although it has an external memory slot that allows 64 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity. Samsung Galaxy Note 4 counts with greater battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S4, because it has a 24 percent bigger battery size.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is also a lot cheaper.
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