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Samsung Galaxy S4
Exynos 5 OctaGT-I9500
Samsung Galaxy S6
32 GBSM-G920F
| Global Score | |
| 78.3 | 83.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | Android 5.0 |
| 2013-03-14 | 2015-04-11 |
| 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 4.87 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Polycarbonate | Aluminium and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 330.00 | $ 260.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.1 | 9.9 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz + Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544MP3 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 8.73 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.46 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 28.00mm 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 |
| 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2550mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 370 hours standby time 11 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| 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
Galaxy S6 has a global score of 83.5, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy S4's 78.3 general score. These phones use the same Android 5.0 operating system. The Galaxy S6 body is much newer and thinner than Galaxy S4's, although it is also a little bit heavier. Galaxy S6 has a superior performance than Samsung Galaxy S4, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Galaxy S6 also has a larger amount of RAM, a 64-bits processing unit and an extra GPU.
Galaxy S6 features a little bit better display than Galaxy S4, because it has a better 2560 x 1440 resolution, a little bit larger screen and a greater display pixel density. The Galaxy S4 counts with a lot bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S6, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 64 GB and 32 GB more internal storage.
Galaxy S6's battery performance is just as good as the Galaxy S4 one, although the Galaxy S6 has just 2550mAh of battery capacity. The Galaxy S6 takes much better photos and videos than Galaxy S4, because it has a larger aperture to take better captures and videos in low light environments, a bigger sensor shooting better quality photographs, a camera in the back with more mega-pixels and a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, the Samsung Galaxy S6 is also by far the cheapest.
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