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Samsung Galaxy S4
Exynos 5 OctaGT-I9500
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
U.S. CellularSM-G925R4
| Global Score | |
| 78.3 | 85.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | Android 5.0 |
| 2013-03-14 | 2015-04-10 |
| 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 5.59 x 2.76 x 0.28 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 4.66 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Black, Gold, Green and White |
| Polycarbonate | Aluminium and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 330.00 | $ 249.00 |
| 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 | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.46 | 10.1 |
| 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 (4K) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 8.47 |
| 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 | 2600mAh 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
The Galaxy S6 Edge is a bit better than the Galaxy S4, having a score of 85.7 against 78.3. Both of these devices include the same Android 5.0 operating system, so they should give the same operating system features. Although Galaxy S6 Edge is just a bit heavier than the Galaxy S4, it's a little bit thinner and also extremely newer.
Galaxy S6 Edge features a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy S4, because it has a better resolution of 2560 x 1440, a better display pixels density and a little larger screen. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge has slightly more storage to install games and applications than Galaxy S4, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge has a quite superior processing power than Galaxy S4, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge also has a GPU, more RAM and a 64-bit processor. Galaxy S6 Edge has a battery life that is very similar to the battery duration in Galaxy S4.
Samsung Galaxy S4 counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy S6 Edge, although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not favorable for taking pictures or video in low light situations, a smaller sensor taking lower quality photographs and videos, a way lower 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and a lesser mega pixels resolution back facing camera.
Even being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge is also a bargain compared to others.
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