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Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom
3G OnlySM-C101
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
U.S. CellularSM-G925R4
| Global Score | |
| 68.2 | 85.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.2 | Android 5.0 |
| 2013-06-12 | 2015-04-10 |
| 4.94 x 2.50 x 0.61 inches | 5.59 x 2.76 x 0.28 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 4.66 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Gold, Green and White |
| -- | Aluminium and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.3 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 540 x 960 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 256 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 9.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4212 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 8.82 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.06 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.58 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 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 |
| 6.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2330mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2600mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 18 hours standby time 13 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.32 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge has a score of 85.7, which is a lot better than Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom's overall score of 68.2. Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge's construction is newer, extremely lighter and noticeably thinner than Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom. These phones work with Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge has a newer 5.0 version and Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom has Android 4.4.2 version, offering a lot of extra features.
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge counts with a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom, because it has a bigger display, a way greater display pixels density and a way better resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels. Galaxy S6 Edge has much more memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy S4 Zoom, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
The Galaxy S6 Edge features a more powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom, because although it has a weaker graphics co-processor working at 650 MHz, it also counts with a 64 bits processor, 6 more CPU cores and a larger amount of RAM. The Galaxy S6 Edge counts with a little better battery lifetime than Galaxy S4 Zoom, because it has a 12% more battery size.
Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom has a little bit better camera than Galaxy S6 Edge, and although they both have the same video frame rates, the same (Full HD) video quality and the same resolution camera, the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom also has a bigger back-facing camera sensor providing a higher image quality.
The Galaxy S6 Edge and the Galaxy S4 Zoom cost exactly the same, which makes it a very good choice.
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