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Jiayu S4 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8
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Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Mobile Phone
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5 editorial reviews
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7 editorial reviews
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.0Android 4.2Android 4.4Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.7 GHz1.4 GHz1.7 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU cores8-coreDual-coreDual-core8-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6752Broadcom BCM28155Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930ABSamsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410
GPU modelARM Mali-T760 MP2Broadcom VideoCore IVQualcomm Adreno 305PowerVR SGX544
RAM memory3 GB1.5GB1.5GB2 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.8 in6.3 in5.0 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px960 x 540 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS LCD
N/A
  • IPS TFT
  • Super LCD
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density312.0 ppi190.0 ppi233.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
Multi touchyesyesyesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
noyes
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yesyes
HDR
N/A
N/A
nono

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f
N/A
N/A
2.2 f
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyesyes
Face detection
N/A
yesyesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yesyesyes
Touch focus
N/A
yesyesyes
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
10x
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx1.9 Mpx2.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1

Storage

Internal storage16 GB
N/A
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB64GB64GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Dimensions

Height5.12 in6.4 in6.6 in5.38 in
Width2.52 in3.24 in3.47 in2.75 in
Depth0.33 in0.35 in0.31 in0.31 in
Weight
N/A
6.42 oz7.02 oz4.59 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesnono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.04.0
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
yesyesyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • GAP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • SPP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFC
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Charging connection
N/A
N/A
USBUSB
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Video output
N/A
N/A
MHLMHL

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+HSDPAHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
4G LTEyes
N/A
yes
  • no
  • yes
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Regional
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
MiracastMiracast

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2500.0 mAh2600.0 mAh3200.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time
N/A
440.0 h420.0 h370.0 h
Talk time
N/A
12.0 h17.0 h17.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
nono
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
noyes

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