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Samsung Galaxy Note 4 vs Samsung Galaxy S4

3.09 in
6.04 in
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Note 4
2.75 in
5.38 in
Samsung Galaxy S4 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S4
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
15
4.5 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
66 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
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21
4.4 out of 5
10 user ratings
5 stars
50 %
4 stars
50 %
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User rating
32
4.4 out of 5
32 user ratings
5 stars
53 %
4 stars
31 %
3 stars
15 %
2 stars
0 %
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45
4.3 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
44 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
13 %
2 stars
0 %
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0 %

Full Comparison

Hardware

Samsung Galaxy Note 4Samsung Galaxy Note 4
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Operating systemAndroid 5.0Android 4.4
CPU clock speed2.7 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 5 Octa 5433Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410
GPU modelARM Mali-T760 MP16PowerVR SGX544
RAM memory3 GB2 GB

Display

Samsung Galaxy Note 4Samsung Galaxy Note 4
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Screen size5.7 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLED
Resolution2560 x 1440 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density515.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
Dual screen supportyesyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Samsung Galaxy Note 4Samsung Galaxy Note 4
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f2.2 f
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)60.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Slow-Moyesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Samsung Galaxy Note 4Samsung Galaxy Note 4
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Primary resolution3.7 Mpx2.0 Mpx

Storage

Samsung Galaxy Note 4Samsung Galaxy Note 4
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage128GB64GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Samsung Galaxy Note 4Samsung Galaxy Note 4
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Bronze
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Carbon fiber
  • Kevlar
  • Plastic
  • Rubber
  • Steel
Plastic
Water resistantnono
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Samsung Galaxy Note 4Samsung Galaxy Note 4
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Height6.04 in5.38 in
Width3.09 in2.75 in
Depth0.33 in0.31 in
Weight6.21 oz4.59 oz

Sensors

Samsung Galaxy Note 4Samsung Galaxy Note 4
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
Barometeryesyes
Pedometeryesyes
ANT+yesyes

Other features

Samsung Galaxy Note 4Samsung Galaxy Note 4
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
FM radioyesyes
IRyesyes

Connectivity

Samsung Galaxy Note 4Samsung Galaxy Note 4
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
no
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
Video outputMHLMHL

Cellular

Samsung Galaxy Note 4Samsung Galaxy Note 4
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation system
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTEyes
  • no
  • yes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Regional
Mobile hotspotyesyes
Streaming standards
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
Miracast

Battery

Samsung Galaxy Note 4Samsung Galaxy Note 4
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Replaceable batteryyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3220.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Talk time20.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingyesno
Wireless charging yesyes

Pros & Cons

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          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy Note 4

          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S4