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Apple iPhone 4S Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S4
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18
4.2 out of 5
10 user ratings
5 stars
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3 stars
10 %
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4.7 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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4.4 out of 5
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37
4.3 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
35 %
3 stars
16 %
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4.3 out of 5
37 user ratings
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29 %
3 stars
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 9Android 4.3Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz1.4 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelApple A5 APL2498Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410
GPU modelPowerVR SGX543ARM Mali-400PowerVR SGX544
RAM memory512 MB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
2 GB

Display

Screen size3.5 in4.8 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution960 x 640 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi306.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnonoyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
HDRnonono
Multi touchyesyesyes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3.2"
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.6 f2.2 f
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
10x
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution0.3 Mpx1.9 Mpx2.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernoyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
64GB64GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
PlasticPlastic
Water resistantnonono
Shock resistantnonono

Dimensions

Height4.54 in5.38 in5.38 in
Width2.31 in2.78 in2.75 in
Depth0.37 in0.34 in0.31 in
Weight4.94 oz4.69 oz4.59 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
yesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCnoyesyes
Charging connection
  • Apple 30-pin
  • Lightning
USBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificMHLMHL
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
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
3G UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTEno
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
Regional
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batterynoyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1432.0 mAh2100.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time200.0 h830.0 h370.0 h
Talk time8.0 h22.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingnonono
Wireless charging nonoyes

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