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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active Mobile Phone
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Editiorial reviews
23
4.7 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
72 %
4 stars
27 %
3 stars
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4.4 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
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User rating
37
4.3 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
48 %
4 stars
29 %
3 stars
21 %
2 stars
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4.3 out of 5
45 user ratings
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42 %
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4.4 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.3Android 4.4Android 5.0
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz1.6 GHz1.9 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600
GPU modelARM Mali-400PowerVR SGX544Qualcomm Adreno 320
RAM memory
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
2 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size4.8 in5.0 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1080 x 1920 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
IPS TFT
Pixel density306.0 ppi441.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0
Dual screen supportnoyesyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
HDRnonono
Multi touchyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.6 f2.2 f
N/A
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
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
1
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
10x
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution1.9 Mpx2.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
1
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB64GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Grey
  • Orange
  • Pink
  • White
MaterialPlasticPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic
  • Rubber
Water resistantnonoyes
Shock resistantnonoyes
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.38 in5.38 in5.5 in
Width2.78 in2.75 in2.81 in
Depth0.34 in0.31 in0.36 in
Weight4.69 oz4.59 oz5.33 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyes
Pedometer
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital compass
N/A
N/A
yes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yes
Humidity
N/A
N/A
yes
Thermometer
N/A
N/A
yes

Other features

FM radioyesyesyes
IRyesyesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyes
Video outputMHLMHLMHL

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSS-GPS
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
4G LTE
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
yes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
Regional
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
Miracast
N/A
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2100.0 mAh2600.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time830.0 h370.0 h312.0 h
Talk time22.0 h17.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingnonono
Wireless charging noyesno

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