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Samsung Galaxy S4 vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Active

2.75 in
5.38 in
Samsung Galaxy S4 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S4
2.81 in
5.5 in
Samsung Galaxy S4 Active Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S4 Active
Available colors
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4.4 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
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45
4.3 out of 5
45 user ratings
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4.4 out of 5
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Hardware

Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Samsung Galaxy S4 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S4 Active
Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 5.0
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz1.9 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600
GPU modelPowerVR SGX544Qualcomm Adreno 320
RAM memory2 GB2 GB

Display

Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Samsung Galaxy S4 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S4 Active
Screen size5.0 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1080 x 1920 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
IPS TFT
Pixel density441.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0
Dual screen supportyesyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Samsung Galaxy S4 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S4 Active
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Samsung Galaxy S4 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S4 Active
Primary resolution2.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx

Storage

Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Samsung Galaxy S4 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S4 Active
Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Samsung Galaxy S4 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S4 Active
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Grey
  • Orange
  • Pink
  • White
MaterialPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic
  • Rubber
Water resistantnoyes
Shock resistantnoyes

Dimensions

Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Samsung Galaxy S4 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S4 Active
Height5.38 in5.5 in
Width2.75 in2.81 in
Depth0.31 in0.36 in
Weight4.59 oz5.33 oz

Sensors

Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Samsung Galaxy S4 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S4 Active
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
Barometeryesyes
Pedometeryesyes

Other features

Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Samsung Galaxy S4 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S4 Active
FM radioyesyes
IRyesyes

Connectivity

Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Samsung Galaxy S4 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S4 Active
Dual sim supportnono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • AAC
  • 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 S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Samsung Galaxy S4 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S4 Active
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 systemGLONASSS-GPS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTE
  • no
  • yes
yes
LTE frequenciesRegional
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Samsung Galaxy S4 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S4 Active
Replaceable batteryyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2600.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time370.0 h312.0 h
Talk time17.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingnono
Wireless charging yesno

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