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Samsung Galaxy S4 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Z1 Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia M2 Aqua Mobile Phone
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Editiorial reviews
21
4.4 out of 5
10 user ratings
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4 editorial reviews
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3.5 out of 5
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45
4.3 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Tizen 2.3Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz1.2 GHz1.2 GHz
CPU cores8-coreDual-coreQuad-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Spreadtrum SC7727SQualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926
GPU modelPowerVR SGX544ARM Mali-400Qualcomm Adreno 305
RAM memory2 GB768 MB1 GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in4.0 in4.8 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLED
N/A
LCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px800 x 480 px960 x 540 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
PLSIPS TFT
Pixel density441.0 ppi233.0 ppi229.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A
N/A
Dual screen supportyes
N/A
yes
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yes
HDRno
N/A
no
Multi touchyesyesyes

Rear camera

Number of rear cameras1
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx3.15 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyesyes
Optical zoom10x
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
Slow-Moyes
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyesyes

Front camera

Number of front cameras1
N/A
N/A
Primary resolution2.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx0.3 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
N/A
8 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB32GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSDmicroSD

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Copper
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • White
MaterialPlasticPlasticPlastic
Water resistantno
N/A
yes
Shock resistantno
N/A
no
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.38 in4.74 in5.51 in
Width2.75 in2.49 in2.83 in
Depth0.31 in0.38 in0.34 in
Weight4.59 oz3.95 oz5.26 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
N/A
Barometeryes
N/A
N/A
Pedometeryes
N/A
N/A
ANT+yes
N/A
yes
Digital compass
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesno
Sim card sizeMicro-SIM
N/A
Micro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
yes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.14.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
N/A
NFCyes
N/A
yes
Charging connectionUSB
N/A
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
N/A
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
N/A
yes
Video outputMHL
N/A
No
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSDPAHSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGPSGLONASS
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 UMTSyes
N/A
yes
4G LTE
  • no
  • yes
N/A
yes
LTE frequenciesRegional
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yes
Streaming standardsMiracast
N/A
Miracast
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesno
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2600.0 mAh1500.0 mAh2300.0 mAh
Standby time370.0 h
N/A
641.0 h
Talk time17.0 h8.0 h12.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
no
Wireless charging yes
N/A
no

Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S4

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