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Samsung Galaxy S4 vs Sony Xperia Z1

2.75 in
5.38 in
Samsung Galaxy S4 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S4
2.91 in
5.67 in
Sony Xperia Z1 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia Z1
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
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4.4 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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5 stars
40 %
4 stars
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User rating
45
4.3 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
44 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
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4.2 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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Hardware

Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Sony Xperia Z1Sony Xperia Z1
Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 4.2
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974
GPU modelPowerVR SGX544Qualcomm Adreno 330
RAM memory2 GB2 GB

Display

Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Sony Xperia Z1Sony Xperia Z1
Screen size5.0 in5.0 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Pixel density441.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Dual screen supportyesyes
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Sony Xperia Z1Sony Xperia Z1
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx20.7 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f2.0 f
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
Optical zoom10x8x
Digital zoomyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Sony Xperia Z1Sony Xperia Z1
Primary resolution2.0 Mpx2.2 Mpx

Storage

Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Sony Xperia Z1Sony Xperia Z1
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

Design

Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Sony Xperia Z1Sony Xperia Z1
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
Black
Water resistantnoyes

Dimensions

Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Sony Xperia Z1Sony Xperia Z1
Height5.38 in5.67 in
Width2.75 in2.91 in
Depth0.31 in0.33 in
Weight4.59 oz5.96 oz

Sensors

Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Sony Xperia Z1Sony Xperia Z1
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Connectivity

Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Sony Xperia Z1Sony Xperia Z1
Dual sim supportnono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.0
NFCyesyes
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes

Cellular

Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Sony Xperia Z1Sony Xperia Z1
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGPS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
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
Sony Xperia Z1Sony Xperia Z1
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2600.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time370.0 h850.0 h
Talk time17.0 h15.0 h

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