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A Cocktail of CPUs - Everything you should know about Exynos 5 Octa (GT I9500) and Snapdragon 600 (GT I9505). Differences between Exynos 5 Octa (GT I9500) and Snapdragon 600 (GT I9505)
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Samsung Galaxy S4 GT I9500 - Exynos 5 Octa - The Architecture
Eight cores running at the
same time? You must be kidding!
Samsung GT I9500 version has Samsung's Exynos 5 Octa SoC (eight processing cores and out of eight, four cores will be active during any given time, not all eight cores at once contrary to the popular belief). It brings the first ARM big.LITTLE heterogeneous architecture CPU to life.
The eight core CPU is inclusive of a 1.6 GHz quad-core Cortex-A15 cluster and 1.2 GHz quad-core Cortex-A7 cluster.
The cluster with four swift "big" A15 cores (four high-performing Cortex-A15 cores that are destined to kick in when more processing
power is required) is joined by a cluster of four less speedy (but more power thrifty) "LITTLE" A7 cores (four energy-efficient Cortex-A7 cores for lighter fire works).
For ultimate, speedier execution, the big cluster is activated.
For tasks that require less power cycles, the LITTLE cluster is activated. Any of the two clusters, during any processing time, can be active to emulate a single quad-core processor to the operating system and applications.
Processes that heat the processor up to 1.2GHz, will be taken on by the A7s, and A15s will turn on shutting off the A7 cores when more processing prowess is needed.
Four exclusive cores for running basic executions at lower clock speeds make the device more power efficient (cause high performing tasks will be taken by four dedicated Cortex-A15 cores)
Talking about the GPU citadel, this
new Exynos chip drops the MaliMP and has gone for a three-core Imagination Technologies PowerVR SGX 544MP3 clocked at 533MHz (higher than the 450MHz Adreno 320 of the Qualcomm GS4 and the 400MHz of HTC One). But the chip isn't cutting edge technology. Third and fourth gen iPads also use PowerVR stuff for handling graphics.
Hooked with a 2GB of LPDDR3 RAM and 16GB of internal storage, out of which 9GB is usable. The rest is eaten up by the OS.
Though this structure is very similar in implementation to Tegra 3's "4-PLUS-1" Companion Core conceptually, you get four total cores, all of which are capable of operating as low as 200MHz.
The (I9500) CPU is a better option for CPU intensive apps and games. Besides, its the best processor money can buy on a smartphone these days.
Sounds like a DAC (Wolfson) to me, it comes with one.
Features an infrared LED that can serve as a universal remote control.
Samsung Galaxy S4 GT I9500 - Exynos 5
Octa - The Network
A Nation Stranded!
If you can't part with LTE, the I9500 isn't going to be fun.
Samsung Exynos 5 Octa Works on All 20 LTE Bands
The official Samsung Exynos Twitter account confirms that the Exynos 5 Octa actually supports all 20 global LTE bands (the Exynos 5410 has a radio capable of supporting up to 20 different global LTE frequencies, Galaxy Note 2 with an Exynos chipset last year did connect to U.S. LTE networks.). Though US carriers have gone for the Snapdragon version.
You cannot have the cake and eat it!
US users only LTE option will be to choose the Snapdragon 600 powered device used on all seven networks that carry the device. You cannot have an unlocked Exynos work with LTE in State. Only Korean (E300K/L/S) versions (with Exynos) will support LTE (at the moment of writing).
2G Network
Quad-band GSM / EDGE
(850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900)
3G Network
Quad-band HSPA+
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Data Speed
HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps
HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
4G Network
LTE depends on where you buy it
Samsung Galaxy S4 GT I9500 - Exynos 5 Octa - Power Consumption and power efficiency
Besides the wonders that its CPU does, its LTE free! It saves battery too.
During an incessant HD video run, the I9500 lasts for eight hours (HTC One scores six and a half hours). Snapdragon-powered GS4, lasts for nine hours and 15 minutes (both using HSPA+, not LTE of Snapdragon activated). Here, Snapdragon wins.
For normal use, the I9500 lasts
12 hours of use, its counterpart dies after 15. Here Snap wins too.
Samsung Galaxy S4 GT I9500 - Exynos 5 Octa - Performance and Synthetic Benchmarks
In benchmark tests, Samsung’s Exynos 5 Octa kicks Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 600 out of the track. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 600 just kiss the dust.
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Samsung Galaxy S4 GT I9505 - Snapdragon 600 - The Architecture
The Snapdragon version packs four Krait 300 cores clocked at 1.9GHz with 2GB of RAM and Adreno 320 GPU.
Of 16GB of internal storage, it only offers around 9GB of usable space.
Features an infrared LED that can serve as a universal remote control.
Samsung Galaxy S4 GT I9505 - Snapdragon 600 - The Network
The S4 GT-I9505 includes a multiband LTE transceiver.
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - SGH-i337
4G Network
LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - SGH-i337
Data Speed
HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps
HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Samsung Galaxy S4 GT I9505 - Snapdragon 600 - The Performance
S4 S600 kicks out the HTC One and LG Optimus G Pro in single-threaded (Benchmark Pi) and multi-threaded (Linpack) performance (both phones use the same chipset but clocked at 1.7GHz.
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Many models hard to tell apart and one wish to make
[To check Model Number, go to Settings, click "About" and look for the Model Number]
Samsung Galaxy S4 comes in two regional variants and several otheriants.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 comes in two major regional versions in regards to his almighty SOC. Basically, the difference between two regional variants lies in the type of CPU and Chipset each use (and the uniqueness of them further relies on several other minor factors). One uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 chipset (1.9GHz) and the other uses Samsung's home grown Exynos 5 Octa (debuts Samsung's power efficient octa-core Exynos 5 chip clocked at 1.6GHz)
Both have 2 gigabytes of RAM, 16 GB of standard storage onboard (32 GB and 64 GB models on the self too)
Though both use LTE enabled chips and despite the fact that the Exynos chip offers LTE compatibility in all 20 frequencies, the US carriers have chosen to go after the tail of the Snapdragon.
Performance wise, one version is not superior than the other. Octa-core GS4 isn't majestically faster or nor does wonders when compared to its Snapdragon counterpart, but, proximately, an half of the CPU and GPU benchmark tests conducted across the blogosphere enthroned the Exynos 5 as the Master of smarty phone CPUs. It beats out its Snapdragon counterpart in web browsing and HTML5 tests and kicks other S600 based devices in the market right now out of the race, likes of HTC One. Besides coming out with colors in web standard scores and being power efficient, it also is nimble in gaming and performs better with CPU-intensive apps.
For an example, the T-Mobile unit powered by Snapdragon, lags and stutters when Samsung's smart features and motion gestures are activated.
But its not in the same fashion or manner on the I9500. It does a better job handling the processor-heavy loads. But mostly you wont notice too much of a performance difference in normal day to day tasks.
Will Exynos 5 Octa make its way into the Galaxy S4 heading to
the U.S. and UK? Its Uncertain!
Dual Mode models, such as the Galaxy Mega and dual-SIM Galaxy Core won't even kiss the U.S. Shore.
Many are confused this year over this Snapdragon and Exynos drama. Its simply "Messed Up" and demand for S4 is tanking as a result.
Samsung's shares
lost a $20 billion since June 7 after
analysts cut forecasts for Galaxy S4 sales by as much as 30 per cent
The variation heat ends with everyone asking the same question, why (different versions and) the best for Korea?
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CPU Variants
These are the major Models based on the processor clockwise.
1. Snapdragon clocked at 1.9
GT-I9505 comes with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 600 (APQ8064T) clocked at 1.9GHz (Qualcomm's Snapdragon
600 SoC containing a quad-core 1.9 GHz Krait 300 CPU and an Adreno 320 GPU with LTE enabled)
2. Exynos clocked to 1.6
Galaxy GT-I9500 is equipped with the Samsung's virgin Exynos 5 Octa 5410 chipset clocked at 1.6GHz without LTE
(the dual-SIM I9502 for China offers the same specs)
3.Exynos Clocked to 1.8
SHV-E300K/S/L, the Korean version uses the same Exynos 5 Octa Core chip clocked at 1.8GHz with LTE
[] Both (Exynos) have PowerVR SGX 544MP3 GPU.
[] For some, it will be the same processor (Exynos 1.6 and 1.8). They will overclock it .
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All (Other) Variants
Samsung Galaxy S4 USA variants (LTE 4G capable)
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AT&T SGH-I337 for AT&T USA
T-Mobile SGH-M919 for T-Mobile USA
Verizon SCH-I545 for Verizon Wireless (VZW) USA
Sprint SPH-L720 For Sprint USA
[] Sprint unit, is equipped with a 5-inch 1920 x 1080-pixel Super AMOLED display, runs Android
4.2.2 Jelly Bean, has a 1.9GHz quad-core processor (in the U.S.), 2GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, a microSD card slot, a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera, a 2-megapixel
front-facing camera for video chat, NFC, a 2,600mAh battery and even an IR blaster for controlling your TV
Galaxy S4 SCH-R970 for US Cellular, Cricket and MetroPCS
[] Note that the AT&T and Verizon variants have a locked bootloader, thus installation of custom ROMS or recovery systems are off topic. What a mess!
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Galaxy S4 Duos I9502
Dual SIM version of GT-I9500. Dual-SIM Samsung Galaxy S 4 launches in
China with an Exynos 5
Octa inside
SHV-E300S / SHV-E300K / SHV-E300L - Samsung Galaxy S4s Korean variant.
The fastest device on the planet?
According to a recent FCC filing by Samsung, a new variant was brough to the light called Samsung SHV-E300S which is now fueling the rumour that its the the Korean Galaxy S4. Interestingly, according to the filing, its going to have a 1.8 GHz processor and the document further reveals that it will be shipped with multi-band LTE support (for bands 1, 5, 3, 7 and 17).
It will feature an Exynos 5 Octa clocked at 1.8GHz. Samsung Galaxy S4 Global Variant, GT-I9500, also contains the Exynos 5 Octa, but its clocked at only 1.6 GHz and the other international version, GT-I505, for US and some parts of Europe will have Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 600 processor clocked at 1.9 GHz. This makes the Korean variant 200MHz faster than the other Two Towers.
If the details of the filing are true, the Korean Galaxy S4 will be more mightier than all the other Galaxy S4 versions. Even the current Exynos 5 Octa clocked at 1.6 has beaten almost every other smartphone and its Snapdragon sibling in Benchmark results. Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500) scores a massive 28018 points on Antutu, the Snapdragon Galaxy S4 variety (GT-I9505) scores 23607 points, so how will Korean variant (SHV-E300S) score?
The Korean version at the moment is sold with contract (24 months) by Korean carrier. Doesn't come sim-free
One thing remains unanswered, "Will the Korean Exynos 5 Octa version hit the shores of USA? The land of
smart phones?
Samsung Galaxy S4 Nexus - Google Inc's Version.
Goes on sale on June 26, 2013 to U.S. customers only, through Google Play (now available on ebay for pre orders). It features stock Android 4.2.2 with Google provided updates instead of TouchWiz and carrier provided updates. It has an unlocked bootloader and will support LTE on AT&T and T-Mobile's networks.
Samsung Galaxy S4 Active Version
"Active" variant comes with a water resistant case, shock resistance, and an 8 megapixel camera.
Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom
Zoom reportedly features a 16-megapixel camera, a 4.3-inch qHD display and Android Jelly Bean. Galaxy S4 Zoom marks it as the first time that the company has applied a digital camera-style zoom lens to a smartphone.
Galaxy S4 Mini
The Galaxy S4 mini will feature a 4.3-inch qHD display, an 8-megapixel rear camera
and Android 4.2.2.
Samsung Galaxy S4 4G LTE-A (Advanced) or Samsung Galaxy S IV A
The largest technology company by revenue is planning to release a variant of the Galaxy S4 that supports LTE Advanced (LTE-A), the next generation of ultimate mobile data transmission layer. Its a titanic upgrade from commonly used 4G LTE networks. Such networks transmit data at nearly twice the normal 4G network speed.
It will be the "Fast & Furious" version of S4, for an instance, a massive movie download that usually takes 3 minutes with conventional 4G, will only take a minute and few seconds to complete. The phone will use Qualcomm chips.
Advanced will be the "True 4G", the maximum data transfer rates are as follows,
[] 3Gbps download link
[] 1.5Gbps upload link (in paper, real networks will be slower, Yota, the Russian carrier, the first to launch LTE-A, marks its network as 300Mbps and the US's figure will be rated at 150Mbps.)
Now the LTE Advanced is coming to town, but one thing bothers most, are most carriers ready? Many countries have to even upgrade their 3Gs, let alone 4G. The current LTE networks don't meet the original necessities for a next-generation network LTE.
"LTE-A situation in the US is still
a little unclear", Reuters reports.
According to AT&T, "Plans for a US rollout remain unclear". In the second half of this year an AT&T LTE Advanced network will be in effect.
Verizon is planning to add LTE-A to its spectrum of network with a small-cell AWS network and it will roll out soon.
As T-Mobile thinks, it's positioned to upgrade its budding LTE network.
Sprint's schemes for LTE Advanced are clueless at the moment and they are stuck in a bid war.
Most manufacturers have already declared LTE- A radios for smartphones, including Qualcomm, Nvidia, Broadcom, and ST-
Ericsson. Their chips will hit the market this year and they will be compatible with the next-gen networks. This year or the next will be the year of 4G LTE-A
Samsung will be the first to commercially launch an advanced 4G version smartphone. The new S4 will be bit more expensive than the current version and will be sold in South Korea in this month.
Samsung had been in talks with several overseas carriers to take the phone worldwide, according to the Head of Mobile division of Samsung, but where and when remain unanswered.
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Where does Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 really differ from Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9505? Differences between Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 and Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9505 spec wise
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Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4 (AKA Samsung SGH-i337 for AT&T)
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Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4 |
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3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 /
1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 /
2100 - SGH-i337
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3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 /
1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - SGH-i337
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4G Network
LTE (market dependent)
Speed
HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps
HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
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Speed
HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps
HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac,
dual-band
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WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac,
dual-band
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DLNA
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DLNA
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Wi-Fi Direct
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Wi-Fi Direct
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Wi-Fi hotspot
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Wi-Fi hotspot
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Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE
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Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP,
EDR, LE
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NFC
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NFC
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Infrared port
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Infrared port
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USB microUSB v2.0 (MHL2), USB On-the-go, USB Host
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USB microUSB v2.0 (MHL2), USB On-the-go, USB Host
Chipset
Qualcomm APQ8064T
Snapdragon 600
[] Snapdragon is a quad core central processing unit. This model can use the LTE 4G service.
[] The 600 is also built
using a 28nm process, just like the S4 Pro, and offers 802.11ac support
(in addition to the standard suite of a/b/g/n).
[] Exynos chip offers LTE
compatibility in all 20 frequencies, but the US carriers have elected the Snapdragon model.
[] Snapdragon 600 is paired with an Adreno 320 GPU and 2GB RAM.
(the same chip the HTC One and LG Optimus G Pro use. But the GS4's one is clocked at a faster speed than both)
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Chipset
Exynos 5 Octa 5410
[] GT-I9500 Exynos 5 Octa, features the first big.LITTLE architecture CPU developed by Samsung.
[] NOT LTE 4G enabled in most countries.
CPU
Quad-core 1.9 GHz Krait
300
[] The CPU features Krait
300. Its a bump from the
S4 Pro's Krait 200, which will
result in a 15 percent
improvement in instructions per clock (IPC) and a "speed-
enhanced" Adreno 320
GPU.
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CPU
Quad-core 1.6 GHz
Cortex-A15 and Quad-core
1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 (just two clusters in a single CPU)
[] Basically the CPU have 8 core, 4 of which can be active at one time- like a quad core.
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GPU Adreno 320
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GPU PowerVR SGX 544MP3
No Radio
FM Radio is missing in all three major versions. But there is a cure. Just buy Sony MW600 bluetooth headphones. FM is inbuild. The only hitch is you cannot record the radio audio.
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No Radio
Colors
White Frost, Black Mist,
Aurora Red (AT&T only)
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Colors
White Frost, Black Mist
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Wireless charging
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Wireless charging (market dependent)
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Dropbox 50 GB storage
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Dropbox 50 GB
storage
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TV-out (via MHL 2 A/V link)
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TV-out (via MHL 2 A/V link)
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Stand-by (2G) / Up to 350 h
(3G)
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(2G) / Up to 370 h (3G)
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Talk time (2G) / Up to 17 h (3G)
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Talk time (2G) / Up to 17 h (3G)
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Music play Up to 62 h
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Music play Up to 62 h
SAR GT-I9505 version
US 0.77 W/kg (head)
1.17 W/kg (body)
EU 0.28 W/kg (head)
0.40 W/kg (body)
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SAR GT-I9500 version
US 0.85 W/kg (head)
1.55 W/kg (body)
EU 0.42 W/kg (head)
0.54 W/kg (body)
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Differences between the Galaxy S4 I9505 Snapdragon 600 and Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500 Exynos 5 Octa from a benchmark angle
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GLBenchmark 2.7 Egypt (1080p off-screen) (GPU benchmarks)
(The Higher the better kind)
Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa) scores 43
| Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505 (Snapdragon 600) scores 41
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CF-Bench
GS4 I9500 (Exynos 5) 20,800
| GS4 M919 (S600)
28,111
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3DMark
GS4 I9500 (Exynos 5)
3DMark Ice Storm 10,179
3DMark Extreme6,383
| GS4 M919 (S600)
3DMark Ice Storm11,145
3DMark Extreme 6,656
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Google Octane
GS4 I9500 (Exynos 5) 3,730
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GS4 M919 (S600) (T-Mobile) 2,265
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Smartbench (productivity/gaming)
GS4 I9500 (Exynos 5) 6884/3700
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GS4 M919 (S600) 7265/2702
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AndEbench(native)
GS4 I9500 (Exynos 5) 12,600
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GS4 M919 (S600) 14,228
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Epic Citadel (GPU benchmarks)
(Higher the better)
Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa) 59.8
| Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505 (Snapdragon 600) 57.1
| SunSpider (Javasaript)
(Lower is better)
Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa) 804
| Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505 (Snapdragon 600) 810
| Vellamo (Javasaript)
(Higher is better)
Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505 (Snapdragon 600) 2060
| Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa) 2056
| Benchmark Pi
(Lower is better)
Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa) 132
| Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505 (Snapdragon 600) 132
| Linpack
(Higher is better)
Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa) 791
| Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505 (Snapdragon 600) 788
| Geekbench 2
(Higher is better)
Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa) 3324
| Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505 (Snapdragon 600) 3227
| AnTuTu
(Higher is better)
Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa) 26275
| Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505 (Snapdragon 600) 24716
| Quadrant
(Higher the better)
Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa) 12446
| Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505 (Snapdragon 600) 12376
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| Differences between Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom, Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini and Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Nexus Versions, spec wise |
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom |
Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini |
Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Nexus |
Also available as Samsung I537 for AT&T
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 /
1900 / 2100 / 2600 - SGH-I537
Micro-SIM
Physics
139.7 x 71.3 x 9.1 mm (5.5 x 2.81 x 0.36 in)
Weight
153 g (5.40 oz)
IP67 certified - dust and water resistant - Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
Screen
TFT capacitive
touchscreen, 16M colors
Display Size
1080 x 1920 pixels, 5.0
inches (~441 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch
Corning Gorilla Glass 2
TouchWiz UI
MEMORY Card slot
microSD, up to 64 GB
Internal Storage
16 GB (11.2 GB user available)
2 GB RAM
Data Speed
GPRS Class 33
EDGE Class 33
Speed
HSDPA, 42 Mbps
HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
LTE, Cat3, 50
Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
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WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
DLNA
Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE
NFC
Infrared port
USB
microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2)
USB On-the-go
USB Host
CAMERA
8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels back cam
Autofocus
LED flash
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch focus
Image stabilization
HDR
Aqua mode
1080p@30fps videocoding
2 MP, 1080p@30fps front cam
Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset
Qualcomm APQ8064T
Snapdragon 600
CPU
Quad-core 1.9 GHz Krait
300
GPU
Adreno 320
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyro, Proximity, Compass, Barometer and Gesture
No Radio
GPS with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Colors
Urban Grey, Dive Blue and Orange Flare
S-Voice
Smart stay
Smart pause
Smart scroll
Air gestures
Dropbox 50 GB
storage
TV-out (via MHL 2 A/V link)
Document viewer
(Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
Predictive text input
(Swype)
BATTERY
Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery
Description
Samsung Galaxy S4 Active is most suited for outdoor and more rugged environments. Its dustproof and waterproof. Its 8-megapixel camera is equipped with Aqua mode for recording underwater scenes. Active is now available for preorders at AT&T for $ 200 on contract and for $595 off contract
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Also known as Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom SM-C1010
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 /
1900 - all versions
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - all versions
4G Network LTE
Market dependent
SIM Micro-SIM
Physics
125.5 x 63.5 x 15.4 mm (4.94 x 2.5 x 0.61 in)
Weight
208 g (7.34 oz)
Display
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Display Size
540 x 960 pixels, 4.3 inches (~256 ppi pixel
density)
Multitouch
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
MEMORY Card slot
microSD, up to 64 GB
Internal Memory
8 GB (5 GB user available)
1.5 GB RAM
DATA Speed
GPRS
EDGE HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps
HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100
Mbps DL
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WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP, LE
NFC
Infrared port
USB
microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
USB On-the-go
16 MP main cam
Autofocus
Xenon flash
Cam features a 1/2.33'' sensor size
Touch focus
10x optical zoom (24-240mm)
Optical image stabilization
HDR
Panorama
1080p@30fps video recording
1.9 MP front cam
Android OS, v4.2.2 (JellyBean)
CPU
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU
Mali-400
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyro,
Proximity and Compass
No FM radio
GPS with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Colors
White
S-Voice
Dropbox (50 GB
storage)
TV-out (via MHL A/V
link)
Document viewer
Predictive text input
(Swype)
BATTERY
Li-Ion 2330 mAh battery
Description
With Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom, you get more camera. It packs a camera of 16-megapixels and zoom lens into a flat phone. The Zoom's specs are less
aggressive than the original but you get a Larger sensor and 10x zooming capabilities.
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Also known as Samsung
I9190 Galaxy S IV mini.
Available as Samsung
I9192 Galaxy S4 Mini with
dual SIM card support.
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 /
1900 - all versions
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 /
1900 - GT-I9192 (SIM 1 &
SIM 2)
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 /
1900 / 2100 - GT-I9190,
GT-I9195
4G Network
LTE - GT-I9195
SIM Optional Dual SIM
Physics
124.6 x 61.3 x 8.9 mm
(4.91 x 2.41 x 0.35 in)
Weight
107 g (3.77 oz)
Screen
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors.
Display Size
540 x 960 pixels, 4.3
inches (~256 ppi pixel
density)
Multitouch
MEMORY Card slot
microSD, up to 64 GB
Internal Capacity
8 GB (5 GB user available)
1.5 GB RAM (3G model)
2 GB RAM (LTE model)
Data Speed
GPRS
EDGE
Speed
HSDPA 42 Mbps
HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
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WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n,
dual-band, DLNA
Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR
NFC (GT-I9195 model only)
Infrared port
USB microUSB v2.0
Main Cam 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Autofocus
LED flash
Touch focus
HDR
Panorama
1080p@30fps video recording
Front Cam 1.9 MP
Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400
CPU
Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait
GPU
Adreno 305
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyro, Proximity, Compass
Radio
Stereo FM radio with RDS
GPS with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Colors
White Frost and Black Mist
Document viewer
Predictive text input
(Swype)
Battery
Li-Ion 1900 mAh battery
Description
A bit inexpensive version with minimized specs of the flagship phone for specific markets. In the mean time, Mini's midrange feature set is still quite mightier.
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Vanilla Android
1080p display
Quad-core processor
13MP camera
Won’t be available outside of the US. Only those who have access to the U.S. version of the Google Play Store can buy it.
No TouchWiz interface, you get Android's stock Nexus.
An unlocked bootloader
No bloatware preinstalled. Its a "Pure Google" experience.
Of Samsung Galaxy S4's 16GB versions internal storage, about 45% (7-9GB) is taken by the OS. Worst, the Galaxy S4 microSD card is all but useless cause user cannot transfer apps to it. With Galaxy Nexus S4, it won’t be nearly as drastic cause you get few more free internal storage GBs since it lacks most bloatwares.
Quick updates directly from
Google. You get Android OS updates faster than non-Nexus phones.
If you miss much hyped Samsung apps, the good news is many of Samsung's preinstalled apps are also available from the Google Play store.
It also helps if you don't mind paying the full phone price up front.
Steepy prices. Samsung
Galaxy S4 Nexus and the
HTC One Nexus will not get the same discount that the Google offer for the Nexus 4.
Its unlocked and available on AT&T
and T-Mobile, but they won’t get the same type of discounted price like Nexus 4.
Instead of a $299 or $
350 price tags, the HTC
One Nexus will be available for a $599 price tag and the Samsung Galaxy S4 Nexus will cost a massive $650 a pop.
Won’t work with Sprint and Verizon. You will be stuck with AT&T and T-Mobile both of which have 4G
LTE networks that are
smaller than Verizon’s.
No Dual Camera mode and smart features
No BlinkFeed
Available from June 26 for $649 from AT&T, T-Mobile, and Google's online Play Store
Is it wise to have stock vanilla Android on S4 when Samsung has done fabulous developments into its flagship? Upto you.
T-Mobile offer, the phone for a tiny down payment and monthly installments thereafter.
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