Few moments ago, the South Korean manufacturer has just announced its new powerhouse called Samsung Galaxy S4 with its stunning Full HD display with 1080p resolution, finally joining the 1080p Android phones club, which also includes recently launched HTC One, Sony Xperia Z and other phones. Most of you must be looking up how Galaxy S4 stacks up against its competitors on the Android platform. We also want to see how the Galaxy S4, HTC One, and Xperia Z phones will fare against the competition? So, we’ve put Galaxy S4 specs against the aforementioned Androids.
Samsung Galaxy S4 will have a 5-inch Full HD Super AMOLED screen with 1080p resolution, a pixel density of 441PPI, powered by Samsung’s own Exynos 5 Octa chipset with features four Cortex-A15 cores clocked at 1.8GHz, four Cortex-A7 cores running at 1.2GHz accompanied by PowerVR SGX 544MP3 GPU. Some regions will be also getting another version of GS4, which will pack Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 chipset, which feature 4 Krait 300 cores and Adreno 320 GPU.
There’s a 13 MP Auto Focus camera on back side with Flash & Zero Shutter Lag, a 2MP front-facing snapper to make 1080p video calls. It has also got 2GB RAM, BT 4.0, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac, MHL 2.0, IR blaster, 16GB/32GB/64GB eMMC, SD card slot up to 64GB, 2,600mAh battery. It has got some unique cool software features including Smart Pause (that’s Smart Eye Tracking technology), S Health, S Translator, Drama Shot apps and more.
HTC One sports 4.7” 1080p screen, 1.7Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 quad-core CPU, Ultrapixel camera, 2GB RAM, 32GB/64GB eMMC, SD card slot, BT 4.0, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, micro USB 2.0, 2,300mAh battery more. The Xperia Z ships with 5-inch TFT Full HD display, 1.5Ghz Qualcomm quad-core processor, 13.1MP rear camera, Bluetooth 4.0, 2,330mAh battery, and more.
Is Galaxy S4 really good enough to tempt you away from the HTC One/Xperia Z? Check out the specs comparison chart:
| Samsung Galaxy S4
| Sony Xperia Z
| HTC One
|
OS | Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean | Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean | Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean |
Skin | TouchWiz UI | Sony’s Timescape UI | Sense 5 UI |
Display | 5” Full HD Super AMOLED 441 PPI | 5” TFT HD Reality | 4.7” Super LCD 3 Full HD |
CPU | 1.6GHz Exynos Octa-Core/1.9Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Quad-Core | 1.5GHz Qualcomm MDM9215M/APQ8064 Quad-Core Krait | 1.7Ghz Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600 Quad-Core |
GPU | PowerVR SGX544MP3 | Adreno 320 | Adreno 320 |
RAM | 2GB LPDDR3 | 2GB | 2GB |
Rear-Camera | 13MP with LED Flash | 13.1MP with LED Flash | 4MP Ultrapixels |
Front Camera | 2MP | 2MP | 2.1MP Wide Angles with HDR |
Video Recording Capability | 1080p HD@30fps Video Recording Capability | 1080p HD@30fps Video Recording Capability | 1080p HD@30fps Video Recording Capability |
Video Calling Capability | 1080p Video Calling@30fps | 1080p Video Calling@30fps | 1080p Video Calling@30fps |
Memory Storage | 16GB/32GB/64GB | 16GB | 32GB/64GB |
Micro SD Card Slot | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Connecting Ports | micro USB 2.0 | micro USB 2.0 | micro USB 2.0 |
Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac | Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac | Wi-Fi a/b/g/n |
Bluetooth | v4.0 | v4.0 | v4.0 |
NFC | Yes | Yes | Yes |
3G | Yes | Yes | Yes |
4G LTE | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Apps Availability | Google Play Store | Google Play Store | Google Play Store |
Sensors | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyro, Proximity | Accelerometer, Gyro, Proximity | Accelerometer, Gyro, Proximity |
GPS | Yes, A-GPS with GLONASS | A-GPS with GLONASS | A-GPS with GLONASS |
Infrared Port | Yes | No | Yes |
Water/Dust Resistant | No | Yes | No |
Battery | Li-Ion 2,600mAh Removable | Li-Ion 2,330mAh | Li-Ion 2,300mAh |
Dimensions & Weight | 136.6×69.8×7.9mm | 139x71x7.9mm | 137.4×68.2×9.3mm |
Availability | Destined for Q2, 2013 Release | Releasing This Month | Releasing This Month |
Carrier Availability | VZW,T-Mo,Sprint,ATT-US | AT&T – US | AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mo |
Colors | White Frost, Black Mist | Black, White, Purple | Black, Silver, Red |
Price | No Information (TBD) | TBD | TBD |
