Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (USA) vs Samsung I9506 Galaxy S4

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PHONES
Phone Names	Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (USA)	Samsung I9506 Galaxy S4

Network
2G bands	CDMA 800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - I9506
3G bands	CDMA2000 1xEV-DO	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - I9506
4G bands	2, 4, 5, 12, 17	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - I9506
Speed	HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	5, 9 - SHV-E330S

Launch
Announced	2014, Q4. Released 2014, Q4	2013, Q3. Released 2013, Q3
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body
Dimensions	153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm (6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 in)	136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm (5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
SIM	Micro-SIM	Micro-SIM
Weight	176 g (6.21 oz)	130 g (4.59 oz)
	Stylus	-

Display
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Resolution	1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~518 ppi density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)
Size	5.7 inches, 88.5 cm2 (~73.4% screen-to-body ratio)	5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~72.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Type	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED

Platform
CPU	Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450	Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400
Chipset	Qualcomm APQ8084 Snapdragon 805 (28 nm)	Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
GPU	Adreno 420	Adreno 330
OS	Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)	Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0.1 (Lollipop), TouchWiz UI

Memory
Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal	32GB 3GB RAM	16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM
	eMMC 5.0	eMMC 4.5

Main Camera
Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, HDR
Single	16 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, AF, OIS	13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.14µm, AF
Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, stereo sound rec.	1080p@30fps

Selfie camera
Features	HDR	Dual video call
Single	3.7 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide)	2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide)
Video	1440p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Sound
3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
35mm jack	Yes	Yes
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	24-bit/192kHz audio	-

Comms
Bluetooth	4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
Infrared port	Yes	Yes
NFC	Yes	Yes
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS	GPS, GLONASS
Radio	No	No
USB	microUSB 2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), OTG	microUSB 2.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), OTG
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot

Features
Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, UV, heart rate, SpO2	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture
	ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Air gestures	S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Air gestures

Battery
Charging	15W wired, QC2	Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)
Music play	Up to 80 h	Up to 62 h
Stand-by	Up to 212 h (3G)	Up to 370 h (3G)
Talk time	Up to 31 h 20 min (3G)	Up to 17 h (3G)
Type	Li-Ion 3220 mAh, removable	Li-Ion 2600 mAh, removable

Misc
Colors	Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink	White Frost, Black Mist (I9506)/ Arctic Blue, Red Aurora, rose gold white, rose gold black, deep black (SHV-E330S)
Models	SM-N910A, SM-N910T, SM-N910V, SM-N910M, SM-N910P, SM-N910R4, SM-N910W8, SM-N910T3	SHV-E330S, GT-i9506, GT-I9506, GT-I9507V, SHV-E330K, SHV-E300S
Price	About 250 EUR	About 390 EUR
SAR	0.88 W/kg (head)     1.40 W/kg (body)	0.93 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)
SAR EU	-	0.39 W/kg (head)     0.44 W/kg (body)

Tests
Performance	-	Basemark OS II 2.0: 1105

OUR TESTS
Performance	-	Basemark OS II 2.0: 1105