Samsung Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A vs Samsung I9506 Galaxy S4

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PHONES
Phone Names	Samsung Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A	Samsung I9506 Galaxy S4

Network
2G bands	GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - I9506
3G bands	HSDPA	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - I9506
4G bands	LTE	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - I9506
EDGE	Class 33	-
GPRS	Class 33	-
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	-	5, 9 - SHV-E330S

Launch
Announced	2013, December. Released 2013, December	2013, Q3. Released 2013, Q3
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body
Dimensions	139.7 x 71.3 x 9.1 mm (5.5 x 2.81 x 0.36 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	147 g (5.19 oz)	130 g (4.59 oz)
	IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)	-

Display
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 2	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)
Size	5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~69.2% screen-to-body ratio)	5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~72.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Type	TFT	Super AMOLED

Platform
CPU	Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400	Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400
Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)	Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
GPU	Adreno 330	Adreno 330
OS	Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), TouchWiz UI	Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0.1 (Lollipop), TouchWiz UI

Memory
Call records	Yes	-
Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal	16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM	16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM
Phonebook	500 entries	-
	eMMC 4.5	eMMC 4.5

Main Camera
Features	LED flash, HDR	LED flash, HDR
Single	13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.14µm, AF	13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.14µm, AF
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Selfie camera
Features	Dual video call	Dual video call
Single	2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard)	2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide)
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Sound
3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
35mm jack	Yes	Yes
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes

Comms
Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX	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 2 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, DLNA, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot

Features
Games	Downloadable	-
Java	No	-
Messaging	SMS, MMS	-
Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture
	DMB-T TV tuner S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Air gestures	S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Air gestures

Battery
Charging	-	Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)
Music play	-	Up to 62 h
Stand-by	Up to 320 h (3G)	Up to 370 h (3G)
Talk time	Up to 15 h (3G)	Up to 17 h (3G)
Type	Li-Ion 2600 mAh, removable	Li-Ion 2600 mAh, removable

Misc
Colors	Dive Blue, Pink	White Frost, Black Mist (I9506)/ Arctic Blue, Red Aurora, rose gold white, rose gold black, deep black (SHV-E330S)
Models	SHV-E470S	SHV-E330S, GT-i9506, GT-I9506, GT-I9507V, SHV-E330K, SHV-E300S
Price	About 410 EUR	About 390 EUR
SAR	1.25 W/kg (head)     0.74 W/kg (body)	0.93 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)
SAR EU	0.52 W/kg (head)     0.30 W/kg (body)	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