Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4 vs Samsung Galaxy Core I8262 vs Samsung I9506 Galaxy S4

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Samsung
Announced June 2010 May 2013 Q3 2013
Status Available - June 2010 Available - June 2013 Available - Q3 2013
Colors Black, White White, Blue White Frost, Black Mist / Arctic Blue, Red Aurora
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
129.3 x 67.6 x 8.95 mm
(5.09 x 2.66 x 0.35 in)
136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual Stand-by) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625 Snapdragon S4 Play Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800
GPU PowerVR SGX535 Adreno 203 Adreno 330
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 8 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.3 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 60.19% 72.15%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM radio No
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging Yes, 480p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec.
Front Camera Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1420 mAh 1800 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Up to 500 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Up to 370 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
Up to 17 h (3G)