Phone Comparison - Samsung I9506 Galaxy S4 vs Alcatel Idol 4 vs Honor 5c

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Alcatel Honor
Announced Q3 2013 February 2016 April 2016
Status Available - Q3 2013 Available - June 2016 Available - April 2016
Price - Rs. 16,999 ($199.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 10,999 ($161.75) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White Frost, Black Mist / Arctic Blue, Red Aurora Gold, Dark Gray, Rose Gold, Metal Silver Silver, Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
147 x 72.5 x 7.1 mm
(5.79 x 2.85 x 0.28 in)
147.1 x 73.8 x 8.3 mm
(5.79 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz) 156 g (5.5 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - 6055Y, 6055K, 6055B, 6055I
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - 6055H
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - NEM-UL10
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700) - 6055K LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - NEM-UL10
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal Body

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 Quad-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 + quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53, HiSilicon Kirin 650
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 405 Mali-T830
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.2 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.15% 69.82% 68.55%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED flash
Features Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p, LED flash [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0 [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps or LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM - 6055Y, 6055K
16 GB, 3 GB RAM - 6055B, 6055H
16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 2610 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 370 h (3G) Up to 520 h (2G)
Up to 520 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 17 h (3G) Up to 15 h (2G)
Up to 15 h (3G)
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