Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4 vs Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4 vs Nokia Lumia 930

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Nokia
Announced June 2010 March 2013 April 2014
Status Available - June 2010 Available - April 2013 Available - June 2014
Colors Black, White White Frost, Black Mist Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
137 x 71 x 9.8 mm
(5.39 x 2.8 x 0.39 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 Quad-core 1.9 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800
GPU PowerVR SGX535 Adreno 320 Adreno 330
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 32 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.99 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 72.15% 70.72%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, Autofocus 20 MP, 4992 х 3744 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash Carl Zeiss optics
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR Drama Shot, Eraser, Sound and Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR 1/2.5' Sensor Size, 1.12 µm Pixel Size, PureView Technology, Dual Capture, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video light, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, Full HD 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [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 Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB No
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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 1420 mAh 2600 mAh 2420 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Up to 350 h Up to 432 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 17 h Up to 11 h 30 m (2G)
Up to 15 h 30 m (3G)