Lenovo K5 Note vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Comparison and Differences

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Lenovo K5 Note

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Lenovo K5 Note or Samsung Galaxy S4 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Lenovo K5 Note Samsung Galaxy S4
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Release date 2016, January 2013, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 152 x 75.7 x 8.5 mm | 5.98 x 5.98 x 2.98 in 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm | 5.38 x 5.38 x 2.75 in
Weight 165 g | 5.82 oz 130 g | 4.59 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body, plastic ends Plastic body
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Colors Silver, Gold, Gray White Frost, Black Mist, Arctic Blue, Black Edition
Battery 3500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 2600 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 543 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 34 h (2G) / Up to 27 h 30 min (3G)
Stand by time - Up to 370 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 62 h
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Screen

Technology LTPS IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 5" in
Screen area 83.4 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 72.5% 72.3%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 401 PPI 441 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, PDAF, f/2.2 -13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.14µm, AF
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec.
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP 2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard)
Functions Dual video call
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.1 (Lollipop) Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0.1 (Lollipop); TouchWiz UI
Chipset - Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10 (28 nm) - Exynos 5410 Octa (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A7)
GPU Mali-T860MP2 PowerVR SGX544MP3
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32 GB, 3/4 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 149
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 475
GeekBench 4 Single Core 685 683
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2616 1696
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1664 1533
GeekBench 4 Battery 460

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA
Bands -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 1.10 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 0.85 W/kg (head)     1.55 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.42 W/kg (head)     0.54 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Dolby Atmos audio enhancement
-24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture , Infrared port
Other extras
- ANT+
-Air gestures
- Qi wireless charging (market dependent)
Versions
- Also known as Lenovo Vibe K5 Note Pro with 4GB RAM

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