Samsung Galaxy S4 vs Apple iPhone 15 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy S4 or Apple iPhone 15 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy S4 Apple iPhone 15
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Release date 2013, March 2023, September 12
Dimensions (HxWxD) 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm | 5.38 x 5.38 x 2.75 in 147.6 x 71.6 x 7.8 mm | 5.81 x 5.81 x 2.82 in
Weight 130 g | 4.59 oz 171 g | 6.03 oz
Body Build Plastic body Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame
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Colors White Frost, Black Mist, Arctic Blue, Black Edition Black, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink
Battery 2600 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 3349 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable
Battery life 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 Super AMOLED Super Retina XDR OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 6.1" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 91.3 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 72.3% 86.4%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1179 x 2556 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI 461 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Ceramic Shield glass
Other specs - HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (HBM), 2000 nits (peak)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 48 MP, Dual
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.14µm, AF -48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
-12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide)
Functions LED flash, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec. 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), Cinematic mode (4K@30fps), stereo sound rec.
DxOMark Main Score 145
DxOMark Photo 147
DxOMark Video 153
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Specifications 2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard) 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Functions Dual video call HDR, Cinematic mode (4K@30fps)
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
DxOMark Selfie Score 149
DxOMark Photo 145
DxOMark Video 156

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0.1 (Lollipop); TouchWiz UI iOS 17, upgradable to iOS 17.2
Chipset - Exynos 5410 Octa (28 nm) - Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A7) - Hexa-core (2x3.46 GHz Everest + 4x2.02 GHz Sawtooth)
GPU PowerVR SGX544MP3 Apple GPU (5-core graphics)
External memory microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 16/32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 1374104
Antutu 10 CPU 356479
Antutu 10 GPU 444086
Antutu 10 Mem 255398
Antutu 10 UX 356479
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 2545
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 6315
GeekBench 6 Metal 22441
GeekBench 5 Single Core 149 2519
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 475 6165
GeekBench 4 Single Core 683
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1696
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1533
GeekBench 4 Battery 460

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Nano-SIM and eSIM - International
Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China
Network GSM / HSPA GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM)
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66, 71
-5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi 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/6, dual-band, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), USB Host USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX 5.3, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.85 W/kg (head)     1.55 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.42 W/kg (head)     0.54 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 1.12 W/kg (head) 1.14 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.98 W/kg (head) 0.98 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture , Infrared port - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- ANT+
-Air gestures
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-Qi wireless charging (market dependent)
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- Ultra Wideband 2 (UWB) support
-Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)
- 25W Fast charging 50% in 30 min
-Power Delivery 2.0
-15W wireless (MagSafe)
-15W wireless (Qi2)
-4.5W reverse wired
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

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