Samsung Galaxy S4 vs HTC One Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy S4

Samsung Galaxy S4

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HTC One

HTC One

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Differences between Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One - Which to Choose?

Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S4:

  • Higher battery capacity at 2600 mAh compared to the HTC One's 2300 mAh.
  • Removable battery allowing for easy replacement or spare battery usage.
  • Expandable memory through a microSD card up to 64 GB.
  • Slightly larger screen size at 5 inches over HTC One's 4.7 inches.
  • Higher resolution main camera at 13 MP compared to HTC One's 4 MP.
  • Support for ANT+ and Air gestures.

Reasons to consider the HTC One:

  • Aluminum body which could be perceived as more premium compared to the Galaxy S4's plastic body.
  • Higher screen pixel density at 469 ppi in contrast to Galaxy S4's 441 ppi.
  • Front-facing stereo speakers with Beats Audio technology.
  • Longer battery standby time: Up to 500 h (2G) / 480 h (3G) versus the S4's 370 h (3G).
  • Slightly lower SAR values which indicate reduced radio frequency energy absorption.
  • Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) for the main camera, which helps with video and photo stability.

Samsung Galaxy S4 or HTC One Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy S4 HTC One
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Release date 2013, March 2013, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm | 5.38 x 5.38 x 2.75 in 137.4 x 68.2 x 9.3 mm | 5.41 x 5.41 x 2.69 in
Weight 130 g | 4.59 oz 143 g | 5.04 oz
Body Build Plastic body Aluminum body
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Colors White Frost, Black Mist, Arctic Blue, Black Edition Black, Silver, Red, Blue, Gold
Battery 2600 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 2300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 370 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 62 h
Stand by time - Up to 500 h (2G) / Up to 480 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 27 h (2G) / Up to 18 h (3G)
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super LCD3
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 4.7" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 60.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 72.3% 65.0%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI 469 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 2
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 4 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.14µm, AF -4 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), 1/3'', 2µm, OIS, AF
Functions LED flash, HDR LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 2.1 MP, Single
Specifications 2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard) 2.1 MP
Functions Dual video call HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0.1 (Lollipop); TouchWiz UI Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5 (Lollipop); Sense UI 5
Chipset - Exynos 5410 Octa (28 nm) - Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600
CPU - Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A7) - Quad-core 1.7 GHz Krait 300
GPU PowerVR SGX544MP3 Adreno 320
External memory microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 16/32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 149 109
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 475 398
GeekBench 4 Single Core 683 705
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1696 1652
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1533 791
GeekBench 4 Battery 460

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800) - EMEA 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 17(700) - AT&T 
LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600) - Asia 
LTE band 4(1700/2100), 17(700) - T-Mobile
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat3 100/50 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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes (Market dependent)
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), USB Host microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX 4.0, A2DP, aptX
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 - 0.66 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.86 W/kg (head)     0.36 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Beats Audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture , Infrared port - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- ANT+
-Air gestures
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-Qi wireless charging (market dependent)
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