Samsung I9506 Galaxy S4 vs Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung I9506 Galaxy S4

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Samsung I9506 Galaxy S4 or Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung I9506 Galaxy S4 Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4
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Release date 2013, Q3 2013, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm | 5.38 x 5.38 x 2.75 in 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm | 5.38 x 5.38 x 2.75 in
Weight 130 g | 4.59 oz 130 g | 4.59 oz
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Colors White Frost, Black Mist (I9506)/ Arctic Blue, Red Aurora, rose gold white, rose gold black, deep black (SHV-E330S) White Frost, Black Mist, Aurora Red (AT&T only), Arctic Blue, Purple Mirage, Brown Autumn, Pink Twilight, Black Edition
Battery 2600 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
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 350 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 62 h
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Screen

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

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.14µm, AF -13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.14µm, AF
Functions LED flash, HDR LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec.
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide) 2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard)
Functions Dual video call Dual video call
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0.1 (Lollipop); TouchWiz UI Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0 (Lollipop); TouchWiz UI
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) - Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600
CPU - Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 - Quad-core 1.9 GHz Krait 300
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 320
External memory microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 149 149
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 475 475
GeekBench 4 Single Core 698
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1776

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - I9506 
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SHV-E330S
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - I9506 
HSDPA 1900 / 2100 - SHV-E330S
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - I9506 
LTE band 5(850), 9(1800) - SHV-E330S
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - SGH-i337
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700) - SGH-i337
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A 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 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), USB Host microUSB 2.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.93 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.39 W/kg (head)     0.44 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 0.77 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.28 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture , Infrared port - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture , Infrared port
Other extras
- S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
-Air gestures
- Qi wireless charging (market dependent)
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- ANT+
-S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
-Air gestures
- Qi wireless charging (market dependent)
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Versions
- Also known as: Samsung Galaxy S4 Advance in UK Samsung Galaxy S4 with LTE+ Available as Samsung SHV-E330S Galaxy S4 LTE-A for SK Telecom

- Also known as: Samsung Galaxy S4 Value Edition I9515 Samsung SGH-i337 for AT&T Samsung I9505G Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition

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