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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active vs Samsung Galaxy S4 I9506

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Summary
56%
64%
Performance

Snapdragon 600

2 GB RAM

Snapdragon 800

2 GB RAM

Display

5" (12.7 cm)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

5.0" (12.7 cm)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

13 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

2 MP

Single Camera

2 MP

Single Camera

Battery

2600 mAh

15 h talktime (3G)

2600 mAh

17 h talktime (3G)

Storage

16 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

16 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active is permanently discontinued.
Samsung Galaxy S4 I9506 is permanently discontinued.
General
Operating System

Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)

Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)

Custom UI

TouchWiz Nature UX

Performance
Average
Average
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T

Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974AA

CPU

Quad core, 1.9 GHz, Krait 300

Quad core, 2.3 GHz, Krait 400

Graphics

Adreno 320

Adreno 330

RAM

2 GB

2 GB

Display
Average
Very Good
Display Type

TFT

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5 " (12.7 cm)

5.0 " (12.7 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

441 ppi

441 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

69.03 %

72.24 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v2

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
Size Compare
Size Compare
Dimensions

Height: 139.7 mm
Width: 71.3 mm
Thickness: 9.1 mm

Height: 136.6 mm
Width: 69.8 mm
Thickness: 7.9 mm

Weight

153 grams

130 grams

Colours

Blue, Grey, Orange

Black, Blue, White

Waterproof

, IP57

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

8 MP, Primary Camera

13 MP, Primary Camera

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

4128 x 3096 Pixels

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Smile detection
Touch to focus

4 x Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording

Dual Video Recording

Front Camera
Poor
Poor
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

2 MP, Primary Camera

2 MP, Primary Camera

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 fps

Battery
Average
Average
Capacity

2600 mAh

2600 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 15 Hours(3G) / Up to 17 Hours(2G)

Up to 17 Hours(3G)

Standby time

Up to 320 Hours(3G) / Up to 312 Hours(2G)

Up to 370 Hours(3G)

Storage
Best in Class
Best in Class
Internal Memory

16 GB

16 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 64 GB

, Up to 64 GB

User Available Storage

Up to 11.2 GB

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Single SIM, GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SIM 1

4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 100 Mbit/s ↓
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Class 33
EDGE:
Class 33
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3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

SAR Value

Head: 0.607 W/kg, Body: 1.219 W/kg

Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4.0

, v4.0

GPS

with A-GPS

with A-GPS

NFC

Infrared Sensor

USB Connectivity

USB Host, microUSB 2.0

USB Host, microUSB 2.0

Mobile High-Definition Link(MHL)

Multimedia
FM Radio

No

No

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Applications

S-Voice natural language commands and dictation, Smart stay, Smart pause, Smart scroll, Dropbox (50 GB storage)