Now that the Galaxy S4 has officially been unveiled, let"s take a look at how it lines up compared to other flagship devices out there on the market. Note that we"ve highlighted the best specs, on paper, in bold, however this may not necessarily translate into the best real-world results.
| Samsung Galaxy S4 | HTC One | Sony Xperia Z | Apple iPhone 5 | Nokia Lumia 920 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3G/4G | HSPA+ and LTE | HSPA+ and LTE | HSPA+ and LTE | HSPA+ and LTE | HSPA+ and LTE |
| Display | 5.0-inches Super AMOLED 1920 x 1080 441 ppi pixel density | 4.7-inches Super LCD3 1920 x 1080 469 ppi pixel density | 5.0-inches LCD 1920 x 1080 441 ppi pixel density | 4.0-inches IPS LCD 1136 x 640 326 ppi pixel density | 4.5-inches IPS LCD 1280 x 768 332 ppi pixel density |
| Processor | Samsung-made Exynos 5 Octa 5410 1.6 GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A15 cores 1.2 GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 cores | Qualcomm-made Snapdragon 600 1.7 GHz quad-core CPU Krait 300 cores | Qualcomm-made | Apple-made Apple A6 1.3 GHz dual-core CPU Swift cores | Qualcomm-made Snapdragon S4 1.5 GHz dual-core CPU Krait cores |
| Graphics | PowerVR SGX544MP3 | Adreno 320 | Adreno 320 | PowerVR SGX543MP3 | Adreno 225 |
| RAM | 2 GB | 2 GB | 2 GB | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Storage | 16/32/64 GB storage microSD card slot | 32/64 GB storage | 16 GB storage microSD card slot | 16/32/64 GB storage | 32 GB storage |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Bluetooth 4.0 A-GPS NFC Infrared | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Bluetooth 4.0 A-GPS NFC Infrared | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n Bluetooth 4.0 A-GPS NFC | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n Bluetooth 4.0 A-GPS | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n Bluetooth 3.0 A-GPS NFC |
| Camera | 13 MP rear camera LED flash 2.0 MP front camera 1080p video recording | 4.0 MP rear camera "Ultrapixels" LED flash OIS 2.1 MP front camera 1080p video recording | 13.1 MP rear camera LED flash 2.2 MP front camera 1080p video recording | 8 MP rear camera LED flash 1.2 MP front camera 1080p video recording | 8.7 MP rear camera Carl Zeiss lens Dual LED flash OIS 1.3 MP front camera 1080p video recording |
| Battery | Li-ion 2,600 mAh Removable | Li-Po 2,300 mAh Non-removable | Li-ion 2,330 mAh Non-removable | Li-ion 1,440 mAh Non-removable | Li-ion 2,000 mAh Non-removable Qi wireless charging |
| Launch OS | Android 4.2 TouchWiz | Android 4.1 HTC Sense UI 5 | Android 4.1 Sony skin | iOS 6 | Windows Phone 8 |
| Launch Date | April 2013 | March 2013 | March 2013 | September 2012 | November 2012 |
| Size & Weight | 7.9 mm thin 130 g | 9.3 mm thin 143 g | 7.9 mm thin 146 g | 7.6 mm thin 112 g | 10.7 mm thin 185 g |