Samsung I9506 Galaxy S4 specs, comparisons, faq, opinions

Samsung I9506 Galaxy S4
  • Released 2013, Q3 130g, 7.9mm thickness Android 4.2.2, up to 5.0.1, TouchWiz UI 16GB/32GB storage, microSDXC
  • Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 Adreno 330 Micro-SIM About 436.8 USD
  • 5" 1080x1920 pixels
  • 13MP 1080p
  • 2GB RAM Snapdragon 800
  • 2600mAh Li-Ion

Samsung I9506 Galaxy S4 overview

Samsung I9506 Galaxy S4 is a smartphone that runs on Android. It was released on 2013, Q3. Samsung I9506 Galaxy S4 has 5. inch, Super AMOLED, a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels screen with Corning Gorilla Glass 3. It uses Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) chipset, Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 CPU, Adreno 330 GPU. It supports 2G, 3G, 4G networks with Micro-SIM. Samsung I9506 Galaxy S4 has 13MP Single main camera, 2MP Single selfie camera. Samsung I9506 Galaxy S4 uses Li-Ion 2600 mAh, removable battery which supports wireless charging. The price of Samsung I9506 Galaxy S4 is about 436.8 USD.

Score the key features of Samsung I9506 Galaxy S4 compared to the other phones on the market:

  • CPU Cores: 56 / 100 points
  • Camera pixels: 47 / 100 points
  • Screen resolution: 70 / 100 points
  • Battery capacity: 66 / 100 points
  • Price: 49 / 100 points

Samsung I9506 Galaxy S4 full specifications

NETWORK

Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - I9506
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SHV-E330S
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - I9506
HSDPA 1900 / 2100 - SHV-E330S
4G bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - I9506
5, 9 - SHV-E330S
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps

LAUNCH

Announced 2013, Q3. Released 2013, Q3
Status Discontinued

BODY

Dimensions 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm (5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz)
SIM Micro-SIM

DISPLAY

Type Super AMOLED
Size 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~72.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3

PLATFORM

OS Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0.1 (Lollipop), TouchWiz UI
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 330

MEMORY

Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM
  eMMC 4.5

MAIN CAMERA

Single 13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.14µm, AF
Features LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps

SELFIE CAMERA

Single 2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide)
Features Dual video call
Video 1080p@30fps

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes

COMMUNICATIONS

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
GPS GPS, GLONASS
Infrared port Yes
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), OTG

FEATURES

Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture
  S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Air gestures

BATTERY

Type Li-Ion 2600 mAh, removable
Charging Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 370 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play Up to 62 h

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors White Frost, Black Mist (I9506)/ Arctic Blue, Red Aurora, rose gold white, rose gold black, deep black (SHV-E330S)
Models SHV-E330S, GT-i9506, GT-I9506, GT-I9507V, SHV-E330K, SHV-E300S
SAR 0.93 W/kg (head) 1.39 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 0.39 W/kg (head) 0.44 W/kg (body)
Price About 436.8 USD

TESTS

Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1105

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