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Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4

Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - USA
5G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
  1, 7, 28, 41, 66, 71, 78, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
Speed HSPA, LTE (up to 7CA), 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2023, February 01 2013, March. Released 2013, April
Status Available. Released 2023, February 17 Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 163.4 x 78.1 x 8.9 mm (6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 in) 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm (5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
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Weight 234 g (8.25 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by) Micro-SIM
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance (advertised)
Stylus (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)
Display
Type Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1200 nits (HBM), 1750 nits (peak) Super AMOLED
Size 6.8 inches, 114.7 cm2 (~89.9% screen-to-body ratio) 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~72.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 3088 pixels, 19.3:9 ratio (~500 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
 Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 13, upgradable to Android 14, One UI 6.1 Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0.1 (Lollipop), TouchWiz UI
Chipset Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) Exynos 5410 Octa (28 nm)
CPU Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510) Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A7)
GPU Adreno 740 PowerVR SGX544MP3
Memory
Card slot No microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM
 UFS 4.0 eMMC 5.0
Main Camera
Modules 200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
10 MP, f/4.9, 230mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.14µm, AF
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR
Video 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), dual pixel PDAF 2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard)
Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR, HDR10+ Dual video call
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes
3.5mm jack No Yes
 32-bit/384kHz audio
Tuned by AKG
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C 3.2, OTG microUSB 2.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), OTG
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture
 Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Air gestures
Battery
Type Li-Ion 5000 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh, removable
Charging 45W wired, PD3.0, 65% in 30 min (advertised)
15W wireless (Qi/PMA)
4.5W reverse wireless
Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 370 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play Up to 62 h
Misc
Colors Phantom Black, Green, Cream, Lavender, Graphite, Sky Blue, Lime, Red, BMW M Edition White Frost, Black Mist, Arctic Blue, Black Edition
SAR 1.12 W/kg (head)     0.92 W/kg (body)     0.85 W/kg (head)     1.55 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.96 W/kg (head)     1.40 W/kg (body)     0.42 W/kg (head)     0.54 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-S918B, SM-S918B/DS, SM-S918U, SM-S918U1, SM-S918W, SM-S918N, SM-S9180, SM-S918E, SM-S918E/DS GT-I9500, SGH-I337M, SGH-M919, GT-I9507V, SHV-E330L, SPH-L720T, SHV-E300S, SHV-E300L, SHV-E300K, GT-I9507, SGH-M919N
Price $ 690.00 / C$ 994.36 / £ 537.00 / € 713.99 / ₹ 77,999 About 320 EUR
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 1241531 (v9)
GeekBench: 4927 (v5.1)
3DMark Wild Life: 12240 (offscreen 1440p)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.352:1 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker -25.6 LUFS (Very good) Voice 70dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 77dB
Audio quality Noise -95.9dB / Crosstalk -96.4dB
Battery (new) Active use score 13:24h
Battery (old) Endurance rating 126h Endurance rating 65h

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