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Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

Network
Technology	GSM / HSPA	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
		CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 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 42.2/5.76 Mbps	HSPA, LTE (up to 7CA), 5G

Launch
Announced	2013, March. Released 2013, April	2023, February 01
Status	Discontinued	Available. Released 2023, February 17

Body
Dimensions	136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm (5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)	163.4 x 78.1 x 8.9 mm (6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 in)
3D size compare	Size up
Weight	130 g (4.59 oz)	234 g (8.25 oz)
Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame
SIM	Micro-SIM	Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)
		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	Super AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1200 nits (HBM), 1750 nits (peak)
Size	5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~72.3% screen-to-body ratio)	6.8 inches, 114.7 cm2 (~89.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)	1440 x 3088 pixels, 19.3:9 ratio (~500 ppi density)
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
		Always-on display

Platform
OS	Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0.1 (Lollipop), TouchWiz UI	Android 13, upgradable to Android 14, One UI 6.1
Chipset	Exynos 5410 Octa (28 nm)	Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
CPU	Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A7)	Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU	PowerVR SGX544MP3	Adreno 740

Memory
Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	No
Internal	16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM	256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM
	eMMC 5.0	UFS 4.0

Main Camera
Modules	13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.14µm, AF	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
Features	LED flash, HDR	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video	1080p@30fps	8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS

Selfie Camera
Modules	2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard)	12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), dual pixel PDAF
Features	Dual video call	Dual video call, Auto-HDR, HDR10+
Video	1080p@30fps	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Sound
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack	Yes	No
		32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG

Comms
WLAN	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/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX	5.3, A2DP, LE
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS	GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
NFC	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	Yes	No
Radio	No	No
USB	microUSB 2.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), OTG	USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

Features
Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture	Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
	ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Air gestures	Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

Battery
Type	Li-Ion 2600 mAh, removable	Li-Ion 5000 mAh, non-removable
Charging	Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)	45W wired, PD3.0, 65% in 30 min (advertised) 15W wireless (Qi/PMA) 4.5W reverse wireless
Stand-by	Up to 370 h (3G)
Talk time	Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play	Up to 62 h

Misc
Colors	White Frost, Black Mist, Arctic Blue, Black Edition	Phantom Black, Green, Cream, Lavender, Graphite, Sky Blue, Lime, Red, BMW M Edition
SAR	0.85 W/kg (head)     1.55 W/kg (body)	1.12 W/kg (head)     0.92 W/kg (body)
SAR EU	0.42 W/kg (head)     0.54 W/kg (body)	0.96 W/kg (head)     1.40 W/kg (body)
Models	GT-I9500, SGH-I337M, SGH-M919, GT-I9507V, SHV-E330L, SPH-L720T, SHV-E300S, SHV-E300L, SHV-E300K, GT-I9507, SGH-M919N	SM-S918B, SM-S918B/DS, SM-S918U, SM-S918U1, SM-S918W, SM-S918N, SM-S9180, SM-S918E, SM-S918E/DS
Price	About 320 EUR	$ 715.00 / C$ 996.74 / £ 520.00 / € 724.99 / ₹ 80,999

Tests
Performance		AnTuTu: 1241531 (v9) GeekBench: 4927 (v5.1) 3DMark Wild Life: 12240 (offscreen 1440p)
Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.352:1 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker	Voice 70dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 77dB	-25.6 LUFS (Very good)
Audio quality	Noise -95.9dB / Crosstalk -96.4dB
Battery (new)		Active use score 13:24h
Battery (old)	Endurance rating 65h	Endurance rating 126h