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Samsung Galaxy S4

Sony Xperia Z1
Samsung Galaxy S4
Sony Xperia Z1

Released in April 2013. Features 5.0 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels and 441 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 5410 Octa with up to 2 GB memory and 64 GB storage. It has 2,600 mAh battery.

Released in September 2013. Features 5.0 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels and 441 ppi.

Quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974-AA with up to 2 GB memory and 16 GB storage. It has 3,000 mAh battery.
Head to Head
  • Much lighter (31%)
  • Thinner (8%)
  • OLED screen
  • May have more storage
  • Probably better rear camera
  • Better battery capacity (13%)

Specifications

Samsung Galaxy S4 Sony Xperia Z1
Specifications
Brand Samsung Sony
Model - -
Release Date April 2013 September 2013
Operating System TouchWiz UI (Android 4.2) Android 4.2
Dimensions
Size 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm
5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in		 144.0 x 74.0 x 8.5 mm
5.67 x 2.91 x 0.33 in
Weight 130 g
4.59 oz		 170 g
6.00 oz
Screen
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1,080 x 1,920 pixels 1,080 x 1,920 pixels
PPI 441 441
Features OLED -
Cameras
Rear 13 MP f/2.2 Standard 20 MP f/2.0 Wide
Front 2 MP f/2.4 Standard 2 MP
Storage
Memory 2 GB 2 GB
Fixed 16 GB
32 GB
64 GB		 16 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Samsung Exynos 5410 Octa
Octa-core processor
28 nm		 Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974-AA
Quad-core processor
28 nm
CPU 4x 1.60 GHz Cortex-A15
4x 1.20 GHz Cortex-A7		 4x 2.20 GHz Krait 400
GPU PowerVR SGX544 Adreno 330
Battery
Capacity 2,600 mAh 3,000 mAh
Features - -
Removable True False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB True True
USB Type-C False False
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Samsung Galaxy S4 Sony Xperia Z1

Samsung Galaxy S4

Sony Xperia Z1

5.0"
130 g
4.59 oz

5.0"
170 g
6.00 oz