Samsung Galaxy S4

Samsung Galaxy S4
Galaxy S4 in Frost White
Codenameja3gxx for Exynos variant (9500) and jfltexx for Qualcomm variant (9505)
ManufacturerSamsung Electronics
SloganLife companion[1]
SeriesGalaxy S
ModelGT-I9500 (Chipset – Exynos 5 Octa 5410

CPU – Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 GPU – PowerVR SGX 544MP3)[2]
GT-I9505 (Quad-core Snapdragon 600, China Mobile TD-SCDMA & LTE, Adreno 320)
GT-I9506 (Quad-core Snapdragon 800, LTE-A, Adreno 330)
GT-I9515 value edition (Quad-core Snapdragon 600, LTE, Adreno 320)

SHV-E300K/S/L (Korean; Exynos 5 Octa-core, LTE)
Compatible networks
List
  • 2.5G GSM/GPRS/EDGE – 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
  • 2.5G CDMA 1xRTT/1x-Advanced – 800, 1900 MHz
  • 3G UMTS/HSPA+ – 850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz
  • 3G TD-SCDMA – 1900 / 2000 MHz
  • 3G CDMA Ev-DO Rev. A – 800, 1900 MHz (select carrier models also support the AWS 1700/2100 MHz band)
  • 4G LTE Rel. 8 (UE Cat 3) – 700, 800, 1700, 1800, 1900, 2600 MHz or up to 6 different band sets (dependent on market)
  • FDD
  • TDD (dual mode version)
  • LTE-A (Cat 4) Only available on I9506 and SHV-E330
First releasedApril 27, 2013 (2013-04-27)[3]
Units sold50 million sold in the first 6 months
Units shipped80 million were shipped worldwide
PredecessorSamsung Galaxy S III
SuccessorSamsung Galaxy S5
RelatedSamsung Galaxy S4 Active
Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini
Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom
Samsung Galaxy Note 3
TypeSmartphone
Form factorSlate
Dimensions136.6 mm (5.38 in) H
69.8 mm (2.75 in) W
7.9 mm (0.31 in) D
Mass130 g (4.6 oz)
Operating systemOriginal: Android 4.2.2 "Jelly Bean"
Currently: Android 5.0.1 "Lollipop"
Unofficial: Android 12.1 "Snow Cone" via LineageOS 19.1[4]
System-on-chipExynos 5 Octa 5410 (3G & South Korea LTE Versions)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 (LTE & China Mobile TD-SCDMA versions)
CPU1.6 GHz quad-core Cortex-A15 and 1.2 GHz quad-core Cortex-A7 (big.LITTLE)(3G & South Korea LTE Versions)
1.9 GHz quad-core Krait 300 (LTE & China Mobile TD-SCDMA versions)
GPUIT tri-core PowerVR SGX 544 GPU(3G & South Korea LTE Versions)
Adreno 320 (LTE & China Mobile TD-SCDMA versions)
Memory2 GB LPDDR3 RAM
Storage16/32/64 GB
Removable storageUp to 256 GB; microSD
Battery2600 mAh Li-ion
User replaceable
Qi wireless charging (optionally retrofittable)
Display5 in (130 mm) 1920x1080 px (441 ppi) Super AMOLED
(Diamond PenTile)
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
SoundMono speaker on back side with Qualcomm DAC or Wolfson Microelectronics WM5102 audio chip[5] depending on version
Rear camera13 megapixels Sony IMX135 (Exmor RS)
List
Front camera2 megapixels (1080p) HD Video Recording @ 30 frames/s Back-illuminated sensor
Connectivity
List
Data inputs[7]
Other
List
Development statusdiscontinued/working, some devices
SAR
List
  • * GT-I9500 version:[8]
    US
    0.85 W/kg (head)
    1.55 W/kg (body)
    EU
    0.42 W/kg (head)
    0.54 W/kg (body)
  • * GT-I9505 version:[8]
    US
    0.77 W/kg (head)
    1.17 W/kg (body)
    EU
    0.28 W/kg (head)
    0.40 W/kg (body)
WebsiteSamsung Website
References[9][10][11]
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The Samsung Galaxy S4 is an Android smartphone produced by Samsung Electronics as the fourth smartphone of the Samsung Galaxy S series and was first shown publicly on March 14, 2013, at Samsung Mobile Unpacked in New York City. It is the successor to the Galaxy S III, which maintains a similar design, but with upgraded hardware, more sensors, and an increased focus on software features that take advantage of its hardware capabilities—such as the ability to detect when a finger is hovered over the screen, and expanded eye tracking functionality, it was released the previous year.[9][10] A hardware variant of the S4 became the first smartphone to support the emerging LTE Advanced mobile network standard (model number GT-i9506). The T-Mobile version of the Galaxy S4, named the model (SGH-M919), was released the same month. The phone's successor, the Samsung Galaxy S5, was released the next year.

The Galaxy S4 is among the earliest phones to feature a 1080p Full HD display, 1080p front camera video recording, and among few to feature temperature and humidity sensors and a touch screen able to detect a floating finger.

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  4. ^ "LineageOS Wiki". LineageOS. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
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