Apple iPhone 4 vs Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  iPhone 4:

  LCD

  Galaxy S5 Plus:

  OLED

• Weight

  iPhone 4: 8 g lighter

  iPhone 4:

  137 g

  Galaxy S5 Plus:

  145 g

• Width

  iPhone 4: 13.9 mm narrower

  iPhone 4:

  58.6 mm

  Galaxy S5 Plus:

  72.5 mm

• Screen diagonal

  iPhone 4: 1.6 in smaller diagonal

  iPhone 4:

  3.5 in

  Galaxy S5 Plus:

  5.1 in

• Chipset

  iPhone 4:

  Apple A4 (45 nm)

  Galaxy S5 Plus:

  Qualcomm APQ8084 Snapdragon 805 (28 nm)

• Depth

  Galaxy S5 Plus: 1.2 mm thinner

  iPhone 4:

  9.3 mm

  Galaxy S5 Plus:

  8.1 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. iPhone 4

   Height:

   115.2 mm

   Width:

   58.6 mm

   Depth:

   9.3 mm +1.2 mm versus Galaxy S5 Plus

2. 2. Galaxy S5 Plus

   Height:

   142 mm +26.8 mm versus iPhone 4

   Width:

   72.5 mm +13.9 mm versus iPhone 4

   Depth:

   8.1 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. iPhone 4

   Screen diagonal:

   3.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   3:2

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   36.5 cm²

2. 2. Galaxy S5 Plus

   Screen diagonal:

   5.1 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   71.7 cm²

Galaxy S5 Plus has approximately 96.6% more rectangular screen area than iPhone 4.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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