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Samsung I9506 Galaxy S4 vs Google Pixel 3 XL

 
Brief information about compared phones: Google Pixel 3 XL , Samsung I9506 Galaxy S4

Google Pixel 3 XL 2018 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 385 Silver), screen 6.3", with resolution 1440x2960. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Samsung I9506 Galaxy S4 2013 year of release, cpu Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, screen 5", with resolution 1080x1920. Smartphone has 2 megapixel front camera and 13 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology P-OLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.3" inch 5" inch
Screen area 100.3 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 18.5:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 82.8% 72.3%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2960 px 1080 x 1920 px
PPI /points per inch/ 523 PPI 441 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12.2 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs 12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF 13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.14µm, AF
Functions Auto-HDR Dual video call
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Dual 2 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 19mm (ultrawide), no AF 2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide)
DxOMark Main Score 102
DxOMark Photo 99
DxOMark Video 83
DxOMark Selfie Score 92
Performance Operating system OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0.1 (Lollipop); TouchWiz UI
Chipset Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 630 Adreno 330
External memory No microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64/128 GB, 512GB 4GB 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 275382 38560
GeekBench 4 Single Core 2289
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 8039
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 13325
GeekBench 5 Single Core 490
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1996
General specs Release date 2018, October 2013, Q3
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158 Х 76.7 Х 7.9 mm 136.6 Х 69.8 Х 7.9 mm
Weight 184 g 130 g
Colors Clearly White, Just Black, Not Pink White Frost, Black Mist (I9506)/ Arctic Blue, Red Aurora, Rose Gold White, Rose Gold Black, deep black (SHV-E330S)
Battery 3430 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 2600 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 960 EUR 390 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 370 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 17 h (3G) Music play - Up to 62 h
Body build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM card & eSIM Micro-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900   CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100   CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - I9506  GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SHV-E330S -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - I9506  HSDPA 1900 / 2100 - SHV-E330S -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - I9506  LTE band 5(850), 9(1800) - SHV-E330S
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/75 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi 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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector (PowerDelivery 2.0) microUSB 2.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.93 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.39 W/kg (head)     0.44 W/kg (body)    
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack No Yes
Others Always-on display -100% DCI-P3 -HDR Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fast battery charging 9V/2A 18W -QI wireless charging - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) - Also known as Google Pixel XL3 Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture, Infrared port - Qi wireless charging (market dependent) -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation -Air gestures - Also known as: Samsung Galaxy S4 Advance in UK Samsung Galaxy S4 with LTE+ Available as Samsung SHV-E330S Galaxy S4 LTE-A for SK Telecom

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Pixel 3 XL
  • Screen 6.3"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
Reasons to buy I9506 Galaxy S4
  • Screen 5"
  • External memory microSD GB