Samsung Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A vs ZTE Era

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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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.

  • Screen diagonal

    Era: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

    Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A:
    5 in
    Era:
    4.3 in
  • Release year

    Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A:
    2013
    Era:
    2012

Physical size

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. Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A

    Height:
    139.7 mm
    Width:
    71.3 mm
    Depth:
    9.1 mm
    Weight:
    147 g
  2. 2. Era

    Height:
    Unknown
    Width:
    Unknown
    Depth:
    Unknown
    Weight:
    Unknown

    Unavailable dimensions are omitted from the drawing.

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. Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A

    Screen diagonal:
    5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    68.9 cm²
  2. 2. Era

    Screen diagonal:
    4.3 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    51 cm²

Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A has approximately 35.2% more rectangular screen area than Era.

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.

Recorded RAM for Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A, Era, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageGalaxy S4 Active LTE-AEra
8 GB Not recorded 1 GB RAM
16 GB 2 GB RAM Not recorded
32 GB 2 GB RAM Not recorded

Practical features

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

1. Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)

2. Era

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

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

At least two unambiguous positive capacity values are needed for a chart. Original entries remain in the specifications.

Specifications

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1. Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A2. Era

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A, Era.
SpecificationGalaxy S4 Active LTE-AEra
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 139.7 Х 71.3 Х 9.1 mm
  • Х Х mm
Weight
  • 147 g
  • 0 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5" inch
  • 4.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 1080 x 1920 px
  • 540 x 960 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16/32 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2600 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 0 mAh,
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean); TouchWiz UI
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
  • Nvidia Tegra 3
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A, Era.
SpecificationGalaxy S4 Active LTE-AEra
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
  • 51.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 69.2%
  • 54.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 441 PPI
  • 256 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A, Era.
SpecificationGalaxy S4 Active LTE-AEra
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • f/2.2
  • 31mm (standard)
  • 1/3''
  • 1.14µm
  • AF
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • Dual video call
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2 MP
  • f/2.4
  • 31mm (standard)
  • VGA
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A, Era.
SpecificationGalaxy S4 Active LTE-AEra
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 330
  • ULP GeForce
Antutu 7 score *
  • 38218
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 1793
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A, Era.
SpecificationGalaxy S4 Active LTE-AEra
Release date
  • 2013
  • December
  • 2012
  • February
Colors
  • Dive Blue
  • Pink
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 410 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 320 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 15 h (3G)
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A, Era.
SpecificationGalaxy S4 Active LTE-AEra
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA -4G - LTE-A
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 33
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 33
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • DLNA
  • UMA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0 (MHL 2 TV-out)
  • USB Host
  • microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out)
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • LE
  • aptX
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.25 W/kg (head) 0.74 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.52 W/kg (head) 0.30 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A, Era.
SpecificationGalaxy S4 Active LTE-AEra
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • Dolby Mobile -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A, Era.
SpecificationGalaxy S4 Active LTE-AEra
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • barometer
  • gesture
  • Infrared port - DMB-T TV tuner -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation -Air gestures - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) - For Korea Also known as Samsung Galaxy S4 Active SHV-E470S
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - MP4/H.264/WMV player -MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player -Document viewer/editor -Voice memo/dial/commands -Predictive text input