Phone Comparison - Samsung I9506 Galaxy S4 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 4 vs Alcatel Hero 2

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Alcatel
Announced Q3 2013 September 2014 September 2014
Status Available - Q3 2013 Available - October 2014 Coming Soon - September 2014
Colors White Frost, Black Mist / Arctic Blue, Red Aurora Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink Dark Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm
(6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 in)
160.5 x 81.6 x 7.9 mm
(6.32 x 3.21 x 0.31 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 176 g (6.21 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - 8030B, 8030Y
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - 8030B, 8030Y
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 700 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 / 1800 - 8030B
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Dragontrail Glass, Oleophobic Coating, Stylus

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450 (SM-N910S)
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 1.9GHz quad-core Cortex-A57 (SM-N910C), Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 (SM-N910S)
Exynos 5433 (SM-N910C)
Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT8392
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 420 (SM-N910S)
Mali-T760 (SM-N910C)
Mali-450MP4
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 32 GB 16 GB (12.9 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.7 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.15% 74.32% 75.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels 13.1 MP, optical image stabilization
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR Auto focus, Smart OIS, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, optical stabilization 1080p@30fps, optical stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar] 3.7 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4 (N910C), Cat6 (N910S), 50 Mbps UL, 300 Mbps (N910S), 150 Mbps (N910C) DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 11 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Baidu Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB (12.9 GB user available), 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 3220 mAh 3100 mAh
Stand by Up to 370 h (3G) - Up to 500 h (2G)
Up to 380 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 17 h (3G) - Up to 15 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)