Phone Comparison - Samsung I9506 Galaxy S4 vs ZTE Zmax vs Samsung Galaxy Core Prime

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung ZTE Samsung
Announced Q3 2013 September 2014 October 2014
Status Available - Q3 2013 Available - September 2014 Available - October 2014
Price - Rs. 11,920 ($175.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,799 ($114.69) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White Frost, Black Mist / Arctic Blue, Red Aurora Black White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
162.6 x 83.8 x 8.9 mm
(6.4 x 3.3 x 0.35 in)
130.8 x 67.9 x 8.8 mm
(5.15 x 2.67 x 0.35 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 189.9 g (6.67.0.32 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (SM-G3606, SM-G3608, SM-G3609)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 700 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
(Bands 2, 4, 7, 12)
LTE - SM-G3606, SM-G3608, SM-G3609
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.3 GHz
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 305 -
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 16 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 PLS capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.7 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (258 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.15% 65.56% 65.10%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
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, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps 1080p
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar] 1.6 MP, 720p [Similar] 2 MP [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, HSUPA; LTE, Cat 3/4 (market dependant), 150 Mbps DL, 50 Mbps UL HSPA; LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0, A2DP 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, dual band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 3400 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 370 h (3G) Up to 360 h -
Talk Time Up to 17 h (3G) Up to 14 h -