We compare Apple's new iPhone 6 against Samsung's old Galaxy S4 to know which of these smartphones is the better purchase.
The iPhone 6 is equipped with a LED-backlit IPS LCD measruring 4.7 inches, and can render a resolution at 750 x 1334 pixels with 326 ppi pixel density. Its dimension are 138.1 x 67 x 6.9 mm, weighs 129 grams, and a shatter proof glass for protection.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 has a 5 inch Super AMOLED display, that can render a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels at 441 ppi pixel density. Its dimensions are 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm, weighs 130 grams, and a Corning Gorilla Glass 3 for protection.
According to the Fuse Joplin, the Samsung Galaxy S4 has two pairs of processors: quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 , and quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, partnered with a Exynos 5 Octa 5410, and PowerVR SGX544MP3 for graphics. It has 2GB of RAM, and has three variants of internal memory at 16, 32, and 64GB with a microSD card. It originally ran on the Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), and will now have a v5.0 (Lollipop) upgrade soon.
The iPhone 6 on the other hand, has Dual-core Cyclone clocked at 1.4 GHz,paired with the new Apple A8, and PowerVR GX6450 for graphics. It has 1GB of RAM, and has several variants of internal memories: 16, 64, and128 GB. It runs on the iOS 8, upgradable to iOS 8.1.2 version.
According to the specs from GSMArena, the Galaxy S4 has 13MP primary camera, and 2MP secondary camera. Its features include Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, and HDR. Its battery is at 2600 mAh that last 17 hours in talktime.
The Apple iPhone 6 on the other hand, has a 8MP primary camera, and a 1.2MP secondary one. Its features include phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash,1/3'' sensor size, 1.5µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous HD video and image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, and HDR (photo/panorama). It has an on-removable Li-Po battery at 1810 mAh which last 14 hours of talktime.
According to the Fuse Joplin, the Samsung Galaxy S4 is worth $400 off contract, while the iPhone 6 is around $650.
