Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Samsung Galaxy S4 - Exynos 5 Octa 1.6 GHz OR Snapdragon 600 1.9 GHz - Which is Best?


Today at SamMobile, we received the latest benchmark tests of the Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 (Exynos 5 Octa variant) with Samsung’s latest test firmware installed and the results are highly impressive. In previous test firmwares Samsung had clocked the Exynos 5 Octa CPU to 1.8GHz but in the most recent test firmware it has been decreased to 1.6GHz, as Samsung officially announced.

There are, currently, 3 variants of the Galaxy S4:
GT-I9500 – Exynos 5 Octa 1.6 GHz without LTE
GT-I9505 – Snapdragon 600 1.9 GHz with LTE
SHV-E300S – Exynos 5 Octa 1.8 GHz with LTE

Samsung has given a slight performance boost to the Korean variant of the Galaxy S4 by increasing the Exynos 5 Octa’s clock speed to 1.8GHz. Do keep in mind these benchmarks are not from the Korean variant (SHV-E300S) but from the international variant (GT-I9500) which is clocked at 1.6GHz and it still blows Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 600 SoC out of the water!

Our insider’s Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500) scored a whooping 28018 points on Antutu. The Snapdragon equipped Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505) scored 23607 points, as benchmarked by the folks at GSMArena. We expect the Korean variant (SHV-E300S) to score 30000+ points and one thing is for sure, the Korean Galaxy S4 SHV-E300S will be the fastest device on the planet.

Now don’t be sad if your country is not getting the Exynos 5 Octa variant of the Galaxy S4 as you will not notice a performance difference in day to day tasks between the Snapdragon 600 equipped Galaxy S4 and Exynos 5 Octa equipped Galaxy S4. However, the Exynos variant will be faster while using high CPU extensive apps and will also be more power efficient thanks to ARM’s big.LITTLE technology.

India will get the 1.6 GHz Exynos 5 Octa core 5410 version  supported by a PowerVR SGX 544MP3 graphics processor. Some countries will get the 1.9 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor supported by an Adreno 320 graphics processor.

Sammobile has published a list of European countries, identifying which country will receive which model.

Octa-Core Exynos processor (GT- I9500) –
Afghanistan,
Algeria,
Egypt,
Kenya,
Libya,
Marocco,
Nigeria,
Bangladesh,
China,
India,
Indonesia,
Iran,
Iraq,
Kazakhstan,
Nepal,
Pakistan,
Russia,
Sri Lanka,
Taiwan,
Thailand,
Turkey,
Uzbekistan,
Vietnam,
Ukraine
Quad-Core Snapdragon processor (GT- I9505) –
Singapore,
Australia,
Austria,
Baltic,
Belgium / Luxemburg,
Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Bulgaria,
Cyprus,
Czech Republic,
Greece,
Macedonia,
Nordic Countries,
Romania,
Portugal,
Slovakia,
Slovenia,
Spain,
Switzerland,
The Netherlands
Both the variants (GT-I9500 / GT-I9505) –
Hong Kong,
Korea,
Malaysia,
Philippines,
Saudi Arabia,
United Arab Emirates,
France,
Germany,
Italy,
Poland,
United Kingdom
Croatia,
Serbia
Samsung Galaxy S4 will come in two colour variants, three memory variants, two network variants and two processor variants.

Hardware specs
5in Full HD Super AMOLED 1,920 x 1,080 display, 441ppi
3G (HSPA+ 42Mbits/sec downloads)
4G (LTE Cat 3 100Mbits/sec download / 50Mbits/sec upload)
16/32/64GB internal storage
microSD slot (up to 64GB)
1.6GHz Octa-Core processor/1.9GHz quad-core processor in UK (see below)
2GB of RAM
Dual-band 802.11abgn/ac Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 4
GPS
NFC
Infrared LED (for remote-control functions)
microUSB charger
13-megapixel rear-facing camera/2-megapixel front-facing camera
Full HD video recording at 30fps
Li-ion 2,600mAh battery
Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9mm
130g

Standout features and services
Music Hub The Samsung Galaxy S4's Music Hub will be powered by 7digital. This will provide access to a catalogue of 23 million songs, which can be either streamed (for a monthly subscription fee) or purchased. Purchased tracks and albums can be stored in the cloud, synced to multiple devices, and stored locally for offline listening.
App-free printing HP and Samsung have teamed up to allow devices including the Samsung Galaxy S4 to print directly to 180 HP printer models, without any setup or configuration. Users can print from their smartphone by connecting both printer and handset via the same Wi-Fi network, or via a direct wireless link between the two devices on selected printer models.
Dual-camera Allows users to video themselves in-screen while shooting footage of friends/family; allows video-callers to see person placing the call and who/what's with them.
Smart Pause Video stops playing when users avert their gaze from the screen.
Air View Hover fingers over the screen to get a preview of emails, images or video from the homescreen, without having to open them.
Group Play Allows the same song to be played back simultaneously through different Galaxy S4 handsets in near proximity.
Air Gesture Scrolls through web pages, changes music tracks with the wave of a hand.
Samsung Knox A feature first introduced on BlackBerry devices, which allows work and personal content to be kept separate on handset.
S Health Calorie counter, heart-rate monitor, and options to measure blood pressure and blood-sugar levels with additional equipment.
Samsung Hub A direct rival to Google's Play store, offering music, video, ebooks and other digital content.
S Voice Drive A driving mode that includes satnav, dictation of messages, and other voice controls.
S Translator Built-in translation service that can do speech-to-text or text-to-speech in nine languages. Doesn't require a network connection.

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