Samsung I9506 Galaxy S4 specification and prices
The I9506 Galaxy S4 by Samsung was announced on 2013, Q3 and the first deals appeared on 2013, Q3. The device is on sale from carriers including AT&T Wireless, Boost Mobile, Verizon Wireless, Verizon Wireless as well as retail stores like RadioShack, Best Buy.
The device runs on the most popular OS on the market for today - Android OS. I9506 Galaxy S4 was produced with the already out-of-date for now Android version: 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). It means that the device owner will be able to run only some old games and apps with this default OS version. The model is equipped with Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 CPU that shows a great performance. It runs 2 GB RAM that is enough for normal usage.
This mobile phone has great 13 megapixel primary camera. With such camera owner of this mobile phone will be able to take great photos and videos. The camera has aperture size 2.2. It is a not very large aperture for a mobile and it will allow the Samsung I9506 Galaxy S4 to let in more light to get nice photos at night. Rear camera of Samsung I9506 Galaxy S4 can shoot full HD high definition video, which image is not so perfect as 4K but is also very bright and clear.
The phone has a standard 5 inch display. It means that most users will not have any difficulties use the phone with one hand. Such display size has amazing benefits in compare to the smaller one: it's easier to use the screen as a viewfinder , better for video chatting and great for reading books.
I9506 Galaxy S4 has removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery, that can provide up to 370 hours of standby time, about 17 hours of talk time and up to 62 hours of playing music. It is satisfactory battery life results.
The mobile phone's weight is 130 grams (4.59 oz), it is 136.6 mm (5.38 in) high, 69.8 mm (2.75 in) wide and has a 7.9 mm (0.31 in) depth which means that this phone is thin.
You can purchase I9506 Galaxy S4 in White Frost, Black Mist (I9506)/ Arctic Blue, Red Aurora, rose gold white, rose gold black or deep black (SHV-E330S) colors.
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- 2013, Q3
- Available. Released 2013, Q3
- Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v5.0.1 (Lollipop)
- Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800
- Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400
- Adreno 330
- 13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm, autofocus, LED flash
- 2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm, 1080p@30fps, dual video call
- 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec.
- 1/3" sensor size, 1.14 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR
- 5.0 inches
- 1080 x 1920 pixels (~441 ppi pixel density)
- Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- Corning Gorilla Glass 3 - TouchWiz UI
- Yes
- Removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery
- About 370 h
- About 17 h
- About 62 h
- 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm (5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
- 130 g (4.59 oz, 0.29 lb)
- Micro-SIM
- White Frost, Black Mist (I9506)/ Arctic Blue, Red Aurora, rose gold white, rose gold black, deep black (SHV-E330S)
- 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
- microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
- v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
- Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
- Yes
- Yes
- No
- microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), USB Host
- Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture
- SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
- HTML5
- No
- Yes
- GSM / HSPA / LTE
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - I9506 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SHV-E330S
- HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - I9506 HSDPA 1900 / 2100 - SHV-E330S
- LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - I9506 LTE band 5(850), 9(1800) - SHV-E330S
- HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
- Yes
- Yes
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