Comparison of ASUS PadFone S and Samsung GALAXY S4 VE LTE GT-I9515 smartphones based on their characteristics

ASUS PadFone S

Samsung GALAXY S4 VE LTE GT-I9515

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

ASUS

Samsung

Phone model

PadFone S

GALAXY S4 VE LTE GT-I9515

Year of release

2014

2014

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

143 mm

137 mm

Body width

73 mm

70 mm

Body thickness

10 mm

7.9 mm

Weight

150 g

130 g

Volume

103.97 cm³

75.32 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Plastic

Colors

• Black

• Gray
• White
• Dark blue

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 800

CPU clock speed

2300 MHz

1900 MHz

Number of processor cores

4

4

Level 1 cache (L1)

16 + 16 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

2 MB

Processor size

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

Manufacturing process

28 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Adreno 330

GPU clock speed

578 MHz

Number of GPU cores

4

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

2 GB

2 GB

RAM type

LPDDR3

RAM frequency

933 MHz

Number of RAM channels

2

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 16 GB

• 16 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

64 GB

64 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Mainboard

Chipset

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AB

Operating system

Operating system

Android 4.4

Android 4.2

Battery

Battery capacity

2300

2600

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Removable battery

Charging the battery from USB

Call duration in GSM networks

30 h

Standby time in GSM networks

417 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

22 h

17 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

528 h

370 h

Duration of listening to music

62 h

Video watching duration

11 h

Duration of using Wi-Fi

10 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

5 in

5 in

Screen resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

Resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Pixel density

441 ppi

441 ppi

Screen technology

Super IPS+

Super AMOLED

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Glass screen

Aspect ratio

1.778

1.778

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

13 Mp

13 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

4128 x 3096 pixels

4128 x 3096 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

LED

Digital zoom

4 X

Photomatrix type

CMOS BSI

Aperture

f/2

Number of lens elements

5

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Face detector

Smile detector

Viewfinder

Continuous photography

Touch focus

Exposure compensation

Self-timer

White balance

ISO setting

Scene selection

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

60 fps

Movie settings

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

2 Mp

2 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

1886 x 1061 pixels

1886 x 1061 pixels

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

SIM card type

Micro-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Second microphone

Noise reduction during a call

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

4G

4G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

LTE support

LTE frequencies

• LTE 700 MHz
• LTE 900 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 1900 MHz
• LTE 2100 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

LTE standards

• LTE Cat 4

Data transmission standards

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n
• 802.11ac

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

Dual band Wi-Fi

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB OTG support

USB host support

USB Mass Storage support

MHL interface

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.0

4.0 + EDR

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Other Bluetooth profiles

• PBAP
• PBA
• HFP
• HSP
• OPP
• SAP
• HID
• PAN
• MAP

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108 МГц

DRM support

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Gyroscope

Magnetometer

Pedometer

Outside temperature sensor

Barometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Wireless NFC

Infrared port (IrDA)

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

Installed image editor

Geo tags

DLNA support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

• MPEG-4
• H.263
• H.264

Video resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Installed video editor

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• MP3
• OGG
• WAV

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR
• MIDI
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Streaming audio

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

• PDF

Email

Handwriting recognition

Convert text to speech

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google Search
• Google Maps

• MS Exchange
• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google Talk
• YouTube
• Google+

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

• HTML
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

VMS support

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.42 W/kg