Samsung Galaxy S4 beats Apple iPhone 5 and HTC One in benchmark scores

Samsung recently unveiled its much awaited smartphone - Samsung Galaxy  S4. Folks at Android Authority have done a Geekbench 2 benchmark test on this smartphone and have published the results online. In this Geekbench 2 benchmark test, Samsung Galaxy S4 is pitted against its competitors  such as iPhone 5, BlackBerry Z10, HTC One, BlackBerry Z10, LG Nexus 4  and also Samsung Galaxy S III. It is worth noting that Samsung Galaxy S4 is powered by 1.6GHz Exynos octa-core processor in some regions, and a  1.9GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon quad-core processor in others.  The  smartphone also packs in 2GB of RAM and a PowerVR SGX544MP3 triple-core  GPU. These tests were done on 1.9GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon quad-core  processor. As per the test results, Samsung Galaxy S4 is the  fastest smartphone available in the market as of date with a score of  3163. What's more is that Samsung Galaxy S4 is twice as fast as its  predecessor Samsung Galaxy S III.  At the second spot is HTC One, which  manages to score 2687. Third spot is claimed by LG Nexus 4 that has a  score of 2040. Samsung Galaxy S III is at fourth and fifth place is  captured by Apple iPhone 5 by scoring 1596. Samsung Galaxy S4  sports a 5-inch full-HD screen with a resolution of 1080x1920 pixels,  and pixel density of 441ppi. The smartphone will come in 16GB, 32GB and  64GB variants but will also feature a microSD card slot for expanding  the memory. For camera, Samsung Galaxy S4 packs in a 13-megapixels rear shooter and a 2-megapixel one on the front. The Galaxy S4 also  offers more camera features including dual-shot, employing the use of  both front and back camera, an eraser shot mode to remove people from  photos, and a Cinemagram like feature called Cinema Photo, among several other tricks. This smartphone is expected to start retailing from  April.   NDTV