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Samsung Galaxy S4
SprintSPH-L720
| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4 |
| 2018-09-21 | 2013-03-14 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Polycarbonate |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 999.00 | $ 135.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 5 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 463 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 10.26 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.12 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 17 hours talk time |
| 4.64 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone XS has a general score of 84.2, which is a little bit better than Galaxy S4's score of 79. The Apple iPhone XS design is way newer and a little thinner, but also way heavier than the Galaxy S4. Apple iPhone XS counts with a faster processor than Galaxy S4, because although it has doesn't have an extra GPU, it also counts with a larger number of cores , a higher amount of RAM memory and a 64-bit processor.
The Galaxy S4 has a little bit better looking display than iPhone XS, although it has a bit lower pixels amount per inch in the screen, a little smaller screen and a bit worse 1920 x 1080px resolution. The Apple iPhone XS captures better videos and photos than Galaxy S4, because although it has a lesser mega-pixels camera, it also counts with a bigger sensor providing a better image quality, a bigger camera aperture for better low light photography and videos and a much better video resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 has a superior memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone XS, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy S4 also has a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 64 GB. The iPhone XS features just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S4, because it has a 2% larger battery capacity.
Although iPhone XS is a better device, it costs a lot more money than Galaxy S4, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Galaxy S4. So if you want that extra features, you can buy iPhone XS, but if you don't you can save some money and get the Galaxy S4, giving up some features and specifications.
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