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Samsung Galaxy S4
SprintSPH-L720
| Global Score | |
| 38.7 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Samsung |
| BlackBerry | Android 4.4 |
| -- | 2013-03-14 |
| 4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 inches | 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 3.74 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| -- | Polycarbonate |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 139.00 | $ 135.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2.6 inches | 5 inches |
| 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 154 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 5.9 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset |
| Single-Core 512 MHz processor | Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 128 MB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 6.66 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 0 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 4.73 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| EDGE and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | Micro SIM |
| 2.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1150mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 408 hours standby time 4.5 hours talk time | 17 hours talk time |
| 2.8 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S4 has a score of 79, which is way better than the BlackBerry Curve 8520's 38.7 general score. Galaxy S4 comes with Android 4.4 OS, while BlackBerry Curve 8520 comes with BlackBerry OS. Galaxy S4's body is heavier but extremely thinner than BlackBerry Curve 8520. Galaxy S4 features an incredibly better display than BlackBerry Curve 8520, because it has a lot better resolution of 1920 x 1080, a lot larger display and a much higher display pixels density.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 has a very superior CPU than BlackBerry Curve 8520, because it has a GPU, 3 more cores and 1,88 GB more RAM memory. Galaxy S4 features a lot better camera than BlackBerry Curve 8520, because it has a back-facing camera with a lot higher resolution. The Galaxy S4 features a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than BlackBerry Curve 8520.
Samsung Galaxy S4 has a very superior battery performance than BlackBerry Curve 8520, because it has 2600mAh of battery capacity against 1150mAh.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, Samsung Galaxy S4 is also the cheapest, making this phone a very good choice.
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