Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 69.4 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4.2, 4.3, 4.2.2 |
| 2015-11-06 | 2013-03-14 |
| 5.79 x 3.04 x 0.37 inches | 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| -- | Polycarbonate |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 699.00 | $ 130.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.4 inches | 5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 544 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.6 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 8.82 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.76 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 18.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 5.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3410mAh Battery | 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 17 hours talk time |
| 5.36 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S4 is a little bit better than the BlackBerry Priv, with a 76.1 score against 69.4. Despite of the fact that Samsung Galaxy S4 is much older than BlackBerry Priv, it's design is thinner and notably lighter. Galaxy S4 counts with a bit better looking display than BlackBerry Priv, although it has a little smaller screen, a way worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a quite worse pixel count per inch in the screen.
The BlackBerry Priv counts with a superior memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy S4, because it has a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 1,95 TB and 32 GB internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy S4 counts with just a little better hardware performance than BlackBerry Priv, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster) and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with an extra graphics processor.
BlackBerry Priv has greater battery life than Galaxy S4, because it has 3410mAh of battery capacity. BlackBerry Priv features a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy S4, and although they both have the same diafragm aperture, the BlackBerry Priv also has a much higher video definition and a camera with much more mega pixels.
Even being the best phone of the ones we compare here, the Galaxy S4 is also a lot cheaper, making it an obvious call.
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