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Samsung Galaxy S4
SprintSPH-L720
| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 4.4 |
| 2015-10-20 | 2013-03-14 |
| 5.79 x 2.86 x 0.31 inches | 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.80 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Plastic | Polycarbonate |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 429.00 | $ 135.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 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 |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 8.73 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 12.30 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 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 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | 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 |
| 6.3 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 17 hours talk time |
| 4.64 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, 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 Google Nexus 5X, with a 79 score against 73.7. The Samsung Galaxy S4 design has the same thickness than Google Nexus 5X, but it is a little lighter. Galaxy S4 counts with a much better looking display than Google Nexus 5X, because although it has a little smaller screen, and they both have an equal resolution of 1920 x 1080px, the Galaxy S4 also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch in the display.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 counts with a superior memory to store more games and applications than Google Nexus 5X, because it has a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 64 GB and 64 GB internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy S4 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Google Nexus 5X, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster), and they both have the same RAM amount, the Samsung Galaxy S4 also counts with an additional GPU.
Google Nexus 5X has a bit superior battery life than Galaxy S4, because it has 2700mAh of battery capacity. Google Nexus 5X features a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy S4, because although it has a less mega pixels camera, it also counts with a lot higher video definition, a bigger camera aperture for better captures and video in low-light situations and a lot larger back-facing camera sensor which gives a lot better image and video quality.
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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