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Samsung Galaxy S4
SprintSPH-L720
| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | Android 4.4 |
| 2015-03-01 | 2013-03-14 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches | 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and Pink | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminium | Polycarbonate |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 178.00 | $ 135.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| S-LCD 3 | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.3 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 9.99 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.80mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") 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 |
| 10.12 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time | 17 hours talk time |
| 4.8 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S4 has a global score of 79, which is a little bit better than the HTC One M9's overall score of 77.7. Both of these phones work with Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy S4 has the older 4.4 version while HTC One M9 has Android 5.0 version. The Samsung Galaxy S4 body is somewhat lighter and thinner than HTC One M9, even though it was released many years before.
HTC One M9 features a slightly better looking display than Galaxy S4. They have a same size display, an equal 1920 x 1080 resolution and a better number of pixels per inch of screen. The HTC One M9 counts with a better CPU than Galaxy S4, because it has a much better graphics processing unit running at 600 MHz, a greater number of cores, more RAM and a 64-bit CPU.
The HTC One M9 captures better photos and videos than Galaxy S4, and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the HTC One M9 also has a way bigger back-facing camera sensor, a camera with a much higher resolution and a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality. Galaxy S4 counts with a quite bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than HTC One M9, because although it has an external memory card slot that supports 64 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity.
HTC One M9 features just a little better battery life than Galaxy S4, because it has a 9% more battery size.
Samsung Galaxy S4 is not only the best devices in our current comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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