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HTC Rhyme
S510bS510b
Samsung Galaxy S4
TDD LTEGT-I9507
| Global Score | |
| 52.6 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 2.3.4 | Android 4.4.2, 4.3, 4.2.2 |
| 2011-09-20 | 2013-03-14 |
| 4.69 x 2.39 x 0.43 inches | 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.77 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| -- | Polycarbonate |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 165.00 | $ 160.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.7 inches | 5 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| S-LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 252 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8655 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset |
| Single-Core 1000 MHz processor | Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 768 MB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 205 (245 MHz) GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 7.56 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 3.82 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| EV-DO A, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | Micro SIM |
| 3.3 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 410 hours standby time 6.8 hours talk time | 17 hours talk time |
| 3.44 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S4 has an overall score of 79, which is way better than the HTC Rhyme's 52.6 score. The Galaxy S4 is a newer phone, and it's also noticeably thinner and just a little lighter than HTC Rhyme. Both of these phones use Android OS, but the Galaxy S4 has a more recent 4.4.2 version and HTC Rhyme has Android 2.3.4 version, so it provides you some extra features and performance improvements.
Samsung Galaxy S4 features a lot better looking display than HTC Rhyme, because it has a much bigger screen, a way better pixel count per inch of display and a much higher 1920 x 1080 resolution. Galaxy S4 has a way bigger storage to install games and applications than HTC Rhyme, because it has more internal memory and a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 64 GB.
Galaxy S4 has a more powerful CPU than HTC Rhyme, because it has more CPU cores, 1,25 GB more RAM and a faster graphics processing unit. The Galaxy S4 has a superior battery lifetime than HTC Rhyme, because it has a 63% larger battery size. Galaxy S4 has a lot better camera than HTC Rhyme, because it has a lot better (Full HD) video resolution and a back facing camera with a lot higher resolution.
The Galaxy S4 not only is the best phones in our comparison, but it's also cheaper, which makes it an easy decision.
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