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Samsung Galaxy S4
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| Global Score | |
| 53.3 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Windows Phone 7.5 Mango | Android 4.4 |
| 2010-10-11 | 2013-03-14 |
| 4.70 x 2.42 x 0.51 inches | 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| -- | Polycarbonate |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 140.00 | $ 135.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.8 inches | 5 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 246 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset |
| Scorpion (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 448 MB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 200 (128 MHz) GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 7.47 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 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 (24 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.16 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | Micro SIM |
| 3.5 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1230mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 275 hours standby time 4 hours talk time | 17 hours talk time |
| 2.88 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, 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
The Galaxy S4 is a lot better than HTC Surround, getting a 79 score against 53.3. The Galaxy S4 has Android 4.4 OS, while HTC Surround has Windows Phone 7.5 Mango OS. The Galaxy S4 design is a lot newer, noticeably lighter and noticeably thinner than HTC Surround. Galaxy S4 features a way better display than HTC Surround, because it has a really larger screen, a lot higher 1920 x 1080px resolution and a much higher pixels density.
The Galaxy S4 has a much greater memory capacity to store more games and applications than HTC Surround, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 64 GB and more internal memory. Galaxy S4 features a much greater performance than HTC Surround, because it has 3 more cpu cores, a better graphics co-processor and 1,56 GB more RAM memory.
The Galaxy S4 features a much better battery lifetime than HTC Surround, because it has 2600mAh of battery capacity. The Galaxy S4 shoots much better photos and videos than HTC Surround, because it has a back-facing camera with a way better 13 mega pixels resolution and a way higher video resolution.
Galaxy S4 not only is the best phones in our current comparison, but it's also cheaper than the other phone, which makes it a very good choice.
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