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Samsung Galaxy S4
SprintSPH-L720
| Global Score | |
| 74.4 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 4.4 |
| 2018-08-30 | 2013-03-14 |
| 6.24 x 2.97 x 0.33 inches | 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Plastic | Polycarbonate |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 135.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 509 GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.00 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 |
| 9.68 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 17 hours talk time |
| 5.6 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S4 is a bit better than the HTC U12 Life, with a general score of 79 against 74.4. These devices include Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy S4 has 4.4 version while HTC U12 Life has Android 8.1 Oreo version. The Galaxy S4 is an way older phone than HTC U12 Life, but it's way lighter and just a little bit thinner anyway.
Galaxy S4 features a more vivid display than HTC U12 Life, because although it has a quite smaller display and a little worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, it also counts with a little better screen density. The Galaxy S4 counts with just a bit better performance than HTC U12 Life, because although it has a lower number of cores and lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a graphics processing unit.
The HTC U12 Life captures slightly better photographs and videos than Galaxy S4, because it has a bigger aperture for better low light photography and videos, a back facing camera with more mega pixels and a way higher video quality. HTC U12 Life counts with a bit more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S4, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory, the HTC U12 Life also has an external SD slot that allows up to 128 GB.
HTC U12 Life has a very superior battery lifetime than Galaxy S4, because it has a 38% more battery size.
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