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Samsung Galaxy S4
SprintSPH-L720
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 4.4 |
| 2019-09-20 | 2013-03-14 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Polycarbonate |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 430.00 | $ 135.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 9.45 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 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 | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 17 hours talk time |
| 5.68 | 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
The Huawei nova 5T is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy S4, having a global score of 80.8 against 79. Both of these phones include Android OS, but the Huawei nova 5T has a more recent 10 version and Samsung Galaxy S4 has Android 4.4 version, providing some extra features. Huawei nova 5T's construction has the same thickness than the Samsung Galaxy S4, but it's incredibly heavier.
The Huawei nova 5T has a bit faster CPU than Galaxy S4, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with a larger number of cores (and also faster) and a greater amount of RAM. The Galaxy S4 counts with a much better screen than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a much smaller display and a little lower 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution, it also counts with a just a bit greater count of pixels per display inch.
The Huawei nova 5T features a bit more memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S4, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. Huawei nova 5T has a greater camera than Galaxy S4, because it has a way bigger camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a back-facing camera with lot more mega pixels, a larger diafragm aperture to take better low-light photos and video and a lot higher (4K) video definition.
Huawei nova 5T features a superior battery duration than Galaxy S4, because it has a 3750mAh battery size against 2600mAh.
Although Huawei nova 5T is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Galaxy S4, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Galaxy S4. If you are trying to save some dollars, you can get the Galaxy S4, and give up a couple features, but you'll get the most with your budget.
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