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Samsung Galaxy S4
SprintSPH-L720
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 4.4 |
| 2018-04-27 | 2013-03-14 |
| 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Glass and Metal | Polycarbonate |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 274.00 | $ 135.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 5 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 429 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 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 | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 17 hours talk time |
| 5.36 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 Galaxy S4 has a global score of 79, which is just a bit better than Huawei P20's 78.1 overall score. The Galaxy S4 is a noticeably older and a little bit thicker phone than the Huawei P20, but Samsung could make it incredibly lighter anyway. Both devices we are comparing here use Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy S4 has the previous 4.4 version and Huawei P20 has Android 9.0 Pie.
The Galaxy S4 has a brighter display than Huawei P20, because although it has a little worse 1920 x 1080 resolution and a bit smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit better count of pixels per inch of display. Huawei P20 has a little better performance than Galaxy S4, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with a larger number of faster cores and a larger amount of RAM.
The Huawei P20 features a slightly bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S4, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Huawei P20 counts with a superior camera than Galaxy S4, because although it has a camera with less megapixels resolution, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution, a bigger diafragm aperture for better low-light captures and videos and a much larger back camera sensor shooting lot higher quality videos and photographs.
The Huawei P20 features superior battery duration than Galaxy S4, because it has 3400mAh of battery capacity.
Even being the best phone in this comparison, the Galaxy S4 is also by far the cheapest, making this phone a no doubt choice.
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