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Samsung Galaxy S4
SprintSPH-L720
| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4 |
| 2016-04-16 | 2013-03-14 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminum | Polycarbonate |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 135.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.1 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 17 hours talk time |
| 4.96 | 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
Samsung Galaxy S4 is slightly better than the Huawei P9, with a 79 score against 72.9. Samsung Galaxy S4's design is a little lighter than Huawei P9, but it is somewhat thicker and was released 3 years before. Galaxy S4 features a brighter screen than Huawei P9, because although it has a little bit smaller display, and they both have an equal 1920 x 1080px resolution, the Galaxy S4 also counts with a quite greater pixel quantity per inch in the display.
The Galaxy S4 has a slightly better memory capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei P9, because although it has an external memory slot that allows 192 GB smaller, it also counts with 32 GB more internal memory capacity. The Huawei P9 has just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy S4, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory and a greater number of cores.
Huawei P9 counts with just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy S4, because although it has a lower (Full HD) video definition and a lower 12 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera, and they both have the same camera aperture, the Huawei P9 also counts with a bigger sensor which offers a higher image and video quality.
The Huawei P9 counts with a little better battery life than Galaxy S4, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity.
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