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Samsung Galaxy S4
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| Global Score | |
| 76.1 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 4.4 |
| 2016-03-31 | 2013-03-14 |
| 5.88 x 2.91 x 0.29 inches | 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Metal | Polycarbonate |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 499.00 | $ 135.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.3 inches | 5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 554 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.7 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 9 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.76 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 | -- |
| 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 | Micro SIM |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 17 hours talk time |
| 4.8 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S4 is a little bit better than the LG G5, with a overall score of 79 against 76.1. These phones come with Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy S4 has the previous 4.4 version and LG G5 has Android 8.0 Oreo version. Although the Samsung Galaxy S4 is noticeably older and a little bit thicker than LG G5, it's body is still lighter.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 features a bit sharper display than LG G5, although it has a way worse resolution of 1920 x 1080, a quite smaller display and a bit worse pixel quantity in each screen inch. LG G5 and Galaxy S4 feature quite similar processing units, because although the Galaxy S4 has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have a Quad-Core processor, it also counts with an additional graphics processor.
The LG G5 captures better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S4, because it has a higher resolution camera, a larger camera sensor shooting higher quality videos and photographs, a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a bigger camera aperture to take better low-light photos. The LG G5 features a much bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S4, because although it has just 32 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD card slot that holds up to 1,95 TB.
The LG G5 has a little longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S4, because it has 2800mAh of battery capacity instead of 2600mAh.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, Galaxy S4 is also by far the cheapest one, making it an easy decision.
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