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Samsung Galaxy S4
SprintSPH-L720
| Global Score | |
| 75 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 4.4 |
| 2015-10-06 | 2013-03-14 |
| 5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 inches | 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Plastic | Polycarbonate |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 325.00 | $ 135.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.4 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") 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 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.34 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 7.1 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Battery | 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 288 hours standby time 25 hours talk time | 17 hours talk time |
| 5.28 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S4 is slightly better than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, with a global score of 79 against 75. Galaxy S4 comes with Android 4.4 operating system, and Microsoft Lumia 950 XL works with Windows 10 Mobile operating system. Galaxy S4's body is lighter and a little thinner than the Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, even though it was released many years before.
The Lumia 950 XL features a little sharper screen than Galaxy S4, because it has a just a bit higher pixel count in each inch in the display, a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440px and a quite bigger display. The Samsung Galaxy S4 counts with a bigger storage to install games and applications than Lumia 950 XL, because although it has a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 64 GB against 200 GB, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with more CPU cores (although they are slower) and an additional graphics processor. The Microsoft Lumia 950 XL counts with longer battery performance than Galaxy S4, because it has a 3340mAh battery capacity instead of 2600mAh.
Microsoft Lumia 950 XL has a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy S4, because it has a way bigger sensor, a larger aperture for better low-light photos and videos, a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a back camera with lot more MP.
Despite of being the best phone in our current comparison, Galaxy S4 is also a lot cheaper.
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