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Samsung Galaxy S4
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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4 |
| 2017-03-31 | 2013-03-14 |
| 5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches | 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Polycarbonate |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 229.00 | $ 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 |
| 8.1 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") 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 |
| 9.57 | 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, Dual 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 |
| -- | 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 has an overall score of 79, which is a little bit better than the Moto G5 Plus's 74.6 score. Even though Samsung Galaxy S4 is a lot older than the Moto G5 Plus, it's construction is thinner and lighter. The Moto G5 Plus features a bit better processing power than Galaxy S4, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with a higher number of cores (and they are faster) and 2 GB more RAM memory.
Galaxy S4 features a brighter display than Moto G5 Plus, because although it has a little smaller display, and they both have exactly the same 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution, the Galaxy S4 also counts with a little greater pixels count per screen inch. The Motorola Moto G5 Plus counts with a slightly better camera than Galaxy S4, because although it has a camera in the back with a worse 12 mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a lot better video definition, a bigger camera sensor and a lot larger camera aperture to capture better low light images and videos.
Moto G5 Plus features a bit bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy S4, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory, the Moto G5 Plus also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 128 GB. Motorola Moto G5 Plus has a bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S4, because it has a 15% more battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy S4 is not only the best devices in our comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other devices, which makes this phone a great choice.
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