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| Global Score | |
| 73.8 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 | Android 4.4.2, 4.3, 4.2.2 |
| 2015-07-28 | 2013-03-14 |
| 6.06 x 3.00 x 0.44 inches | 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.31 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Plastic | Polycarbonate |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | $ 130.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.4 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset |
| Cortex-A57 (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 8.19 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 21.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.34 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.8 | 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 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S4 is just a bit better than Moto X Pure Edition (2015), getting a 76.1 score against 73.8. Even though the Galaxy S4 is noticeably older than the Moto X Pure Edition (2015), it's design is extremely thinner and a lot lighter. These phones use Android operating system, but the Galaxy S4 has the older 4.4.2 version while Moto X Pure Edition (2015) has Android 5.1.
The Moto X Pure Edition (2015) features a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy S4, because it has a just a bit more pixels per inch in the screen, a quite bigger display and a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440px. The Moto X Pure Edition (2015) has a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S4, because it has 48 GB more internal storage capacity and a SD card slot that supports up to 128 GB.
Samsung Galaxy S4 features a little better processing power than Moto X Pure Edition (2015), because although it has less RAM, it also counts with a greater number of cores and an additional graphics processor. Moto X Pure Edition (2015) counts with a bit better battery lifetime than Galaxy S4, because it has a 15% more battery capacity.
The Moto X Pure Edition (2015) takes much better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy S4, because it has a way bigger back-facing camera sensor shooting way higher quality videos and pictures, a lot higher video resolution, a larger aperture to capture better low light photography and a camera with a way better 21 MP resolution.
Samsung Galaxy S4 is not only the best phones in our current comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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