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Samsung Galaxy S4
16 GB| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 4.4.2, 4.3, 4.2.2 |
| 2019-10-14 | 2013-03-14 |
| 6.25 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Diamond black and Twilight blue | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal | Polycarbonate |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 549.00 | $ 130.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 430 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.4 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 9.72 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.22 | 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, Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 17 hours talk time |
| 5.92 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S4 has an overall score of 76.1, which is just a bit better than the nubia Z20's overall score of 71.9. Both phones in this comparison work with Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy S4 has the older 4.4.2 version while nubia Z20 has Android 9.0 Pie version. Despite of the fact that Samsung Galaxy S4 is a lot older than nubia Z20, it's body is somewhat thinner and lighter.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 counts with a slightly better screen than nubia Z20, because although it has a really smaller display and a bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080, it also counts with a bit greater pixels count per inch in the screen. Nubia Z20 has a bit better CPU than Samsung Galaxy S4, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory and a higher number of cores.
The nubia Z20 counts with a lot bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S4, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The nubia Z20 takes much better videos and photos than Galaxy S4, because it has a much larger aperture to take better images and videos in poorly lited environments, a lot bigger back camera sensor which offers a way higher image and video quality, a lot better 7680x4320 video quality and a way more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
Nubia Z20 counts with a really longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S4, because it has a 54% bigger battery size.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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