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Samsung Galaxy S4
SprintSPH-L720
| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4 |
| 2016-01-08 | 2013-03-14 |
| 5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| -- | Polycarbonate |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 135.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 8.73 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 16 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 |
| 6.72 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.3 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 17 hours talk time |
| 4.88 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S4 is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), with a general score of 79 against 71.9. The Samsung Galaxy S4 is a noticeably older and just a little thicker phone than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), but Samsung was able to make it lighter anyway. The Galaxy S4 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has less processing cores , and they both have a 2 GB RAM, the Galaxy S4 also counts with a graphics processor.
The Galaxy S4 counts with a brighter screen than Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have the same 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution, the Galaxy S4 also counts with a little greater screen density. Galaxy S4 takes a bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not recommended for low light photography, they both have a 13 megapixels camera, the same video quality and the same video frame rate.
The Galaxy S4 counts with a much greater memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has an external memory card slot that admits 64 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory. The Galaxy A5 (2016) features a little longer battery performance than Galaxy S4, because it has a 2900mAh battery capacity.
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