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Samsung Galaxy S4
SprintSPH-L720
| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2013-03-14 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Glass and Metal | 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 | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 9 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm 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 |
| 9.24 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 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 |
| 5.5 | 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 | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy S4 has a general score of 79, which is slightly better than the Galaxy A5 (2017)'s 75.8 overall score. Galaxy S4's body has the same thickness than Galaxy A5 (2017), but it is somewhat lighter. The Samsung Galaxy S4 counts with a better screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a little bit smaller screen, and they both have an equal resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, the Samsung Galaxy S4 also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch of screen.
The Galaxy S4 counts with a slightly bigger storage for games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a slot for external memory cards that supports 192 GB smaller, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. The Galaxy S4's processor is just as good as the processor in Galaxy A5 (2017), because although the Galaxy S4 has less RAM and a lower number of 1.9 GHz cores, it also counts with an additional GPU.
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) features just a little bit longer battery performance than Galaxy S4, because it has a 3000mAh battery size instead of 2600mAh. Galaxy A5 (2017) captures slightly better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy S4, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Galaxy A5 (2017) also has a larger diafragm aperture to take better photography in low-light environments and a more mega-pixels camera.
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