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Samsung Galaxy S4
SprintSPH-L720
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4 |
| 2015-12-16 | 2013-03-14 |
| 5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 inches | 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.96 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 | |
| 5.5 inches | 5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| 3 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) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.1 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 17 hours talk time |
| 5.28 | 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 |
Comparison review
Galaxy S4 is just a bit better than Galaxy A7 (2016), having a 79 score against 72.8. Although Galaxy S4 is incredibly older and a little thicker than the Galaxy A7 (2016), it's design is still noticeably lighter. The Galaxy S4 counts with a sharper screen than Galaxy A7 (2016), because although it has a little bit smaller screen, and they both have an equal resolution of 1920 x 1080px, the Galaxy S4 also counts with a little bit greater pixel amount per inch of screen.
Galaxy S4 counts with a much bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), because although it has a slot for an external memory card that holds 64 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory. Galaxy S4 features a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A7 (2016), because although it has an inferior number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an additional GPU.
The Galaxy S4 has a slightly better camera than Galaxy A7 (2016), although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not nice for low light photos and videos, they both have the same video frame rate, the same (Full HD) video resolution and a same resolution back camera. The Galaxy A7 (2016) has better battery performance than Galaxy S4, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity instead of 2600mAh.
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