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Samsung Galaxy S4
SprintSPH-L720
| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 4.4 |
| 2018-08-27 | 2013-03-14 |
| 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches | 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Glass and Metal | Polycarbonate |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 135.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 392 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.34 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 |
| 10.01 | 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 | Micro SIM |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 17 hours talk time |
| 5.68 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 Star has a score of 82.1, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy S4's score of 79. Galaxy A8 Star's body is extremely newer and a bit thinner than the Galaxy S4's, although it's notably heavier. Both of these phones work with Android OS, but the Galaxy A8 Star has 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy S4 has Android 4.4, so it offers some additional features.
Samsung Galaxy S4 has a better display than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a lot smaller display and a little worse 1920 x 1080 resolution, it also counts with a little bit greater quantity of pixels in each inch in the display. The Galaxy A8 Star features just a bit better processing power than Galaxy S4, because although it has doesn't have an extra GPU, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM and 4 more CPU cores.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy S4, because it has a more mega pixels back camera, a larger sensor taking better quality videos and photos, a much larger aperture and a way higher (4K) video definition. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star features a quite bigger storage for games and applications than Galaxy S4, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 400 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star features a much longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S4, because it has a 42 percent greater battery size.
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