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Samsung Galaxy S4
SprintSPH-L720
| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4 |
| 2016-01-01 | 2013-03-14 |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 inches | 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Champagne gold, Midnight black, Pearl white and Pink | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Metal | Polycarbonate |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 135.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 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 |
| 8.12 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 5.7 | 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 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 a little bit better than Galaxy A9 (2016), with a 79 score against 74.9. Even though the Galaxy S4 is extremely older and a little thicker than Galaxy A9 (2016), it's body is still notably lighter. The Galaxy S4 counts with a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have an equal resolution of 1920 x 1080px, the Galaxy S4 also counts with a quite greater pixel density.
Samsung Galaxy S4 features a quite bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy A9 (2016), because although it has a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 64 GB against 128 GB, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. Galaxy S4 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A9 (2016), because although it has a lower amount of RAM and an inferior number of cores (although faster), it also counts with an additional GPU.
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016) has a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy S4, and although they both have a back-facing camera with a 13 mega-pixels, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016) also has a larger diafragm aperture for better low light photos and video and a way higher video resolution. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016) counts with a much longer battery life than Galaxy S4, because it has a 54 percent larger battery capacity.
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