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Samsung Galaxy S4
SprintSPH-L720
| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 4.4 |
| 2019-03-07 | 2013-03-14 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Plastic | Polycarbonate |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 135.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 9 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 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 |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 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 |
| 9.13 | 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, Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 17 hours talk time |
| 6.8 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M30 is just a bit better than Galaxy S4, with a overall score of 82.4 against 79. These phones include Android OS, but Galaxy M30 has newer 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy S4 has Android 4.4 version. Although the Galaxy M30 is way newer than the Galaxy S4, it is just a bit thicker and a lot heavier.
Samsung Galaxy S4 and Galaxy M30 have similar processing units, because although the Samsung Galaxy S4 has a lower number of cores and 4 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit. Galaxy S4 has a better screen than Galaxy M30, because although it has a way smaller screen and a bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080px, it also counts with a just a bit higher pixel amount in each screen inch.
The Galaxy M30 has a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy S4, because although it has a smaller back-facing camera sensor taking lower quality videos and photos, and they both have the same resolution back camera, the same (Full HD) video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Galaxy M30 also counts with a larger camera aperture to take better images and video in low light situations.
Samsung Galaxy M30 features a much greater storage to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S4, because it has an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage. Galaxy M30 counts with a superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S4, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity against 2600mAh.
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