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Samsung Galaxy S4
SprintSPH-L720
| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4 |
| 2015-08-21 | 2013-03-14 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Glass and Metal | Polycarbonate |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 135.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.6 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 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 |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.3 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | 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 |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note5 is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy S4, having a overall score of 80.2 against 79. Galaxy Note5's construction is a lot newer and a little thinner than the Samsung Galaxy S4's, but it's also noticeably heavier. Galaxy S4 counts with a little bit better display than Samsung Galaxy Note5, although it has a lot lower 1920 x 1080px resolution, a quite smaller display and a just a little lower display pixels density.
Samsung Galaxy Note5 has a bit superior processor than Samsung Galaxy S4, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with 4 more processing cores and 2 GB more RAM. The Samsung Galaxy Note5 has a much better camera than Galaxy S4, because it has a larger aperture to capture better photography and video in low-light environments, a way better video quality, a bigger sensor providing a higher image quality and a camera in the back with a higher resolution.
Galaxy S4 counts with a much bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Galaxy S4 also has a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 64 GB. The Galaxy Note5 features a bit better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S4, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity instead of 2600mAh.
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