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Samsung Galaxy S II
NFCI9100P
Samsung Galaxy S4 Active
AT&TSGH-I537
| Global Score | |
| 66.2 | 71.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.1.2, 4.0.4, 4.0, 2.3 | Android 4.4 |
| 2011-02-13 | 2013-06-05 |
| 4.93 x 2.60 x 0.33 inches | 5.50 x 2.81 x 0.36 inches |
| 4.09 ounces | 5.33 ounces |
| Black and White | Blue, Gray and Orange |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 190.00 | $ 145.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.3 inches | 5 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED Plus | TFT |
| 217 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4210 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.12 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | -- |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | Micro SIM |
| 4.5 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1650mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 710 hours standby time 18.3 hours talk time | 17 hours talk time |
| 3.52 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S4 Active is just a bit better than the Galaxy S II, having a 71.7 score against 66.2. Both phones in this comparison have Android operating system, but Galaxy S4 Active has a more recent 4.4 version while Galaxy S II has Android 4.1.2 version, so it offers some extra features. Galaxy S4 Active's construction is extremely newer, but notably heavier and a bit thicker than the Galaxy S II.
The Galaxy S4 Active features a way better screen than Galaxy S II, because it has a way higher 1920 x 1080 resolution, a lot higher pixel number per display inch and a bigger display. The Galaxy S4 Active counts with a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy S II, because although it has a weaker 400 MHz GPU, it also counts with 1 GB more RAM and more CPU cores.
The Galaxy S II features a greater storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy S4 Active, because although it has an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 32 GB against 64 GB, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy S II shoots greater videos and photos than Galaxy S4 Active. Both have the same 1920x1080 video quality, the same video frame rate and the same resolution back facing camera.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 Active features a very superior battery lifetime than Galaxy S II, because it has a 58% more battery size.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 Active not only is the best phones of the ones we compare here, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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