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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active
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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | -- |
| 2013-06-05 | 2018-09-21 |
| 5.50 x 2.81 x 0.36 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.33 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Blue, Gray and Orange | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 145.00 | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| TFT | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.91 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 6.49 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone XS has an overall score of 84.2, which is much better than the Galaxy S4 Active's 71.7 score. The iPhone XS construction is a lot newer and thinner, but somewhat heavier than the Galaxy S4 Active. IPhone XS features a quite superior performance than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with a 64 bits processor, a larger amount of RAM memory and 2 more processing cores.
Galaxy S4 Active features a bit more vivid screen than iPhone XS, although it has a bit smaller screen, a just a little less pixels per inch in the display and a bit lower 1920 x 1080px resolution. The iPhone XS has a way bigger memory to store more apps and games than Galaxy S4 Active, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage capacity.
The iPhone XS features just a little bit longer battery duration than Galaxy S4 Active, because it has a 2659mAh battery size. IPhone XS takes way better photos and videos than Galaxy S4 Active, because it has a back facing camera with lot more mega-pixels and a way higher (4K) video resolution.
Although iPhone XS is a better device, it costs a lot more money than Galaxy S4 Active, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Galaxy S4 Active. If you are trying to save some dollars, you can buy the Galaxy S4 Active, letting go some specs and features, but you'll get the most out of your money.
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