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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active
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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | -- |
| 2013-06-05 | 2018-09-21 |
| 5.50 x 2.81 x 0.36 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.33 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Blue, Gray and Orange | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 145.00 | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| TFT | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 456 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 | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.2 |
| 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
Apple iPhone XS Max is much better than the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, with a general score of 84.5 against 71.7. The Apple iPhone XS Max is a a lot newer and thinner phone than the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, but it's incredibly heavier. The iPhone XS Max counts with a quite better hardware performance than Galaxy S4 Active, because although it has doesn't have an extra GPU, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU, more RAM and more processing cores.
Galaxy S4 Active has just a bit better looking screen than iPhone XS Max, although it has a quite inferior count of pixels per inch in the display, a way lower 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution and a way smaller display. IPhone XS Max takes greater pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, because it has a camera with a much better 12 megapixels resolution and a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
The iPhone XS Max counts with a much greater memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S4 Active, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory. The iPhone XS Max features improved battery performance than Galaxy S4 Active, because it has a 3179mAh battery capacity.
Although iPhone XS Max is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Samsung Galaxy S4 Active. If you want to save some dollars, you can get the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, giving up a couple features, but you'll get the most with your savings.
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