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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active
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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 77.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 4.4 | -- |
| 2013-06-05 | 2018-10-29 |
| 5.50 x 2.81 x 0.36 inches | 6.25 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.33 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Blue, Gray and Orange | Black |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 145.00 | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.49 | 3.63 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, getting a 77.1 score against 71.7. The Asus ROG Phone design is noticeably newer and just a bit thinner, but heavier than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active. The Galaxy S4 Active has a slightly better looking screen than Asus ROG Phone, because although it has a quite lower 1920 x 1080 resolution and a little smaller display, it also counts with a bit more pixels per screen inch.
Asus ROG Phone counts with a little faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory and a higher number of cores. Asus ROG Phone has a way bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory capacity.
Galaxy S4 Active shoots a lot better photographs and videos than Asus ROG Phone. They have the same (Full HD) video resolution and the same video frame rate. The Asus ROG Phone has a way better battery life than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, because it has a 54% more battery capacity.
Although Asus ROG Phone is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Galaxy S4 Active, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Galaxy S4 Active. If you are trying to save some money, you can buy the Galaxy S4 Active, giving up a couple features, but you will get the most out of your savings.
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