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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active
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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.4 | -- |
| 2013-06-05 | 2016-10-20 |
| 5.50 x 2.81 x 0.36 inches | 5.66 x 2.74 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.33 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Blue, Gray and Orange | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 145.00 | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| TFT | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.49 | 9.79 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2770mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 4.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
Google Pixel has a score of 80.2, which is much better than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active's 71.7 score. The Google Pixel body is much newer, just a little lighter and a little thinner than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active. The Samsung Galaxy S4 Active has a better looking display than Google Pixel. They have a display of the same size, the same quantity of pixels per inch in the display and the same exact resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels.
Google Pixel's processing unit is just as good as the CPU in Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, because although the Google Pixel has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, and they both have a Quad-Core CPU, it also counts with more RAM memory. Google Pixel counts with a way bigger memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
Google Pixel has a little better battery duration than Galaxy S4 Active, because it has a 2770mAh battery capacity against 2600mAh. Google Pixel features a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, because it has a lot more mega-pixels back-facing camera and a much better (4K) video definition.
Although Google Pixel is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Galaxy S4 Active, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Galaxy S4 Active. So if you need that extra specs and features, you can buy the Google Pixel, but if you don't you can save a couple dollars and get the Galaxy S4 Active, letting go a couple features and specs.
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