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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active
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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.4 | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2013-06-05 | 2017-01-10 |
| 5.50 x 2.81 x 0.36 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.33 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Blue, Gray and Orange | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 145.00 | $ 775.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| TFT | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 6.49 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 5.5 |
| 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 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
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, with a 78.7 score against 71.7. Both phones in our current comparison use Android OS, but Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a newer 8.0 Oreo version while Samsung Galaxy S4 Active has Android 4.4, offering lots of additional features. Huawei Mate 9 Pro's construction is way newer and thinner than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active's, but it's somewhat heavier.
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a little better hardware performance than Galaxy S4 Active, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with 4 GB more RAM memory and 4 more CPU cores. Galaxy S4 Active counts with a little bit better screen than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, although it has a little bit smaller display, a just a bit lower pixel density and a lot lower 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution.
Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with a much better memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy S4 Active, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 112 GB more internal storage capacity. Huawei Mate 9 Pro features a way better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 2600mAh.
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro features a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, because it has a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a back-facing camera with a much better 12 mega-pixels resolution.
Although Huawei Mate 9 Pro is a better device, it is way more expensive than 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 Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, giving up a couple features and specs, but you will get the most with your budget.
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