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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active
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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 10 |
| 2013-06-05 | 2020-12-21 |
| 5.50 x 2.81 x 0.36 inches | 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.33 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Blue, Gray and Orange | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 145.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| TFT | LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 6.8 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A12 is much better than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, with an 80.3 score against 71.7. These phones have Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy A12 has a newer 10 version while Samsung Galaxy S4 Active has Android 4.4 version, offering some extra features and improved performance. The Galaxy A12 construction is newer and a bit thinner, but also much heavier than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active.
Galaxy S4 Active has a much sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A12, because although it has a really smaller display, it also counts with much more pixels per display inch and a better 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution. The Galaxy A12 has a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with a larger number of cores and more RAM.
Samsung Galaxy A12 counts with a superior storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy S4 Active, because it has 64 GB internal storage and a SD card slot that admits up to 1 TB. Galaxy A12 has a way better camera than Galaxy S4 Active, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A12 also has a camera in the back with a lot higher resolution.
Samsung Galaxy A12 has a much longer battery life than Galaxy S4 Active, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 2600mAh.
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