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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active
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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | -- |
| 2013-06-05 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.50 x 2.81 x 0.36 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.33 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Blue, Gray and Orange | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 145.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 9.24 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 4.96 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, with a 75.8 score against 71.7. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) is a noticeably newer and somewhat thinner cellphone than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, although it's also just a little bit heavier. Samsung Galaxy S4 Active features a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a little smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active also counts with a just a little better pixels quantity in each inch in the display.
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a little bit better performance than Galaxy S4 Active, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor, it also counts with 1 GB more RAM memory and a higher number of 1.9 gigahertz cores. The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) takes much clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) also has a lot better 16 megapixels resolution back-facing camera.
The Galaxy A5 (2017) has a very superior memory for apps and games than Galaxy S4 Active, because it has an external SD slot that supports up to 256 GB and 32 GB internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) features a little longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, because it has a 15% more battery size.
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