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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active
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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| 2013-06-05 | 2017-06-20 |
| 5.50 x 2.81 x 0.36 inches | 6.17 x 3.10 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.33 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Blue, Gray and Orange | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 145.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Mali-T880 MP2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 9.02 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy J7 Max has a global score of 76.1, which is a bit better than Galaxy S4 Active's global score of 71.7. Both of these phones use Android OS, but the Galaxy J7 Max has newer 7.0 Nougat version and Galaxy S4 Active has Android 4.4 version, providing you a couple additional features. Galaxy J7 Max's body is newer and somewhat thinner, but also heavier than the Galaxy S4 Active.
Galaxy S4 Active features a better screen than Galaxy J7 Max, because although it has a bit smaller display, and they both have exactly the same 1920 x 1080 resolution, the Galaxy S4 Active also counts with a quite higher screen density. The Galaxy J7 Max counts with a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy S4 Active, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM and more cpu cores.
Galaxy J7 Max counts with a much better memory to install games and applications than Galaxy S4 Active, because it has 16 GB more internal memory and a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB. The Galaxy J7 Max captures much better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy J7 Max also has a lot higher resolution camera.
Galaxy J7 Max counts with longer battery performance than Galaxy S4 Active, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity.
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