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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active
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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-06-05 | 2017-09-15 |
| 5.50 x 2.81 x 0.36 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.33 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| Blue, Gray and Orange | Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 145.00 | $ 440.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.28 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note8 is better than Galaxy S4 Active, getting a overall score of 83 against 71.7. These phones come with Android OS, but Galaxy Note8 has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy S4 Active has Android 4.4, so it provides some additional features. Galaxy Note8's design is noticeably newer and just a little bit thinner than Galaxy S4 Active's, although it is also much heavier.
The Galaxy S4 Active features a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Note8, although it has a much lower 1920 x 1080 resolution, a quite inferior quantity of pixels per inch in the screen and a lot smaller display. The Galaxy Note8 features just a bit better performance than Galaxy S4 Active, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with more RAM memory and a higher number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy Note8 features a lot better camera than Galaxy S4 Active, because it has a back-facing camera with much more MP and a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution. Samsung Galaxy Note8 features a much better storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy S4 Active, because it has an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB and 64 GB internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy Note8 counts with greater battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity.
Although Galaxy Note8 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 are trying to save some money, you can get Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, letting go a few specs and features, but you will get the most out of your savings.
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