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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 | 2016-06-10 |
| 5.50 x 2.81 x 0.36 inches | 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.33 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Blue, Gray and Orange | Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 145.00 | $ 247.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| 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 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active has a score of 75.8, which is slightly better than the Galaxy S4 Active's 71.7 global score. Samsung Galaxy S7 Active's design is newer, but somewhat heavier and a bit thicker than Galaxy S4 Active. Galaxy S7 Active has a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, because it has a better resolution of 1440 x 2560, a quite bigger screen and more pixels per display inch.
The Galaxy S7 Active has a much better memory capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, because it has a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 200 GB and more internal memory. The Galaxy S7 Active's processing unit is just as good as the Galaxy S4 Active one, because although the Galaxy S7 Active has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, and they both have the same number of cores, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 Active shoots way better pictures and videos than Galaxy S4 Active, because it has a much better video definition and a camera in the back with a way higher resolution. Galaxy S7 Active has a much longer battery performance than Galaxy S4 Active, because it has a 54 percent larger battery size.
Although Samsung Galaxy S7 Active is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Galaxy S4 Active, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Galaxy S4 Active. So if you need that extra specs and features, you can buy Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, else you can save some dollars and get the Galaxy S4 Active, resigning a couple features and specs.
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