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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active
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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | -- |
| 2013-06-05 | 2018-03-16 |
| 5.50 x 2.81 x 0.36 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.33 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Blue, Gray and Orange | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 145.00 | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 4.96 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S9 is better than the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, getting a general score of 83.3 against 71.7. The Samsung Galaxy S9 body is much newer and a bit thinner, but also just a little heavier than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active. The Samsung Galaxy S4 Active has a little sharper screen than Galaxy S9, although it has a just a bit lower screen pixels density, a lot worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a quite smaller display.
Samsung Galaxy S9 counts with a little bit better processing power than Galaxy S4 Active, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with 2 GB more RAM and a larger number of cores. Galaxy S9 features a much better storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy S4 Active, because it has 48 GB more internal memory and an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 400 GB.
The Galaxy S9 features a bit better battery duration than Galaxy S4 Active, because it has a 15 percent more battery size. Galaxy S9 shoots way better photos and videos than Galaxy S4 Active, because it has a much better 3840x2160 video quality and a camera with way more MP.
Samsung Galaxy S9 is a bit more expensive than the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, but it's still a good choice, because you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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