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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active
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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2013-06-05 | 2020-01-31 |
| 5.50 x 2.81 x 0.36 inches | 6.30 x 3.02 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.33 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Blue, Gray and Orange | Black |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 145.00 | $ 421.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 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, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4050mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 6 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro is much better than the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, having an 81 score against 71.7. Both phones in this comparison have Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro has a more recent 11 version while Samsung Galaxy S4 Active has Android 4.4, providing the user a lot of extra features. Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro's design is extremely newer than the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active's, although it's a little thicker and notably heavier.
The Galaxy S4 Active features a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro, because although it has a bit lower 1920 x 1080 resolution and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch of display. The Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro has a little bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with a higher number of faster cores and more RAM.
Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro has a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro also has a lot more MP camera in the back. Galaxy XCover Pro has a much better storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy S4 Active, because it has a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 48 GB more internal storage.
The Galaxy XCover Pro features a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy S4 Active, because it has 4050mAh of battery capacity instead of 2600mAh.
Although Galaxy XCover Pro is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active. If you want to save a few dollars, you can get Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, and give up a few specs and features, but you'll get the most out of your money.
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