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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active
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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 82.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.4 | Android 13 |
| 2013-06-05 | 2023-05-11 |
| 5.50 x 2.81 x 0.36 inches | 6.50 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.33 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Blue, Gray and Orange | Black, Khaki Green and Platinum Silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 145.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| TFT | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm) chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 8.91 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.74 inches (1/1.35") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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
Xperia 1 V has a score of 82.7, which is much better than Galaxy S4 Active's overall score of 71.7. Even though Xperia 1 V is somewhat heavier than Galaxy S4 Active, it's a little bit thinner and also newer. These phones use Android OS (Operating System), but Xperia 1 V has 13 version while Galaxy S4 Active has Android 4.4, providing the user some additional features and performance optimizations.
The Galaxy S4 Active features a much faster CPU than Sony Xperia 1 V, because although it has less cores (but faster) and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a graphics processing unit. Galaxy S4 Active has just a bit better looking screen than Xperia 1 V, although it has a way lower number of pixels per inch of screen, a lot smaller display and a way worse resolution of 1920 x 1080px.
Sony Xperia 1 V has a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, because it has a lot better 48 MP resolution back facing camera and a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution. The Sony Xperia 1 V has a way bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S4 Active, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The Sony Xperia 1 V features a way better battery life than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2600mAh.
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