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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active
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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 87.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.4 | -- |
| 2013-06-05 | 2020-10-12 |
| 5.50 x 2.81 x 0.36 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.33 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Blue, Gray and Orange | Black, Blue and Grey |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 145.00 | $ 848.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 10.67 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 Xperia 5 II has a global score of 87.2, which is much better than Galaxy S4 Active's 71.7 overall score. The Xperia 5 II body is a lot newer and thinner, but also a little heavier than the Galaxy S4 Active. Galaxy S4 Active counts with a bit more vivid screen than Sony Xperia 5 II, although it has a quite worse pixels amount in each inch of display, a little smaller screen and a bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080.
Xperia 5 II has a little better performance than Galaxy S4 Active, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with a larger number of faster cores and a larger amount of RAM. The Sony Xperia 5 II features a way bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and a SD extension slot that holds up to 1000 GB.
The Sony Xperia 5 II counts with a much better camera than Galaxy S4 Active, because it has a lot better video definition and a much better 12 megapixels resolution camera. The Xperia 5 II features a way better battery duration than Galaxy S4 Active, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
Although Xperia 5 II is a better device, it is way more expensive than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Samsung Galaxy S4 Active. So if you want that extra features and specs, you can buy Xperia 5 II, else you can save some dollars and buy the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, giving up some features and specifications.
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