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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active
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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.4 | Android 11 |
| 2013-06-05 | 2021-04-14 |
| 5.50 x 2.81 x 0.36 inches | 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.33 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Blue, Gray and Orange | Black, Green and Pink |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 145.00 | -- |
| 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 888 SM8350 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 18.62 |
| 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 6.49 | 10.89 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 10.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia 5 III is way better than Galaxy S4 Active, getting a global score of 90.5 against 71.7. Although the Xperia 5 III is somewhat heavier than the Galaxy S4 Active, it's somewhat thinner and also newer. Both phones we compare here have Android OS (Operating System), but the Xperia 5 III has a newer 11 version while Galaxy S4 Active has Android 4.4 version.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 Active features just a bit better display than Xperia 5 III, although it has a just a little lower pixels number per inch of display, a quite smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080. Xperia 5 III counts with a bit better CPU than Galaxy S4 Active, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with a greater number of faster cores and more RAM memory.
The Sony Xperia 5 III captures way better photographs and videos than Galaxy S4 Active, because it has a much better (4K) video resolution and a camera with way more mega-pixels. Xperia 5 III features a lot bigger memory to install games and applications than Galaxy S4 Active, because it has more internal memory capacity and a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 1 TB.
Sony Xperia 5 III features a superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, because it has a 73% bigger battery size.
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