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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active
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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.4 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2013-06-05 | 2018-04-05 |
| 5.50 x 2.81 x 0.36 inches | 5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches |
| 5.33 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Blue, Gray and Orange | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 145.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 483 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 9.1 |
| 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 | 19.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 25.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 6.49 | 10.67 |
| 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 | 2870mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 4.88 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Xperia XZ2 Compact has a general score of 79, which is better than Galaxy S4 Active's global score of 71.7. The Xperia XZ2 Compact is a noticeably newer device than the Galaxy S4 Active, but it is heavier and a lot thicker. Both of these phones work with Android operating system, but Xperia XZ2 Compact has 8.0 Oreo version and Galaxy S4 Active has Android 4.4 version, so it provides some additional features and a performance increase.
Galaxy S4 Active and Xperia XZ2 Compact have very similar screens, and although the Xperia XZ2 Compact has a slightly higher 1080 x 2160px resolution and a just a little better number of pixels in each inch of screen, they both have a same size screen. The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact has a much bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy S4 Active, because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 400 GB.
The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact counts with a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with 2 GB more RAM and a larger number of cores (and they are faster). The Xperia XZ2 Compact features just a bit better battery life than Galaxy S4 Active, because it has 2870mAh of battery capacity.
Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact takes much better videos and photos than Galaxy S4 Active, because it has a much higher (4K) video definition and a camera in the back with a much higher resolution.
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