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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active
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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.4 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-06-05 | 2018-10-17 |
| 5.50 x 2.81 x 0.36 inches | 6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.33 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Blue, Gray and Orange | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 145.00 | $ 900.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| TFT | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 9.2 |
| 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 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 6.49 | 10.45 |
| 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 | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.28 |
| 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 XZ3 has an overall score of 79.6, which is much better than the Galaxy S4 Active's score of 71.7. Both of these devices include Android OS, but Xperia XZ3 has newer 9.0 Pie version while Galaxy S4 Active has Android 4.4. Xperia XZ3 is a incredibly newer cellphone than Galaxy S4 Active, but it is extremely heavier and a little thicker.
The Sony Xperia XZ3 has a little bit better looking display than Galaxy S4 Active, because it has a larger display, a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 2880 and a just a bit higher pixels quantity per inch of display. The Xperia XZ3 features a way bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy S4 Active, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 64 GB internal storage capacity.
The Xperia XZ3 has a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with 4 more cores and 2 GB more RAM memory. Xperia XZ3 has longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, because it has a 3330mAh battery size against 2600mAh.
Xperia XZ3 counts with a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, because it has a lot higher video resolution and a lot more mega pixels camera.
Although Xperia XZ3 is a better device, it costs a lot more 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. If you are trying to save a few dollars, you can buy Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, and give up some specs and features, but you will get the most with your money.
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