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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active
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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-06-05 | 2019-03-28 |
| 5.50 x 2.81 x 0.36 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.33 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Blue, Gray and Orange | Black and Silver |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 145.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.49 | 11.55 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a general score of 82.3, which is much better than the Galaxy S4 Active's 71.7 overall score. Although Xiaomi Black Shark 2 is notably heavier than Galaxy S4 Active, it's a little thinner and newer. Both of these phones have Android OS (Operating System), but the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a newer 10 version while Galaxy S4 Active has Android 4.4 version, providing you a couple additional features.
The Galaxy S4 Active has a slightly better screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because although it has a way smaller display and a bit worse 1920 x 1080 resolution, it also counts with a just a little higher screen pixel density. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a much greater memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S4 Active, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 112 GB more internal memory capacity.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has just a bit better performance than Galaxy S4 Active, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with 6 GB more RAM memory and more processing cores. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 captures much better photographs and videos than Galaxy S4 Active, because it has a way better (4K) video quality and a much more mega pixels back facing camera.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a superior battery life than Galaxy S4 Active, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2600mAh.
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