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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active
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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4 | -- |
| 2013-06-05 | 2016-05-17 |
| 5.50 x 2.81 x 0.36 inches | 6.81 x 3.48 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.33 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Blue, Gray and Orange | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 145.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 344 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8956 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 510 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| 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 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4850mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi Max is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, getting a 77.5 score against 71.7. The Xiaomi Mi Max is a a lot newer and thinner phone than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, but it is also way heavier. The Xiaomi Mi Max's CPU is just as good as the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active one, because although the Xiaomi Mi Max has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with a higher number of cores (but slower) and a greater amount of RAM.
The Galaxy S4 Active features a more vivid display than Xiaomi Mi Max, because although it has a much smaller screen, and they both have the same exact 1920 x 1080px resolution, the Galaxy S4 Active also counts with a higher amount of pixels per inch of display. Xiaomi Mi Max has a much better camera than Galaxy S4 Active, because it has a camera with way more megapixels and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
Xiaomi Mi Max features a very superior storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy S4 Active, because it has 128 GB internal memory and a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 256 GB. Xiaomi Mi Max counts with a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy S4 Active, because it has 4850mAh of battery capacity instead of 2600mAh.
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