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Samsung Galaxy S4
Exynos 5 OctaGT-I9500
| Global Score | |
| 78.3 | 81.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| Android 5.0 | Android 10 |
| 2013-03-14 | 2018-10-18 |
| 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 6.25 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Aurora black and Moroccan blue |
| Polycarbonate | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 330.00 | $ 204.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 3120 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz + Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544MP3 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 9.46 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 10.23 |
| 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 |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 370 hours standby time 11 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
LG V40 ThinQ has a general score of 81.2, which is slightly better than the Galaxy S4's 78.3 global score. Both of these phones include Android OS, but LG V40 ThinQ has 10 version and Galaxy S4 has Android 5.0 version, so it provides a lot of extra features and performance tweaks. LG V40 ThinQ's construction is incredibly newer and a little thinner, but also a lot heavier than Galaxy S4.
The Galaxy S4 features a bit sharper display than LG V40 ThinQ, although it has a little bit lower amount of pixels per inch of display, a way smaller display and a way worse resolution of 1920 x 1080. The LG V40 ThinQ counts with a superior performance than Samsung Galaxy S4, and although they both have 8 cores, the LG V40 ThinQ also has a higher amount of RAM.
LG V40 ThinQ has a superior camera than Galaxy S4, because although it has a back-facing camera with less mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a way bigger camera aperture to capture better photos and video in low light environments, a bigger back-facing camera sensor providing a higher image quality and a lot better video definition.
The LG V40 ThinQ counts with much more memory for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S4, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory, the LG V40 ThinQ also has an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 1,95 TB. LG V40 ThinQ features superior battery life than Galaxy S4, because it has a 3300mAh battery capacity instead of 2600mAh.
The LG V40 ThinQ not only is the best phones in our comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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