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Samsung Galaxy S4
Exynos 5 OctaGT-I9500
| Global Score | |
| 78.3 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2013-03-14 | 2019-03-15 |
| 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Polycarbonate | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 330.00 | $ 202.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz + Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544MP3 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.46 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 10.12 |
| 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 |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 370 hours standby time 11 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.92 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A50 has a global score of 83.8, which is slightly better than the Galaxy S4's global score of 78.3. The Galaxy A50 body is much newer and just a little thinner than Galaxy S4's, but it's also way heavier. Galaxy A50 features just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy S4, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Galaxy A50 also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy S4 has a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A50, because although it has a bit worse 1920 x 1080px resolution and a really smaller display, it also counts with a quite greater amount of pixels per screen inch. The Samsung Galaxy A50 has a better camera than Galaxy S4, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A50 also has a bigger sensor capturing higher quality videos and pictures, a lot bigger aperture for better low-light photography and video and a camera in the back with a much higher 25 mega pixels resolution.
Galaxy A50 features a much better memory capacity for apps and games than Galaxy S4, because it has 64 GB more internal storage capacity and a SD card slot that admits up to 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy A50 has a really longer battery life than Galaxy S4, because it has a 54 percent larger battery size.
Galaxy A50 not only is the best phones of the ones in this comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones, which makes it an obvious call.
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