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Samsung Galaxy S4
Exynos 5 OctaGT-I9500
| Global Score | |
| 78.3 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2013-03-14 | 2018-03-16 |
| 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Polycarbonate | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 330.00 | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.9 |
| 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544MP3 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.46 | 11.34 |
| 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 | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 370 hours standby time 11 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 4.96 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy S9 has a score of 83.3, which is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S4's overall score of 78.3. The Galaxy S9 is a way newer cellphone than Samsung Galaxy S4, although it is a little thicker and noticeably heavier. Samsung Galaxy S9 has a little bit better processing power than Galaxy S4, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy S9 also has more RAM memory.
The Galaxy S4 has a bit better screen than Galaxy S9, although it has a little worse pixels number in each inch in the screen, a little smaller screen and a lot worse 1920 x 1080 resolution. Samsung Galaxy S9 features a superior camera than Galaxy S4, because although it has a less megapixels resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a much bigger aperture to take better low light captures and video and a larger camera sensor capturing higher quality photographs and videos.
The Galaxy S9 has more storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy S4, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy S9 also has an external memory card slot that admits up to 400 GB. The Galaxy S9 has a bit longer battery life than Galaxy S4, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity.
Even being the best phone in our comparison, Galaxy S9 is also a bargain compared to the other phones, making it very easy to pick between these phones.
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