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Samsung Galaxy S4
LTE Korea 32 GBE330S
| Global Score | |
| 78.2 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.3, 4.2.2 | -- |
| 2013-03-14 | 2018-03-16 |
| 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.62 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 |
| $ 155.00 | $ 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 | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (8974) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 32 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 |
| 7.56 | 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 |
| 17 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
The Galaxy S9 is slightly better than the Galaxy S4, getting an 83.3 score against 78.2. Although Galaxy S9 is way newer than the Galaxy S4, it's heavier and a little bit thicker. The Samsung Galaxy S9 counts with a bit better CPU than Galaxy S4, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with more CPU cores and 2 GB more RAM memory.
The Galaxy S4 has just a bit better looking screen than Galaxy S9, although it has a little bit smaller display, a lot lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px and a just a bit worse display pixel density. Samsung Galaxy S9 has much more memory for games and applications than Galaxy S4, because it has an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 400 GB and 32 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 captures much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy S4, because although it has a lesser megapixels resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a larger sensor which offers a better photo and video quality, a lot larger diafragm aperture and a lot higher (4K) video quality.
The Galaxy S9 features just a little bit longer battery life than Galaxy S4, because it has a 15% larger battery size.
Samsung Galaxy S9 is a little more expensive than Galaxy S4, but you can get a better phone for that extra money.
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