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Samsung Galaxy S4
SprintSPH-L720
Amazon Fire Phone
32 GB| Global Score | |
| 79 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Amazon |
| Android 4.4 | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2013-03-14 | 2014-06-18 |
| 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 5.50 x 2.60 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 5.64 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Black, Blue, Purple, Red and Yellow |
| Polycarbonate | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 135.00 | $ 135.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 8974 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.46 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2400mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 17 hours talk time | 285 hours standby time 22 hours talk time |
| 4.56 | 4.4 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 3.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S4 has a general score of 79, which is much better than the Amazon Fire Phone's score of 69.6. Both devices in this comparison have Android OS, but Galaxy S4 has newer 4.4 version while Amazon Fire Phone has Android 4.2.2 version. Although the Galaxy S4 is older than the Amazon Fire Phone, it's design is somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter.
Amazon Fire Phone features a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy S4, and although they both have a 2 GB RAM and 4 cores, the Amazon Fire Phone also has a faster graphics processing unit. The Samsung Galaxy S4 has a little bit better looking screen than Amazon Fire Phone, because it has a little bit bigger display, a higher quantity of pixels per display inch and a much higher resolution of 1920 x 1080px.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 counts with a much greater storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Amazon Fire Phone, because it has a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 64 GB and 64 GB internal memory. Samsung Galaxy S4 has just a bit better battery lifetime than Amazon Fire Phone, because it has a 2600mAh battery size.
Galaxy S4 captures just a bit better photos and videos than Amazon Fire Phone, although it has a smaller aperture, they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate, the same video resolution and the same resolution back-facing camera.
Galaxy S4 costs exactly the same than the Amazon Fire Phone.
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