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Samsung Galaxy S4
SprintSPH-L720
| Global Score | |
| 79 | 81.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | -- |
| 2013-03-14 | 2016-09-16 |
| 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 4.87 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver |
| Polycarbonate | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 135.00 | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 9 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.46 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 9.68 |
| 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 | 1960mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 3.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
IPhone 7 has an overall score of 81.6, which is just a bit better than Galaxy S4's global score of 79. IPhone 7 is a newer and just a bit thinner phone than Galaxy S4, although it's also a little bit heavier. The iPhone 7 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy S4, although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, they both have 4 cores and the same RAM memory amount.
The Galaxy S4 counts with a brighter screen than iPhone 7, because it has a little bigger display, a greater pixels number in each inch of screen and a lot better resolution of 1920 x 1080. The iPhone 7 features a lot bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy S4, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage.
The iPhone 7 shoots clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S4, because although it has a back camera with less megapixels resolution, it also counts with a larger aperture, a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution and a bigger sensor which gives a better photo and video quality. Samsung Galaxy S4 features superior battery performance than iPhone 7, because it has a 33 percent bigger battery size.
Although iPhone 7 is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Samsung Galaxy S4, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Samsung Galaxy S4. So if you want that extra features and specs, you can buy iPhone 7, else you can save a couple dollars and get the Samsung Galaxy S4, letting go a couple features and specifications.
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