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Samsung Galaxy S4
SprintSPH-L720
Google Nexus 4
8 GBE960
| Global Score | |
| 79 | 67.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.4 | Android 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4.3, 4.4.2, 4.4, 4.3, 4.2.2, 4.2.1, 4.2 |
| 2013-03-14 | 2012-10-29 |
| 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 5.27 x 2.70 x 0.36 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 4.90 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Black and White |
| Polycarbonate | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 135.00 | $ 140.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 768 x 1280 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 318 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Krait (Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 9 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.46 | 3.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| 31.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
| 7 | 4.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2100mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 17 hours talk time | 390 hours standby time 15.3 hours talk time |
| 4.56 | 4 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy S4 is better than Google Nexus 4, with a score of 79 against 67.3. Although Samsung Galaxy S4 and Google Nexus 4 were only released 5 months apart, Samsung Galaxy S4 is a bit lighter and thinner. Both phones in this review work with Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy S4 has the older 4.4 version and Google Nexus 4 has Android 5.0.
Galaxy S4 features a bit better display than Google Nexus 4, because it has a greater screen pixels density, a little bigger screen and a much higher resolution of 1920 x 1080. Galaxy S4 features a bit faster CPU than Google Nexus 4. They have 2 GB of RAM memory, a 400 megahertz graphics co-processor and the same number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy S4 takes much clearer photos and videos than Google Nexus 4, and although they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy S4 also has a way bigger back-facing camera sensor taking lot higher quality photographs and videos and a way better resolution back facing camera.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 has a much bigger memory to install games and applications than Google Nexus 4, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 64 GB and 64 GB internal memory capacity. Galaxy S4 features improved battery performance than Google Nexus 4, because it has 2600mAh of battery capacity.
Galaxy S4 not only is the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheaper than the Google Nexus 4, making this phone a very good choice.
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