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Samsung Galaxy S4
SprintSPH-L720
| Global Score | |
| 79 | 80.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.4 | -- |
| 2013-03-14 | 2018-10-18 |
| 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 6.49 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Black, Pink and White |
| Polycarbonate | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 135.00 | $ 194.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.46 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | 9.79 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3430mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.44 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 3 XL has a score of 80.7, which is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S4's overall score of 79. The Google Pixel 3 XL construction has the same thickness than Samsung Galaxy S4, but it's notably heavier. The Google Pixel 3 XL has a bit superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy S4, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, it also counts with a greater number of cores and 2 GB more RAM memory.
The Galaxy S4 has a little sharper display than Google Pixel 3 XL, although it has a lot smaller screen, a way worse 1920 x 1080 resolution and a just a bit inferior pixels quantity in each inch of display. Google Pixel 3 XL has a bit better camera than Galaxy S4, because although it has a lower resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture to take better low light photos and video, a bigger sensor providing a higher image quality and a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
Galaxy S4 has a much better memory capacity to install applications and games than Google Pixel 3 XL, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory, the Galaxy S4 also has an external memory slot that admits up to 64 GB. Google Pixel 3 XL counts with greater battery duration than Galaxy S4, because it has 3430mAh of battery capacity instead of 2600mAh.
Although Google Pixel 3 XL is a better device, it is way more expensive than the Galaxy S4, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Galaxy S4. So if you want that extra specs and features, you can buy the Google Pixel 3 XL, but if you don't you can save some money and get the Galaxy S4, resigning a couple features and specifications.
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