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Samsung Galaxy S4
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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.4 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-03-14 | 2019-05-07 |
| 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 6.30 x 3.00 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Black, Purple and White |
| Polycarbonate | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 135.00 | $ 167.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 9 | 9.09 |
| 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 |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3700mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.68 |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy S4 has an overall score of 79, which is slightly better than the Google Pixel 3a XL's global score of 78.9. Both of these phones work with Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy S4 has older 4.4 version and Google Pixel 3a XL has Android 11 version. The Samsung Galaxy S4 is an way older cellphone than Google Pixel 3a XL, but it's just a little bit thinner and extremely lighter anyway.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 counts with a better looking display than Google Pixel 3a XL, because although it has a little lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch of screen. Google Pixel 3a XL has just a little better processing power than Galaxy S4, because although it has doesn't have an extra GPU, it also counts with a larger number of faster cores and 2 GB more RAM memory.
Google Pixel 3a XL features just a bit better camera than Galaxy S4, because although it has a less mega pixels resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a larger back-facing camera sensor taking better quality photographs and videos, a bigger aperture for better photography and video in low-light situations and a way higher video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 counts with much more memory to install applications and games than Google Pixel 3a XL, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy S4 also has a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 64 GB. The Google Pixel 3a XL has a much longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S4, because it has a 42 percent greater battery size.
In addition to being the best phone in our current comparison, Samsung Galaxy S4 is also by far the cheapest.
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