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Samsung Galaxy S4
SprintSPH-L720
| Global Score | |
| 79 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | HTC |
| Android 4.4 | -- |
| 2013-03-14 | 2017-05-18 |
| 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 6.06 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Black, Blue, Silver and White |
| Polycarbonate | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 135.00 | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | S-LCD 5 |
| 441 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.46 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 26.00mm 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 4.96 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S4 has a score of 79, which is just a bit better than the HTC U11's 77.6 global score. Galaxy S4 is a extremely lighter cellphone than HTC U11, but both of them have the same thickness. The HTC U11 has a bit better CPU than Galaxy S4, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with 2 GB more RAM and 4 more CPU cores.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 features a bit better looking display than HTC U11, although it has a little bit worse pixels amount per inch in the display, a little bit smaller display and a lot worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. The HTC U11 features slightly more memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy S4, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the HTC U11 also has a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB.
HTC U11 shoots slightly better pictures and videos than Galaxy S4, because although it has a back-facing camera with lesser megapixels, it also counts with a way better (4K) video resolution, a larger sensor taking higher quality videos and photographs and a lot bigger diafragm aperture. HTC U11 counts with a little better battery duration than Galaxy S4, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity against 2600mAh.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, Samsung Galaxy S4 is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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