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Samsung Galaxy S4
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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.4 | -- |
| 2013-03-14 | 2015-12-01 |
| 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | 16 777 216 |
| Polycarbonate | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 135.00 | $ 690.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.46 | 12.42 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 9.35 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.92 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S4 is slightly better than the Huawei Mate 8, with a global score of 79 against 77.4. Galaxy S4's body has the same thickness than the Huawei Mate 8, but it's lighter. The Samsung Galaxy S4 counts with a much better screen than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a bit smaller display, and they both have exactly the same 1920 x 1080 resolution, the Samsung Galaxy S4 also counts with a little better pixels count in each inch of display.
The Huawei Mate 8 counts with a bit superior processor than Galaxy S4, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with a higher number of cores and a larger amount of RAM. The Huawei Mate 8 captures just a bit better videos and photos than Galaxy S4, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Huawei Mate 8 also has faster video frame rates, a more MP camera and a bigger diafragm aperture.
The Huawei Mate 8 features a much better storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S4, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 128 GB and 128 GB internal storage. Huawei Mate 8 has a way better battery performance than Galaxy S4, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 2600mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 is not only the best devices of the ones we compare here, but it's also a bargain compared to others, which makes this phone a great choice.
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