Compare phones
Samsung Galaxy S4
SprintSPH-L720
| Global Score | |
| 79 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.4 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2013-03-14 | 2018-07-18 |
| 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | 16 777 216 |
| Polycarbonate | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 135.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.46 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 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 | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 an overall score of 79, which is slightly better than the Huawei nova 3's global score of 76.3. These phones come with Android OS, but Galaxy S4 has an older 4.4 version while Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo version. Galaxy S4 is a incredibly older and just a little bit thicker device than the Huawei nova 3, but Samsung was able to build it a lot lighter anyway.
The Huawei nova 3 counts with a bit faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy S4, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory and more cores. The Galaxy S4 features a brighter screen than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a much smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little greater pixel count per inch in the display.
The Huawei nova 3 features a way bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy S4, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 256 GB and more internal memory capacity. Huawei nova 3 has a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy S4, because it has a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low light images and a camera in the back with more mega-pixels.
The Huawei nova 3 has a way better battery life than Galaxy S4, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity instead of 2600mAh.
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.