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Samsung Galaxy S4
SprintSPH-L720
| Global Score | |
| 79 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| Android 4.4 | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2013-03-14 | 2016-03-31 |
| 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 5.88 x 2.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | 16 777 216 |
| Polycarbonate | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 135.00 | $ 499.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 554 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 8996 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 9.46 | 12.76 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 | 10.01 |
| 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 | 2800mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy S4 is a bit better than the LG G5, with a general score of 79 against 76.1. Both phones we compare here use Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy S4 has an older 4.4 version and LG G5 has Android 8.0 Oreo. Galaxy S4's body is lighter than the LG G5, but it is a little bit thicker and was released 3 years before.
LG G5 and Galaxy S4 have really similar CPUs, because although the LG G5 has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, and they both have 4 processing cores, it also counts with more RAM. Samsung Galaxy S4 features a bit more vivid display than LG G5, although it has a little bit smaller display, a little bit less pixels per display inch and a way worse 1920 x 1080 resolution.
LG G5 shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy S4, because it has a larger camera sensor taking higher quality videos and pictures, a bigger aperture to take better low-light captures and videos, a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a back camera with a better 16 mega pixels resolution.
The LG G5 features a much better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S4, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that admits up to 1,95 TB. LG G5 counts with a bit longer battery life than Galaxy S4, because it has a 2800mAh battery size.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, Galaxy S4 is also by far the cheapest one.
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