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Samsung Galaxy S4
SprintSPH-L720
| Global Score | |
| 79 | 83.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| Android 4.4 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-03-14 | 2019-05-10 |
| 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 6.27 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Aurora black |
| Polycarbonate | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 135.00 | $ 243.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 3120 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 9.46 | 17.06 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 27.00mm 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 10.23 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.92 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
LG V50 ThinQ has a general score of 83.7, which is a bit better than the Galaxy S4's 79 score. Both phones we are comparing use Android OS, but the LG V50 ThinQ has the newer 10 version while Galaxy S4 has Android 4.4, providing you lots of additional features and performance improvements. LG V50 ThinQ's design is noticeably newer, but just a bit thicker and heavier than the Galaxy S4.
Samsung Galaxy S4 features a little sharper screen than LG V50 ThinQ, although it has a lot smaller screen, a little bit worse pixels number per display inch and a lot lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px. LG V50 ThinQ has a much better storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S4, because it has 128 GB internal memory and a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 1,95 TB.
LG V50 ThinQ has a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy S4, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with a higher number of cores and 4 GB more RAM. The LG V50 ThinQ shoots better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy S4, because although it has a back facing camera with a worse 12 mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a much larger camera aperture for better low light photography, a larger sensor providing a higher image quality and a much better (4K) video definition.
The LG V50 ThinQ features a really longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S4, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
Although LG V50 ThinQ is a better device, it is way more expensive than Galaxy S4, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Galaxy S4. So if you want that extra features and specs, you can buy the LG V50 ThinQ, otherwise you can save some dollars and buy the Galaxy S4, giving up some specifications.
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