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Samsung Galaxy S4
SprintSPH-L720
| Global Score | |
| 79 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 10 |
| 2013-03-14 | 2020-12-21 |
| 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Polycarbonate | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 135.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 9.46 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 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 (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 6.8 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A12 has an overall score of 80.3, which is a little bit better than Galaxy S4's 79 general score. The Samsung Galaxy A12 design is notably newer than Galaxy S4's, but it's extremely heavier and thicker. Both of these devices include Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy A12 has the newer 10 version and Galaxy S4 has Android 4.4, so it gives you some nice extra features and better performance.
Samsung Galaxy S4 counts with a much better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A12, because although it has a much smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a much higher pixel count per inch of screen. Galaxy A12 counts with a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy S4, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage, the Galaxy A12 also has a SD extension slot that allows up to 1 TB.
The Galaxy A12 has a bit more powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy S4, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with a larger number of cores and a higher amount of RAM memory. Galaxy A12 features a much better battery life than Galaxy S4, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 2600mAh.
Galaxy A12 has a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy S4, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Galaxy A12 also has a back-facing camera with way more mega pixels and a larger diafragm aperture.
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