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Samsung Galaxy S4
SprintSPH-L720
| Global Score | |
| 79 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | -- |
| 2013-03-14 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Polycarbonate | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 135.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 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 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.46 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 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 | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 4.96 |
| 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 has a score of 79, which is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s overall score of 75.8. The Galaxy S4 body has the same thickness than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), but it is somewhat lighter. Galaxy S4 features a better display than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a little smaller screen, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, the Galaxy S4 also counts with a just a bit higher number of pixels per inch in the display.
Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a processing unit that is very similar to the processing unit in Galaxy S4, because although the Galaxy A5 (2017) has doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with 4 more 1.9 gigahertz CPU cores and a higher amount of RAM. The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy S4, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) also has a bigger aperture and a camera in the back with a better resolution.
The Galaxy S4 counts with a slightly better memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 64 GB against 256 GB, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. Galaxy A5 (2017) has just a bit better battery duration than Galaxy S4, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity against 2600mAh.
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