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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 | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Polycarbonate | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 135.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.9 |
| 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 | -- |
| 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 | 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 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.6 |
| 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
Galaxy S4 is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), getting a 79 score against 75.8. The Galaxy S4 is a notably lighter phone than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), but both are 0.31inches thick. Galaxy S4 counts with a brighter screen than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a little smaller screen, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1920 x 1080px, the Galaxy S4 also counts with a bit greater pixels amount in each inch of display.
Galaxy A7 (2017)'s CPU is just as good as the CPU in Samsung Galaxy S4, because although the Galaxy A7 (2017) has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with 1 GB more RAM memory and more 1.9 gigahertz CPU cores. Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with a little bit better camera than Galaxy S4, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the Galaxy A7 (2017) also has a larger aperture to capture better low light photography and videos and a higher resolution back-facing camera.
Galaxy S4 features a bit bigger memory for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 64 GB against 256 GB, it also counts with more internal memory. The Galaxy A7 (2017) has a much better battery duration than Galaxy S4, because it has a 3600mAh battery size.
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