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Samsung Galaxy S4
SprintSPH-L720
| Global Score | |
| 79 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | -- |
| 2013-03-14 | 2018-01-06 |
| 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Polycarbonate | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 135.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.46 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 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), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 4.96 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a global score of 79.2, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy S4's 79 general score. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is a a lot newer cellphone than Samsung Galaxy S4, but it is way heavier and a bit thicker. Galaxy S4 features a little bit better screen than Galaxy A8 (2018), although it has a bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a little bit smaller screen, they both have a better pixels quantity per display inch.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a greater memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy S4, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal storage, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB. The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy S4, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, it also counts with a larger number of cores and more RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a bit better camera than Galaxy S4, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a way bigger aperture for better images in low-light environments and a camera in the back with a better resolution.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has just a little better battery performance than Galaxy S4, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity against 2600mAh.
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