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Samsung Galaxy S4
SprintSPH-L720
| Global Score | |
| 79 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | -- |
| 2013-03-14 | 2018-11-15 |
| 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Polycarbonate | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 135.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.46 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 10.45 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.76 |
| 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
The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) is slightly better than the Galaxy S4, having a score of 85.2 against 79. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)'s body has the same thickness than Galaxy S4, but it's incredibly heavier. The Galaxy S4 has a better screen than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a bit worse 1920 x 1080px resolution and a much smaller display, it also counts with a bit more pixels per display inch.
Galaxy A9 (2018) has a bit superior processor than Galaxy S4, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory and 4 more CPU cores. Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with a superior camera than Galaxy S4, because it has a much higher video resolution, a back facing camera with much more MP, a much larger diafragm aperture for better photography and videos in low-light situations and a larger camera sensor capturing better quality photographs.
The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has a lot bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy S4, because it has more internal memory and an external SD slot that allows up to 512 GB. Galaxy A9 (2018) has a very superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S4, because it has 3800mAh of battery capacity.
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