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Samsung Galaxy S4
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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2013-03-14 | 2018-06-28 |
| 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Polycarbonate | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 135.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 26.00mm 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 | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 9.46 |
| 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 | 3500mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S4 has an overall score of 79, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy J8's global score of 76.7. Both of these phones use Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy S4 has the older 4.4 version and Samsung Galaxy J8 has Android 10 version. Samsung Galaxy S4 is an much older phone than the Samsung Galaxy J8, but it's notably lighter and just a little bit thinner anyway.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 counts with a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has a lower number of cores (although faster) and 2 GB less RAM, it also counts with an additional GPU. Samsung Galaxy S4 features a much sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a way higher pixels amount per screen inch and a higher resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels.
Galaxy J8 has more memory for apps and games than Galaxy S4, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Galaxy J8 also has a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB. The Samsung Galaxy J8 has longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy S4, because it has a 3500mAh battery size.
Galaxy J8 captures a little bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy S4, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same video resolution, the Galaxy J8 also has a camera with more mega-pixels, a larger camera sensor providing a higher image quality and a lot bigger camera aperture for better low light photography and videos.
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