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Samsung Galaxy S4
SprintSPH-L720
| Global Score | |
| 79 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2013-03-14 | 2019-03-07 |
| 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Black and Blue |
| Polycarbonate | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 135.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9 | 9 |
| 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 | 13.00 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 | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 9.13 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M30 is a bit better than the Galaxy S4, with an 82.4 score against 79. Both of these phones include Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy M30 has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy S4 has Android 4.4. The Samsung Galaxy M30 design is newer, but notably heavier and a little bit thicker than the Galaxy S4.
The Galaxy M30 counts with a processor that's very similar to the Samsung Galaxy S4 one, because although the Galaxy M30 has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM and a greater number of cores (but slower). The Samsung Galaxy S4 has a much better looking display than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a much smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better pixels quantity in each inch in the screen.
The Galaxy M30 features a much better storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy S4, because it has more internal storage capacity and an external memory slot that supports up to 512 GB. The Galaxy M30 features a way better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S4, because it has a 92 percent bigger battery size.
Galaxy M30 shoots just a bit better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy S4, because although it has a tinier sensor taking lower quality photos and videos, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the same video frame rate and the same resolution back-facing camera, the Galaxy M30 also counts with a larger camera aperture for better images and videos in low-light situations.
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