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Samsung Galaxy S4
SprintSPH-L720
| Global Score | |
| 79 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-03-14 | 2019-06-18 |
| 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Polycarbonate | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 135.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9 | 9.18 |
| 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 | 32.00 MP + 16.00 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 10.78 |
| 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 |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| 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 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
Galaxy M40 is slightly better than the Galaxy S4, getting a score of 85 against 79. Galaxy M40's construction has the same thickness than Galaxy S4, but it's much heavier. Both of these devices have Android operating system, but the Galaxy M40 has a newer 10 version while Galaxy S4 has Android 4.4 version.
Samsung Galaxy M40 counts with just a little better performance than Galaxy S4, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with a larger number of faster cores and a greater amount of RAM. Samsung Galaxy S4 features a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy M40, because although it has a way smaller display and a little bit worse 1920 x 1080 resolution, it also counts with a just a little greater pixels number in each inch of screen.
Galaxy M40 counts with a way bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy S4, because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity and an external SD slot that admits up to 512 GB. The Galaxy M40 features longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S4, because it has a 3500mAh battery size against 2600mAh.
Galaxy M40 captures much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy S4, because it has a larger back-facing camera sensor, a much bigger diafragm aperture for better photography in low-light environments, a way higher video definition and a back camera with a much higher resolution.
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