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Samsung Galaxy S4
SprintSPH-L720
| Global Score | |
| 79 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 5.1 |
| 2013-03-14 | 2015-08-13 |
| 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Black, Gold, Gray and White |
| Polycarbonate | Glass; metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 135.00 | $ 415.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.1 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.46 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 17 hours talk time | 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time |
| 4.56 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note 5 has a global score of 79.3, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy S4's general score of 79. These devices use Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy Note 5 has a more recent 5.1 version while Galaxy S4 has Android 4.4, providing you some additional features. Although the Galaxy Note 5 is much heavier than the Galaxy S4, it's a bit thinner and also newer.
Samsung Galaxy Note 5 has a bit better display than Galaxy S4, because it has a higher 2560 x 1440px resolution, a quite higher display density and a bit bigger screen. Galaxy S4 features a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy Note 5, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with 3 more cpu cores and a graphics processor.
The Galaxy Note 5 counts with a much better camera than Galaxy S4, because it has a lot better video definition, a bigger camera aperture to take better low light captures and video, a larger back camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a more MP camera. Samsung Galaxy S4 has a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy S4 also has a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 64 GB.
The Galaxy Note 5 features a little longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S4, because it has a 15 percent more battery capacity.
Although Galaxy Note 5 is a better device, it is way more expensive than Galaxy S4, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Galaxy S4. If you are trying to save some dollars, you can get Galaxy S4, and give up a couple features, but you will get the most with your money.
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