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Samsung Galaxy S4
SprintSPH-L720
| Global Score | |
| 79 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | -- |
| 2013-03-14 | 2014-09-29 |
| 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Black, Gold, Pink and White |
| Polycarbonate | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 135.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 9 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.46 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 3.70 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 31.00mm 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
| 7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3220mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S4 has a global score of 79, which is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy Note4's 77.6 overall score. Even though Galaxy S4 is older than Samsung Galaxy Note4, it's construction is noticeably lighter and a bit thinner. Samsung Galaxy S4 features a bit more vivid display than Galaxy Note4, although it has a lot worse 1920 x 1080 resolution, a bit smaller screen and a little bit inferior amount of pixels per inch of display.
The Galaxy S4 has a quite bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Note4, because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 64 GB against 128 GB, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory. The Galaxy Note4's processor is just as good as the Galaxy S4 one, because although the Galaxy Note4 has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with 1 GB more RAM memory and a higher number of cores.
Galaxy Note4 captures just a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy S4, and although they both have a F2.2 aperture, the Galaxy Note4 also has a bigger sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a camera in the back with more MP and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition. Galaxy Note4 has greater battery performance than Galaxy S4, because it has a 24 percent bigger battery capacity.
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