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Samsung Galaxy S4
SprintSPH-L720
| Global Score | |
| 79 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | -- |
| 2013-03-14 | 2015-08-21 |
| 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 sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Polycarbonate | Glass and Metal |
| 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 7420 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9 | 9.18 |
| 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), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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 Note5 has an overall score of 80.2, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S4's 79 global score. Galaxy Note5's construction is notably newer and a little thinner, but noticeably heavier than Samsung Galaxy S4. The Galaxy Note5 counts with a little bit better processing power than Galaxy S4, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with more cpu cores and a higher amount of RAM.
Galaxy S4 has a bit sharper display than Galaxy Note5, although it has a just a bit lower pixel number per display inch, a way worse resolution of 1920 x 1080px and a bit smaller display. The Samsung Galaxy Note5 features a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy S4, because it has a bigger back-facing camera sensor which gives a higher image and video quality, a lot higher (4K) video quality, a bigger aperture and a back camera with a better resolution.
The Galaxy S4 has a much greater memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory, the Galaxy S4 also has an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 64 GB. The Samsung Galaxy Note5 features just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S4, because it has a 15% more battery capacity.
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