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Samsung Galaxy S4
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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | -- |
| 2013-03-14 | 2016-06-10 |
| 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray |
| Polycarbonate | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 135.00 | $ 247.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.46 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") 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 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.92 |
| 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 S4 is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, with a 79 score against 75.8. Despite of the fact that the Galaxy S4 is noticeably older than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, it's construction is notably lighter and a lot thinner. Galaxy S7 Active counts with a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy S4, because it has a quite larger screen, a better 1440 x 2560px resolution and a better pixel density.
The Galaxy S4 counts with a better storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has a slot for an SD memory card that holds 136 GB smaller, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. Galaxy S4 features a bit superior CPU than Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have 4 processing cores, the Galaxy S4 also counts with an extra GPU.
Galaxy S7 Active has a little bit better camera than Galaxy S4, because although it has a back-facing camera with a worse resolution, it also counts with a lot bigger diafragm aperture to capture better photography and videos in low-light situations and a way higher (4K) video definition. Galaxy S7 Active has a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy S4, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the Samsung Galaxy S4 is also by far the cheapest.
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