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Samsung Galaxy S4
SprintSPH-L720
| Global Score | |
| 79 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2013-03-14 | 2016-03-11 |
| 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Black, Black pearl, Coral blue, Gold, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Polycarbonate | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 135.00 | $ 336.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.6 |
| 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 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 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 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 | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") 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 | 9.79 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.6 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy S4 is a bit better than the Galaxy S7 edge, having a 79 score against 78.1. Even though the Samsung Galaxy S4 is much older and a little thicker than the Galaxy S7 edge, it's body is still lighter. Both devices we compare here include Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy S4 has an older 4.4 version while Galaxy S7 edge has Android 8.0 Oreo version.
Samsung Galaxy S4 features a little bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, although it has a way lower 1920 x 1080px resolution, a quite smaller display and a little worse screen pixels density. The Samsung Galaxy S7 edge features a processing unit that's just as good as the processing unit in Galaxy S4, because although the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, and they both have a Quad-Core processing unit, it also counts with more RAM.
Samsung Galaxy S4 counts with a greater memory to install applications and games than Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has a slot for SD memory cards that allows 136 GB smaller, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The Galaxy S7 edge features a way better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S4, because it has a 3600mAh battery capacity.
Galaxy S7 edge features a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy S4, because although it has a worse resolution back camera, it also counts with a much higher video resolution, a way larger aperture to take better low light images and video and a larger sensor providing a higher image quality.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, Galaxy S4 is also very cheap compared to the other phones.
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