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Samsung Galaxy S4
SprintSPH-L720
| Global Score | |
| 79 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | -- |
| 2013-03-14 | 2018-03-16 |
| 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Polycarbonate | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 135.00 | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.46 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 10.23 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| 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 5.0 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S9 is slightly better than the Galaxy S4, with an 83.3 score against 79. Galaxy S9's design is newer than Galaxy S4's, but it's heavier and just a little thicker. The Galaxy S9 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy S4, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with more cores and 2 GB more RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy S4 features a bit more vivid display than Galaxy S9, although it has a quite smaller display, a way lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px and a just a bit less pixels per inch of display. The Samsung Galaxy S9 has a much better camera than Galaxy S4, because although it has a worse resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a way larger aperture, a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution and a bigger back-facing camera sensor.
Galaxy S9 has a bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy S4, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Galaxy S9 also has a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 400 GB. Samsung Galaxy S9 features just a little bit longer battery performance than Galaxy S4, because it has a 3000mAh battery size.
The Galaxy S9 costs more money than the Galaxy S4, but it's still a great deal, because you can get a better phone for that extra money.
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