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Samsung Galaxy S4
SprintSPH-L720
| Global Score | |
| 79 | 79.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.4 | -- |
| 2013-03-14 | 2018-04-05 |
| 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 6.02 x 2.83 x 0.44 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Black, Green, Pink and Silver |
| Polycarbonate | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 135.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.8 |
| 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 | 19.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 10.67 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3180mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.2 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Xperia XZ2 is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy S4, having a 79.1 score against 79. The Xperia XZ2 construction is much newer, but a lot heavier and much thicker than the Samsung Galaxy S4. Galaxy S4 features a little more vivid screen than Sony Xperia XZ2, because although it has a bit smaller display and a little bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per screen inch.
Sony Xperia XZ2 features more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S4, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Sony Xperia XZ2 also has a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 400 GB. The Xperia XZ2 has just a little better processing power than Galaxy S4, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM and a larger number of cores.
The Sony Xperia XZ2 features superior battery duration than Galaxy S4, because it has a 22 percent bigger battery capacity. The Xperia XZ2 takes better videos and photos than Galaxy S4, because it has a bigger diafragm aperture for better low-light captures and videos, a lot bigger back camera sensor capturing much higher quality videos and photographs, a way more MP camera in the back and a way better video quality.
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