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Samsung Galaxy S4
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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.4 | -- |
| 2013-03-14 | 2017-04-05 |
| 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 5.68 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Black, Blue and Silver |
| Polycarbonate | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 135.00 | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (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 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.46 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 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 (960 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 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 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 4.88 |
| 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
The Samsung Galaxy S4 is slightly better than the Xperia XZs, getting a score of 79 against 77.2. Even though the Samsung Galaxy S4 is much older than the Xperia XZs, it's body is somewhat lighter and a bit thinner. Samsung Galaxy S4 counts with a sharper screen than Xperia XZs, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have the same 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution, the Samsung Galaxy S4 also counts with a bit higher display pixels density.
Galaxy S4 features slightly more storage capacity to store more games and applications than Sony Xperia XZs, because although it has an external memory slot that holds 192 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory. Sony Xperia XZs and Galaxy S4 both have very similar processors, because although the Sony Xperia XZs has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, and they both have the same number of cores, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory.
Sony Xperia XZs counts with a little better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S4, because it has a 2900mAh battery capacity against 2600mAh. Sony Xperia XZs captures greater pictures and videos than Galaxy S4, because it has a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a much better resolution camera in the back, a much larger sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a larger diafragm aperture.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 not only is the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, making it an easy decision.
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