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Samsung Galaxy S4
SprintSPH-L720
| Global Score | |
| 79 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-03-14 | 2019-03-28 |
| 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Black and Silver |
| Polycarbonate | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 135.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.46 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 11.55 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a general score of 82.3, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy S4's general score of 79. Both of these phones have Android OS, but Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a more recent 10 version and Galaxy S4 has Android 4.4, providing some extra features and better performance. Although Xiaomi Black Shark 2 is notably newer than the Galaxy S4, it's heavier and thicker.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy S4, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with a larger number of cores (and they are faster) and 6 GB more RAM memory. Galaxy S4 has a slightly better display than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because although it has a little bit lower 1920 x 1080 resolution and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little greater screen pixel density.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a much better camera than Galaxy S4, because it has a way larger sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a bigger aperture to take better low-light images, a way better (4K) video quality and a back-facing camera with a lot higher 48 mega-pixels resolution. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a slightly better memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S4, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a very superior battery performance than Galaxy S4, because it has a 54 percent larger battery size.
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