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Samsung Galaxy S4
SprintSPH-L720
| Global Score | |
| 79 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4 | Android 10 |
| 2013-03-14 | 2020-05-08 |
| 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Polycarbonate | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 135.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 650 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 | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 6.56 |
| 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
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a global score of 86.6, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy S4's score of 79. Xiaomi Black Shark 3's design is notably newer, but way heavier and a lot thicker than Samsung Galaxy S4. These phones include Android OS, but Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has the newer 10 version while Samsung Galaxy S4 has Android 4.4 version, giving a lot of extra features and increased performance.
Samsung Galaxy S4 features a much better looking display than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a really smaller display and a little worse 1920 x 1080 resolution, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per display inch. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy S4, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with a greater number of cores and 6 GB more RAM.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 captures way better pictures and videos than Galaxy S4, because it has a much better resolution back camera, a way larger back camera sensor shooting much higher quality videos and pictures, a lot higher (4K) video resolution and a bigger aperture to take better captures and videos in low light situations.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features just a bit more memory for apps and games than Galaxy S4, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a much better battery performance than Galaxy S4, because it has an 82 percent more battery capacity.
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