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Samsung Galaxy S4
SprintSPH-L720
| Global Score | |
| 79 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4 | -- |
| 2013-03-14 | 2019-03-06 |
| 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 6.10 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Black, Blue and Purple |
| Polycarbonate | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | 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 |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.6 |
| 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 | 6 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 | 26.00mm 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 12.1 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | 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 Mi 9 is just a bit better than the Galaxy S4, getting a global score of 83.2 against 79. Xiaomi Mi 9's construction is noticeably newer and a little bit thinner than the Galaxy S4's, although it's incredibly heavier. Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with a bit better CPU than Samsung Galaxy S4, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor, it also counts with more cores and 4 GB more RAM.
The Galaxy S4 counts with just a bit better screen than Xiaomi Mi 9, because although it has a way smaller display and a quite lower 1920 x 1080 resolution, it also counts with a little bit higher pixels density. Xiaomi Mi 9 has a greater camera than Samsung Galaxy S4, because it has a lot more megapixels camera, a much larger sensor taking much better quality videos and photos, a bigger aperture and a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
Xiaomi Mi 9 features slightly more memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy S4, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Xiaomi Mi 9 features greater battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S4, because it has a 27% larger battery capacity.
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