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Samsung Galaxy S4
SprintSPH-L720
| Global Score | |
| 79 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4 | -- |
| 2013-03-14 | 2016-05-17 |
| 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 6.81 x 3.48 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | 16 777 216 |
| Polycarbonate | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 135.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 344 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8956 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 510 GPU |
| 9 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.46 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") 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 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4850mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S4 is a little bit better than the Xiaomi Mi Max, having a global score of 79 against 77.5. Galaxy S4's body is much lighter than the Xiaomi Mi Max, although it's just a bit thicker and was released 3 years before. Galaxy S4 has a brighter screen than Xiaomi Mi Max, because although it has a way smaller display, and they both have the same exact 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution, the Galaxy S4 also counts with a better number of pixels per inch of display.
Galaxy S4 features a bit superior processor than Xiaomi Mi Max, because although it has a lower number of cores (although they are faster) and 2 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics processor. The Xiaomi Mi Max has a lot bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy S4, because it has more internal memory capacity and a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
Xiaomi Mi Max features a way better battery performance than Galaxy S4, because it has 4850mAh of battery capacity. Xiaomi Mi Max captures clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy S4, because it has a bigger diafragm aperture, a back facing camera with more mega-pixels and a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
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