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Samsung Galaxy S4
SprintSPH-L720
| Global Score | |
| 79 | 76.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4 | Android 10 |
| 2013-03-14 | 2020-05-20 |
| 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 7.02 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Forest green, Midnight gray and Polar white |
| Polycarbonate | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 135.00 | $ 283.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.46 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 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 | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 11 |
| 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 | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 6.8 |
| 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
Galaxy S4 is a bit better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, getting a score of 79 against 76.6. Although the Galaxy S4 is a lot older than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, it's design is thinner and noticeably lighter. These devices work with Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy S4 has older 4.4 version and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has Android 10 version.
Samsung Galaxy S4 counts with a more vivid screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has a much smaller screen and a bit lower 1920 x 1080px resolution, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch of screen. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has a slightly better memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S4, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 also has a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 128 GB.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has a bit superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy S4, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory and a higher number of cores. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 counts with a way better battery life than Galaxy S4, because it has 5020mAh of battery capacity instead of 2600mAh.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 counts with a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy S4, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 also has a much higher 48 MP resolution camera in the back, a bigger aperture to take better photography and video in low light situations and a lot bigger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we compare here, Samsung Galaxy S4 is also a bargain compared to others.
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