Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 69.9 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4.2, 4.3, 4.2.2 |
| 2018-01-27 | 2013-03-14 |
| 5.91 x 3.07 x 0.39 inches | 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Plastic | Polycarbonate |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 250.00 | $ 130.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT6737T chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T720 MP2 GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.6 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 17 hours talk time |
| 5.28 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S4 is just a bit better than Sony Xperia L2, getting a 76.1 score against 69.9. Galaxy S4 is an a lot older cellphone than the Sony Xperia L2, but it's a lot thinner and incredibly lighter anyway. Galaxy S4 counts with a much sharper display than Sony Xperia L2, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a way greater count of pixels per display inch and a lot better resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels.
Sony Xperia L2 has a much better memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy S4, because it has more internal storage capacity and a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 256 GB. The Galaxy S4 counts with a little bit better performance than Xperia L2, because although it has less RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy S4 also counts with an extra graphics processor.
The Sony Xperia L2 has longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy S4, because it has a 27% bigger battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy S4's camera is very similar to the Sony Xperia L2 one, and although the Samsung Galaxy S4 has a tinier camera aperture which is not recommended for taking photographs in low light environments, they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality, the same video frame rates, a back-facing camera with a 13 megapixels resolution and a same size camera sensor.
Samsung Galaxy S4 not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest, which makes it an easy decision.
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