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Samsung Galaxy S4
SprintSPH-L720
| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 4.4 |
| 2020-04-27 | 2013-03-14 |
| 6.26 x 2.80 x 0.34 inches | 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Polycarbonate |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 135.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 5 inches |
| 1680 x 720 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 295 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.4 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P22 MT6762 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| IMG PowerVR GE8320 GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.03 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3580mAh Battery | 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 17 hours talk time |
| 5.52 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S4 is a little bit better than Sony Xperia L4, with a overall score of 79 against 71.8. Although Galaxy S4 is notably older than Sony Xperia L4, it's body is just a little bit thinner and a lot lighter. These phones include Android OS, but Galaxy S4 has an older 4.4 version while Sony Xperia L4 has Android 9.0 Pie version.
The Xperia L4 features just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy S4, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory and 4 more processing cores. Galaxy S4 features a much better screen than Sony Xperia L4, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a higher pixels density.
Xperia L4 has much more memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S4, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Xperia L4 also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB. Xperia L4 has a superior battery lifetime than Galaxy S4, because it has 3580mAh of battery capacity against 2600mAh.
The Galaxy S4 takes better videos and photos than Sony Xperia L4, although it has a tinier aperture which is not recommended for low-light photography and videos and a smaller camera sensor, they both have the same video quality, a same resolution back-facing camera and the same video frame rate.
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