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Samsung Galaxy S4
SprintSPH-L720
| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4 |
| 2017-10-01 | 2013-03-14 |
| 5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 inches | 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink and Silver | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminum | Polycarbonate |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 600.00 | $ 135.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.6 inches | 5 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 319 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 19.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.34 | 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 | Micro SIM |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 17 hours talk time |
| 4.64 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S4 has a score of 79, which is a little bit better than Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact's 74.6 overall score. The Samsung Galaxy S4 construction is somewhat thinner and a bit lighter than the Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact, although it was released 5 years before. The Xperia XZ1 Compact features just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy S4, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, it also counts with a larger number of cores and a higher amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy S4 features a much better display than Xperia XZ1 Compact, because it has a higher pixel number per display inch, a much higher resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a quite bigger display. The Xperia XZ1 Compact captures much better photos and videos than Galaxy S4, because it has a back facing camera with a lot higher resolution, a bigger camera aperture, a lot higher (4K) video definition and a way larger camera sensor which offers a way better photo and video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 counts with a bit bigger memory for games and applications than Xperia XZ1 Compact, because although it has a SD extension slot that holds 192 GB smaller, it also counts with 32 GB more internal memory. The Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact has a little better battery life than Samsung Galaxy S4, because it has 2700mAh of battery capacity instead of 2600mAh.
Even being the best phone of the ones we compare here, Galaxy S4 is also by far the cheapest one, making it very easy to pick between these phones.
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