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Samsung Galaxy S4
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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | Android 4.4 |
| 2015-05-26 | 2013-03-14 |
| 5.76 x 2.83 x 0.27 inches | 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Black, Brown, Green and White | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Glass; metal | Polycarbonate |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | $ 135.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 5.00 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 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.45 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 7.1 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2930mAh Battery | 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 590 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | 17 hours talk time |
| 4.88 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S4 has a general score of 79, which is slightly better than the Xperia Z3+'s 73.7 score. Both of these phones have Android operating system, but Galaxy S4 has 4.4 version and Xperia Z3+ has Android 5.0. The Galaxy S4 design is a bit lighter than Xperia Z3+, but it is thicker and was released many years before.
The Galaxy S4 features a bit more vivid display than Xperia Z3+, because although it has a little smaller screen, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, the Galaxy S4 also counts with a little more pixels per screen inch. Samsung Galaxy S4 counts with a greater storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia Z3+, because although it has a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 64 GB against 128 GB, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage capacity.
Galaxy S4 counts with just a bit better performance than Sony Xperia Z3+, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a GPU and more processing cores. The Sony Xperia Z3+ features just a bit better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S4, because it has a 2930mAh battery capacity.
The Sony Xperia Z3+ counts with a superior camera than Galaxy S4, because it has a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better images and video in low light situations, a much better video quality, a much larger camera sensor capturing lot higher quality photographs and videos and a camera with a much higher resolution.
Samsung Galaxy S4 is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to others.
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