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| Global Score | |
| 75 | 80.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 12 |
| 2015-10-06 | -- |
| 5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 inches | 6.44 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 325.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | -- |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.37 | 6.12 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.34 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 25 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.28 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A73 5G is a bit better than the Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, getting an 80.5 score against 75. Samsung Galaxy A73 5G comes with Android 12 operating system, and Microsoft Lumia 950 XL works with Windows 10 Mobile operating system. Samsung Galaxy A73 5G's body is a little thinner but a little heavier than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL.
Lumia 950 XL counts with a very superior processing power than Samsung Galaxy A73 5G, although it has 3 GB lesser RAM memory and 7 lesser cpu cores. Microsoft Lumia 950 XL counts with a slightly better screen than Samsung Galaxy A73 5G, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a greater display pixels density and a better resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels.
The Samsung Galaxy A73 5G has a slightly better camera than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because it has a back camera with a lot better resolution and a larger camera aperture to take better low-light images and video. Galaxy A73 5G has a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Lumia 950 XL, because it has a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB and 128 GB internal memory.
Samsung Galaxy A73 5G features a really longer battery performance than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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