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| Global Score | |
| 75 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2015-10-06 | 2017-02-24 |
| 5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 inches | 6.41 x 3.18 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and Gold |
| Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 325.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 8976 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1950 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Adreno 510 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.34 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 25 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy C9 Pro is slightly better than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, getting a score of 81 against 75. The Galaxy C9 Pro construction is newer and thinner, but also heavier than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL. The Galaxy C9 Pro works with Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system, and Microsoft Lumia 950 XL has Windows 10 Mobile operating system.
Lumia 950 XL counts with an incredibly better display than Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a greater pixels amount in each inch of display and a better resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels. The Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Lumia 950 XL, because it has more cores (but slower) and 3 GB more RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro features a lot bigger memory to install applications and games than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because it has 64 GB internal storage and a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 256 GB. Galaxy C9 Pro has greater battery performance than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3340mAh.
Microsoft Lumia 950 XL has a superior camera than Galaxy C9 Pro, and although they both have a F1.9 diafragm aperture, the Microsoft Lumia 950 XL also has a way higher 3840x2160 video definition and a more mega-pixels camera.
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