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| Global Score | |
| 75 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-10-06 | 2019-09-29 |
| 5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue and White |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 325.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 11.44 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 25 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.28 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy M30s is much better than the Lumia 950 XL, with an 83.3 score against 75. Samsung Galaxy M30s works with Android 11 OS, and Lumia 950 XL works with Windows 10 Mobile OS. Although the Samsung Galaxy M30s is a lot newer than the Lumia 950 XL, it's just a bit thicker and heavier. Samsung Galaxy M30s counts with a superior processing unit than Lumia 950 XL, because it has a larger number of cores (and also faster) and 1 GB more RAM memory.
The Microsoft Lumia 950 XL has a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy M30s, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 and a higher count of pixels per inch of screen. The Samsung Galaxy M30s counts with a way bigger storage to install games and applications than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because it has a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 32 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy M30s features a better camera than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for low light photography and video, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Galaxy M30s also counts with a bigger camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a camera with a much higher 48 megapixels resolution.
The Galaxy M30s has a superior battery performance than Lumia 950 XL, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3340mAh.
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