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| Global Score | |
| 75 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Mobile | -- |
| 2015-10-06 | 2016-08-02 |
| 5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black and White | Black onyx, Blue coral, Gold platinum and Silver titanium |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 325.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") 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 | -- |
| 10.34 | 9.57 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Battery | 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 288 hours standby time 25 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.28 | 5.44 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note7 is slightly better than Lumia 950 XL, with a general score of 79.5 against 75. The Galaxy Note7 design is newer and a little bit thinner than the Lumia 950 XL's, but it's also a little bit heavier. The Galaxy Note7 has a little faster CPU than Lumia 950 XL, because it has a higher amount of RAM and more CPU cores.
Lumia 950 XL counts with a sharper display than Galaxy Note7. Both of them have a display of the same size, the same display pixels density and the same 2560 x 1440 resolution. Microsoft Lumia 950 XL captures a little bit better photos and videos than Galaxy Note7, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Microsoft Lumia 950 XL also counts with a lot more mega-pixels back-facing camera and a bigger camera sensor.
The Galaxy Note7 has a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because it has a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 256 GB and more internal storage. The Galaxy Note7 counts with just a bit longer battery life than Lumia 950 XL, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity instead of 3340mAh.
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