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| Global Score | |
| 75 | 93.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-10-06 | 2019-05-16 |
| 5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 inches | 6.40 x 3.04 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Black and White | Crown silver, Majestic black and Royal gold |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 325.00 | $ 342.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 3040 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 502 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 10.23 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Battery | 4500mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 288 hours standby time 25 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.28 | 6.32 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S10 5G is a lot better than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, with a general score of 93.6 against 75. Galaxy S10 5G's design is noticeably newer and a little bit thinner than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL's, although it is somewhat heavier. The Galaxy S10 5G comes with Android 11 operating system, while Microsoft Lumia 950 XL works with Windows 10 Mobile operating system.
Galaxy S10 5G counts with a better performing processor than Lumia 950 XL, because it has a larger amount of RAM memory and a higher number of cores. Lumia 950 XL has a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a little worse resolution of 2560 x 1440, it also counts with a just a little better count of pixels per screen inch.
The Microsoft Lumia 950 XL captures just a bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, because although it has a way smaller diafragm aperture which is not nice for taking images and video in poorly lited environments and slower video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Microsoft Lumia 950 XL also counts with a bigger back camera sensor which provides a better image and video quality and a much more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
The Galaxy S10 5G counts with a much greater memory to store more apps and games than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 224 GB more internal memory capacity. Samsung Galaxy S10 5G features greater battery performance than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 3340mAh.
The Galaxy S10 5G is a little more expensive than Lumia 950 XL, but you can get a much better phone for that few more dollars.
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