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| Global Score | |
| 75 | 94.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 13, 12, 11, 10 |
| 2015-10-06 | 2020-03-06 |
| 5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 inches | 5.97 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black and White | Cloud blue, Cloud pink, Cosmic grey and Cosmic white |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 325.00 | $ 1000.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 3200 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 566 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 10.78 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 288 hours standby time 25 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| 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
Galaxy S20 is way better than Lumia 950 XL, with a score of 94.8 against 75. Galaxy S20 has Android 13 operating system, and Lumia 950 XL works with Windows 10 Mobile operating system. Galaxy S20's body is noticeably newer, just a little bit lighter and just a little thinner than the Lumia 950 XL.
Lumia 950 XL has a little bit better display than Galaxy S20, although it has a quite lower 2560 x 1440 resolution, a little smaller display and a quite worse display pixel density. Galaxy S20 features a superior storage capacity to store more apps and games than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because it has an external memory card slot that allows up to 1000 GB and 96 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy S20 features a greater hardware performance than Lumia 950 XL, because it has a higher amount of RAM memory and a greater number of cores. Galaxy S20 features a slightly better camera than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because although it has a lot lower 12 megapixels resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better images and video in low light environments, a way bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing way better quality photographs and videos and a lot higher 7680x4320 video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy S20 features longer battery duration than Lumia 950 XL, because it has a 20% greater battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy S20 costs a lot more than the Lumia 950 XL, but you can get a much better phone for that few extra dollars.
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