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| Global Score | |
| 75 | 89.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 11 |
| 2015-10-06 | 2022-01-11 |
| 5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 inches | 6.13 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.00 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| Plastic | Metal and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 325.00 | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 680 Prime, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | -- |
| 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 | -- |
| 10.34 | 9.9 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Battery | 4500mAh 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S21 FE has a general score of 89.1, which is much better than Lumia 950 XL's global score of 75. The Samsung Galaxy S21 FE design is notably newer and just a bit thinner, but just a bit heavier than Lumia 950 XL. The Samsung Galaxy S21 FE works with Android 11 OS, while Lumia 950 XL has Windows 10 Mobile OS.
Galaxy S21 FE features a better processing unit than Lumia 950 XL, because it has a higher amount of RAM memory and a greater number of faster cores. The Microsoft Lumia 950 XL counts with a much better looking display than Galaxy S21 FE, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per inch of display and a better resolution of 2560 x 1440.
Lumia 950 XL features a bit better camera than Galaxy S21 FE, because although it has a smaller camera aperture and worse video frame rate, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Lumia 950 XL also counts with a back facing camera with a lot better 20 mega-pixels resolution. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE features a quite bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Lumia 950 XL, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy S21 FE counts with longer battery performance than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
Galaxy S21 FE is a lot more expensive than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, but you can get a better phone for that few extra dollars.
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