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| Global Score | |
| 75 | 77.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 13 |
| 2015-10-06 | -- |
| 5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 inches | 5.75 x 2.78 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | -- |
| Black and White | -- |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 325.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 8.37 | 6.21 |
| 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 | 50.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.34 | 10.12 |
| 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 |
| 7.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Battery | 3900mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 288 hours standby time 25 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.28 | 5.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S23 is just a bit better than the Lumia 950 XL, with a overall score of 77.9 against 75. The Samsung Galaxy S23 works with Android 13 OS, and Lumia 950 XL has Windows 10 Mobile OS. The Samsung Galaxy S23 is a lighter and just a little bit thinner phone than the Lumia 950 XL. Lumia 950 XL features a much better display than Galaxy S23, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a quite higher screen pixel density and a better resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels.
The Samsung Galaxy S23 has a bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Lumia 950 XL, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory. Microsoft Lumia 950 XL counts with a way better performance than Samsung Galaxy S23, although it has 5 GB lesser RAM and an inferior number of cores (although they are faster).
Microsoft Lumia 950 XL features a bit better camera than Galaxy S23, although it has a way worse 20 megapixels resolution back-facing camera, a tinier aperture which is not favorable for shooting pictures in low light situations and a way smaller back-facing camera sensor taking much lower quality images.
Galaxy S23 features longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because it has a 17 percent larger battery size.
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