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| Global Score | |
| 75 | 82.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 14 |
| 2015-10-06 | -- |
| 5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 inches | -- |
| 5.82 ounces | -- |
| Black and White | -- |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 325.00 | $ 800.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 416 pixels per inch |
| -- | 2600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 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 | Yes 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 + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 12.54 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Ion 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 5.3 |
| 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
The Samsung Galaxy S25 is better than Lumia 950 XL, having an 82.6 score against 75. The Samsung Galaxy S25 construction is a lot lighter and noticeably thinner than the Lumia 950 XL. Samsung Galaxy S25 works with Android 14 operating system, while Lumia 950 XL counts with Windows 10 Mobile operating system.
Samsung Galaxy S25 features a bit better display than Lumia 950 XL, because although it has a just a little inferior quantity of pixels per inch of display and a bit worse 1080 x 2340 resolution, it also counts with a little bit bigger display. The Lumia 950 XL counts with a much greater performance than Samsung Galaxy S25, although it has a lower number of cores (although faster) and a smaller amount of RAM memory.
The Galaxy S25 has more storage capacity to install games and applications than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy S25 counts with superior battery duration than Lumia 950 XL, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy S25 takes much better photos and videos than Lumia 950 XL, because it has a way bigger back camera sensor taking much higher quality photos and videos, a larger camera aperture to capture better low light photos, a way higher 7680x4320 video quality and a way better resolution back-facing camera.
Although Samsung Galaxy S25 is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than the Lumia 950 XL, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Lumia 950 XL. So if you want that extra features, you can buy the Samsung Galaxy S25, otherwise you can save some dollars and get the Lumia 950 XL, resigning some specs and features.
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