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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 14 |
| 2015-10-06 | 2023-12-16 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 6.30 x 3.02 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black and White | Blue Black and Light Blue |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 309.00 | $ 200.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 6100+ (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Mali-G57 MC2 GPU |
| 8.19 | 6.03 |
| 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 | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.23 | 10.45 |
| 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) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 9.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A15 5G has an overall score of 77.4, which is a bit better than Microsoft Lumia 950's 74.1 global score. Even though the Galaxy A15 5G is much newer than Microsoft Lumia 950, it is noticeably heavier and just a little bit thicker. Galaxy A15 5G has Android 14 OS, and Microsoft Lumia 950 has Windows 10 Mobile OS.
The Lumia 950 features a more vivid display than Galaxy A15 5G, because although it has a way smaller screen, it also counts with a better 2560 x 1440 resolution and a greater pixels density. The Lumia 950 counts with an extremely better CPU than Galaxy A15 5G, although it has an inferior number of cores and a lower amount of RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy A15 5G has a bit better camera than Lumia 950, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the Samsung Galaxy A15 5G also has a bigger camera aperture for better low-light captures and video and a camera with a lot higher 50 MP resolution.
The Galaxy A15 5G features a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 1000 GB and 96 GB more internal memory. Galaxy A15 5G has a very superior battery performance than Lumia 950, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity against 3000mAh.
Galaxy A15 5G not only is the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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