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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Mobile | -- |
| 2015-10-06 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 309.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 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 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
Galaxy A7 (2017) is slightly better than Microsoft Lumia 950, with a 75.8 score against 74.1. Even though the Galaxy A7 (2017) is somewhat heavier than the Microsoft Lumia 950, it's a little thinner and also newer. Microsoft Lumia 950 has an incredibly better looking display than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a better number of pixels per inch in the screen and a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) has just a bit more storage capacity to store more games and applications than Lumia 950, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 256 GB. The Galaxy A7 (2017) features a bit better processor than Microsoft Lumia 950, and although they both have 3 GB of RAM memory, the Galaxy A7 (2017) also has a higher number of cores.
The Lumia 950 shoots much clearer videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a same size aperture, the Lumia 950 also has a back facing camera with a better 20 mega pixels resolution and a lot better (4K) video definition. The Galaxy A7 (2017) has better battery life than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has a 3600mAh battery capacity.
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