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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Mobile | -- |
| 2015-10-06 | 2018-10-20 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 309.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.23 | 9.9 |
| 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), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.28 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A7 (2018) is much better than Microsoft Lumia 950, with a overall score of 84.2 against 74.1. The Galaxy A7 (2018) body is incredibly newer and a little thinner, but also somewhat heavier than Microsoft Lumia 950. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) features a better performing processor than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has more RAM and a higher number of cores (and faster).
The Microsoft Lumia 950 has a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher screen pixels density and a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440. Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a much greater storage for applications and games than Lumia 950, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 512 GB.
Lumia 950 has just a bit better camera than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for low light photos and videos and a less mega-pixels back facing camera, it also counts with a much better (4K) video quality and a bigger camera sensor providing a better image quality.
Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with just a bit longer battery duration than Lumia 950, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity.
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