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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 76.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-10-06 | 2019-04-26 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 6.47 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Pink and White |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 309.00 | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.18 |
| 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 | 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 3.52 |
| 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 HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| 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
Galaxy A70 has a general score of 76.9, which is a bit better than the Lumia 950's score of 74.1. The Galaxy A70 has Android 10 OS, and Lumia 950 has Windows 10 Mobile OS. Even though Galaxy A70 is somewhat heavier than Lumia 950, it's a bit thinner and newer. The Lumia 950 counts with an incredibly better looking display than Galaxy A70, because although it has a way smaller display, it also counts with a higher screen pixels density and a better resolution of 2560 x 1440.
Samsung Galaxy A70 features a much bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has more internal storage and a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A70 features a better CPU than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has a larger number of faster cores and a greater amount of RAM.
Samsung Galaxy A70 has a very superior battery performance than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity. The Lumia 950 shoots much better pictures and videos than Galaxy A70, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not recommended for low light captures and videos, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same (4K) video quality, the Lumia 950 also counts with a larger sensor.
Galaxy A70 not only is the best devices in this comparison, but it's also cheaper than the Microsoft Lumia 950, which makes it an easy decision.
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