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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2015-10-06 | 2016-06-01 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 6.17 x 3.04 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Plastic | Metal |
| 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 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 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 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion 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 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy C7 has an overall score of 77.7, which is a little bit better than the Lumia 950's global score of 74.1. The Galaxy C7 has Android 8.0 Oreo OS, and Lumia 950 counts with Windows 10 Mobile OS. Even though the Galaxy C7 and the Lumia 950 were released only a couple of months apart, Galaxy C7's construction is thinner but heavier.
Lumia 950 has a way better looking display than Galaxy C7, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 2560 x 1440 and a better pixels quantity in each display inch. Galaxy C7 counts with a bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Microsoft Lumia 950, because although it has an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB against 200 GB, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory.
The Galaxy C7 has a better performing processing unit than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has more cpu cores and a higher amount of RAM. The Samsung Galaxy C7 features a little better battery lifetime than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has a 10 percent bigger battery capacity. Microsoft Lumia 950 features a much better camera than Galaxy C7, and although they both have the same camera aperture, the Microsoft Lumia 950 also has a much higher video resolution and a back-facing camera with a better 20 mega-pixels resolution.
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