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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 86.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 12 |
| 2015-10-06 | -- |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 6.51 x 3.03 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Black and White | Blue, Brown and Green |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 309.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2408 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | LCD |
| 565 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Exynos 1280 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2400 MHz processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Mali-G68 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 8.00 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 | -- |
| 10.23 | 9.35 |
| 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), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.6 |
| 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 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy M33 is better than Microsoft Lumia 950, getting a global score of 86.3 against 74.1. Galaxy M33 works with Android 12 OS, while Microsoft Lumia 950 comes with Windows 10 Mobile OS. Galaxy M33 is a somewhat thicker and a lot heavier phone than Microsoft Lumia 950. Galaxy M33 has a superior processing power than Lumia 950, because it has more RAM memory and more CPU cores.
Lumia 950 counts with a more vivid screen than Galaxy M33, because although it has a much smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per inch in the screen and a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440. Galaxy M33 counts with more storage capacity to install applications and games than Microsoft Lumia 950, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
The Samsung Galaxy M33 features a really longer battery duration than Lumia 950, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. Microsoft Lumia 950 takes a bit better videos and photos than Galaxy M33, although it has a tinier aperture which is worse for low light images and video and a back-facing camera with way less mega pixels.
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