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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-10-06 | 2017-09-15 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| Black and White | Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 309.00 | $ 440.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 9.79 |
| 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 |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Note8 is better than Lumia 950, with a overall score of 83 against 74.1. The Samsung Galaxy Note8 comes with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and Lumia 950 comes with Windows 10 Mobile operating system. Samsung Galaxy Note8's design is newer than the Lumia 950's, although it is way heavier and a little bit thicker.
Lumia 950 has a better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because although it has a little smaller display and a little worse resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch in the display. Samsung Galaxy Note8 features much more storage for games and applications than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has more internal memory and a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Note8 features a better performing CPU than Lumia 950, because it has 7 more CPU cores and a larger amount of RAM. The Microsoft Lumia 950 captures slightly better videos and photos than Galaxy Note8, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not good for shooting photographs and video in low light environments, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Microsoft Lumia 950 also counts with a larger back-facing camera sensor and a way more megapixels back-facing camera.
Samsung Galaxy Note8 features just a bit better battery duration than Lumia 950, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity.
The Galaxy Note8 costs a lot more money than Lumia 950, but it's still a great choice, because you can get a much better phone for that extra money.
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