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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Mobile | -- |
| 2015-10-06 | 2018-08-24 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Black and White | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 309.00 | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.50 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 10.23 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| 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 Galaxy Note9 is much better than the Microsoft Lumia 950, with an 87.1 score against 74.1. Galaxy Note9's design is notably newer, but a little thicker and much heavier than Microsoft Lumia 950. Lumia 950 has a more vivid screen than Galaxy Note9, because although it has a bit smaller display and a bit lower 2560 x 1440 resolution, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch in the screen.
Galaxy Note9 has a superior processor than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has a larger amount of RAM memory and a greater number of faster cores. Lumia 950 and Samsung Galaxy Note9 have incredibly similar cameras, because although the Samsung Galaxy Note9 has a smaller back camera sensor capturing lower quality pictures, a lower 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a camera with way less megapixels, it also counts with a lot bigger diafragm aperture to capture better photography and video in poorly lited situations.
The Galaxy Note9 has a much bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has 96 GB more internal storage and a SD memory slot that admits up to 512 GB. The Galaxy Note9 has better battery life than Lumia 950, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
The Galaxy Note9 is a lot more expensive than the Microsoft Lumia 950, but you can get a better phone for that extra dollars.
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