Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 88.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-10-06 | 2019-03-08 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 5.90 x 2.77 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Black and White | Flamingo pink, Prism black, Prism blue, Prism green and Prism white |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 309.00 | $ 281.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 3040 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 551 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 640 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 + 10.00 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 | 3400mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.36 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S10 has an overall score of 88.3, which is much better than Lumia 950's 74.1 overall score. The Samsung Galaxy S10 works with Android 11 OS, while Lumia 950 comes with Windows 10 Mobile OS. Although the Samsung Galaxy S10 is a little heavier than the Lumia 950, it's a bit thinner and also much newer.
Microsoft Lumia 950 features a little more vivid display than Galaxy S10, because although it has a bit smaller display and a little bit lower 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch of screen. Galaxy S10 counts with a superior hardware performance than Lumia 950, because it has 5 GB more RAM memory and 7 more cores.
The Galaxy S10 and Microsoft Lumia 950 feature extremely similar cameras, because although the Galaxy S10 has a lower (4K) video quality, a smaller sensor shooting lower quality photos and videos and a much worse resolution back camera, it also counts with a way bigger aperture to capture better low light captures and video.
Galaxy S10 counts with a much better storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has more internal storage and a SD extension slot that supports up to 512 GB. The Galaxy S10 counts with a little better battery life than Lumia 950, because it has a 13 percent larger battery size.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, Samsung Galaxy S10 is also cheaper than the other phone, which makes it a very good choice.
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