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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 93.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-10-06 | 2019-05-16 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 6.40 x 3.04 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Black and White | Crown silver, Majestic black and Royal gold |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 309.00 | $ 342.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 3040 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 502 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.7 |
| 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 | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 13.3 |
| 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4500mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| 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
Galaxy S10 5G is much better than the Lumia 950, getting a 93.6 score against 74.1. Galaxy S10 5G comes with Android 11 OS, and Lumia 950 counts with Windows 10 Mobile OS. Even though Galaxy S10 5G is noticeably heavier than Lumia 950, it's a bit thinner and notably newer. Lumia 950 has a much better looking display than Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, because although it has a little bit lower 2560 x 1440 resolution and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch of screen.
The Galaxy S10 5G features a quite superior processing power than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has 7 more cores and more RAM. The Galaxy S10 5G's camera is just as good as Microsoft Lumia 950's camera, because although the Galaxy S10 5G has a way lower resolution camera in the back, a worse video quality and a tinier back camera sensor capturing less light and dull colors, it also counts with a lot larger diafragm aperture to capture better photos in low-light environments.
The Galaxy S10 5G counts with a much better storage capacity for games and applications than Lumia 950, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. Samsung Galaxy S10 5G has a much better battery life than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
Galaxy S10 5G costs a bit more than the Lumia 950, but it's still a great deal, because you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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