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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 94.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 13, 12, 11, 10 |
| 2015-10-06 | 2020-03-06 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 5.97 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black and White | Cloud blue, Cloud pink, Cosmic grey and Cosmic white |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 309.00 | $ 1000.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 3200 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 566 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 10.78 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Polymer 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S20 has a global score of 94.8, which is a lot better than Lumia 950's global score of 74.1. Samsung Galaxy S20 has Android 13 operating system, while Lumia 950 has Windows 10 Mobile operating system. Samsung Galaxy S20 is a notably newer and just a little bit thinner cellphone than the Lumia 950, but it is also a little heavier.
Galaxy S20 counts with a better performing processor than Lumia 950, because it has a greater number of cores and a larger amount of RAM memory. Lumia 950 has a slightly better display than Galaxy S20, although it has a bit smaller display, a little lower pixel density and a quite lower 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution.
Galaxy S20 has a very superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Lumia 950, because it has 96 GB more internal memory and an external memory card slot that admits up to 1000 GB. Galaxy S20 captures slightly better videos and photos than Microsoft Lumia 950, because although it has a camera with a much lower 12 MP resolution, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture, a way better 7680x4320 video quality and a way larger back-facing camera sensor capturing lot better quality photographs and videos.
The Galaxy S20 features greater battery life than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
Samsung Galaxy S20 is a lot more expensive than Microsoft Lumia 950, but you can get a much better phone for that extra money.
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