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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 82.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 14 |
| 2015-10-06 | -- |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | -- |
| 5.29 ounces | -- |
| Black and White | -- |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 309.00 | $ 800.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 416 pixels per inch |
| -- | 2600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.19 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 12.54 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.6 |
| 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 5.3 |
| 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
Galaxy S25 is much better than the Microsoft Lumia 950, with an 82.6 score against 74.1. The Galaxy S25 has Android 14 OS, while Microsoft Lumia 950 has Windows 10 Mobile OS. The Galaxy S25 body is extremely thinner and way lighter than Microsoft Lumia 950. Samsung Galaxy S25 counts with a little more vivid display than Lumia 950, because although it has a lot lesser pixels per screen inch and a quite lower 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger display.
Galaxy S25 counts with a bigger storage for apps and games than Microsoft Lumia 950, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory. Microsoft Lumia 950 features a much faster processing unit than Galaxy S25, although it has an inferior number of cores and 5 GB less RAM.
Galaxy S25 counts with a greater camera than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has a lot better 50 megapixels resolution back-facing camera, a much higher video quality, a bigger diafragm aperture and a way bigger back-facing camera sensor shooting much better quality videos and photographs. Samsung Galaxy S25 has longer battery lifetime than Lumia 950, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
Although Samsung Galaxy S25 is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Microsoft Lumia 950, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the Microsoft Lumia 950. If you prefer to save a few dollars, you can buy Microsoft Lumia 950, giving up a couple features and specs, but you'll get the most with your savings.
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