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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Mobile | -- |
| 2015-10-06 | 2016-03-11 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 309.00 | $ 124.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 855 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 S7 has a score of 79.5, which is a bit better than the Lumia 950's 74.1 global score. Although the Galaxy S7 and the Lumia 950 were only released 5 months apart, Galaxy S7's construction is just a little heavier but also just a little bit thinner. Samsung Galaxy S7 and Microsoft Lumia 950 count with incredibly similar screens, because although the Samsung Galaxy S7 has a little bit smaller display, and they both have the same exact 1440 x 2560px resolution, it also counts with a quite better pixel density.
Samsung Galaxy S7 counts with a bit better processing power than Lumia 950, because it has 3 more cpu cores and 1 GB more RAM. Lumia 950 and Samsung Galaxy S7 feature similar storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos, both of them have a SD extension slot that admits up to 200 GB and the same internal storage.
Lumia 950 features a bit better camera than Galaxy S7, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not recommended for low light captures and video, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same (4K) video quality, the Lumia 950 also counts with a larger back-facing camera sensor taking higher quality videos and photographs and a back facing camera with a way higher 20 mega-pixels resolution.
Lumia 950 and Galaxy S7 feature similar battery durations.
Samsung Galaxy S7 is not only the best phones in our comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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