Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2015-10-06 | 2016-03-11 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Black pearl, Coral blue, Gold, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 309.00 | $ 336.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.6 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.6 |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy S7 edge is just a bit better than the Lumia 950, having a 78.1 score against 74.1. The Samsung Galaxy S7 edge works with Android 8.0 Oreo OS, while Lumia 950 has Windows 10 Mobile OS. Even though Samsung Galaxy S7 edge and the Lumia 950 were released with only 5 months difference, the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge design is a little bit thinner but also a little heavier.
The Lumia 950 features a better looking display than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has a bit smaller screen, and they both have the same exact resolution of 2560 x 1440, the Lumia 950 also counts with a little bit greater pixel count in each inch in the screen. The Galaxy S7 edge has just a bit better performance than Lumia 950, because it has 3 more processing cores and a greater amount of RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy S7 edge and Microsoft Lumia 950 count with extremely similar memory to install applications and games, both of them have a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 200 GB and equal 32 GB internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy S7 edge counts with greater battery life than Lumia 950, because it has a 20% larger battery size.
Microsoft Lumia 950 captures slightly better videos and photos than Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not good for low-light photography, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Microsoft Lumia 950 also counts with a back-facing camera with much more mega-pixels and a bigger sensor.
The Galaxy S7 edge costs a little more money than Lumia 950, but you can get a better phone for that extra money.
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