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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Mobile | -- |
| 2015-10-06 | 2017-04-21 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black and White | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 309.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 5.0, EDR |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy S8 has a general score of 81.7, which is much better than the Lumia 950's general score of 74.1. Although the Samsung Galaxy S8 is just a little heavier than Lumia 950, it's just a bit thinner and newer. The Microsoft Lumia 950 features a slightly better display than Samsung Galaxy S8, although it has a little bit less pixels per inch in the screen, a little bit smaller display and a little lower resolution of 2560 x 1440px.
Galaxy S8 features a much greater memory for applications and games than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 256 GB and 32 GB more internal storage capacity. Galaxy S8 counts with a quite superior performance than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has a higher number of faster cores and a larger amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy S8's battery life is very similar to Lumia 950's battery life. Lumia 950 has a slightly better camera than Galaxy S8, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is worse for capturing pictures in low light situations, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Lumia 950 also counts with a way more MP back facing camera and a bigger sensor providing a better image quality.
In addition to being the best phone in our current comparison, the Galaxy S8 is also a lot cheaper, which makes it very easy to pick between these phones.
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