Samsung Galaxy J7 vs Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy J7 vs Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM runs at a higher processing speed of 2.0 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy J7 runs at 1.5 GHz, making Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM the better performer.


Display: Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM offers a screen size of 5.7 inches, while Samsung Galaxy J7 offers 5.5 inches, making Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy J7 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy J7 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20 MP, while Samsung Galaxy J7 offers 13 MP, making Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy J7 and Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM feature a 5 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM offers a higher battery capacity with 3340 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy J7 offers 3000 mAh, making Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM better for longer battery life.


Storage: Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Samsung Galaxy J7 offers 16 GB, making Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM the better option for storage.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy J7 receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM has a rating of 3.6.

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Summary

Release Date

16 Jul, 2015
30 Nov, 2015
11 Jun, 2026

Performance

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580
Snapdragon 810
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
1.5 GB RAM
3 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
5.7 inches (14.48 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Super AMOLED
AMOLED
Extreme AMOLED
720x1280 px (HD)
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
20 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

5 MP
5 MP
50 MP

Battery

3000 mAh
3340 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
N/A
90W Turbo Power Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
32 GB
256 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

User Ratings

4.3/5
(37,496 ratings)
3.6/5
(315 ratings)
N/A

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Video

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General

Launch Date

Jul 16, 2015
(Official)
N/A
Jun 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)
Windows Phone v10
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg
Excellent

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core, 1.5 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core, 2 GHz, ARM Cortex A57
Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T720 MP2
Adreno 430
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

1.5 GB
3 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class
Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED
AMOLED
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
5.7 inches  (14.48 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.6:9

Pixel Density

267 ppi
515 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

69.46 %
75.04 %
96.8 %

Screen Protection

No
Corning Gorilla Glass v4
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
96.8 %

Design

Height

152.4 mm
151.9 mm
162.7 mm

Width

78.6 mm
78.4 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

7.5 mm
8.1 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

171 grams
165 grams
190 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9CMOS image sensor
20 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9Back-illuminated sensor BSI
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

No
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Triple LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
5160 x 3872 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Optical Image stabilization
Stereo recording
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

No
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent
Excellent

Capacity

3000 mAh
3340 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 18 Hours(3G)
Up to 19 Hours(3G) / Up to 25 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
Yes
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
32 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 200 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Micro
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
No

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.571 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.1
Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
Yes
Yes

HDMI

No
N/A
N/A

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

IRIS Scanner

N/A
Yes
N/A

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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