Monday, October 12, 2015

Lumia 950 XL or 5 Galaxy Note? Check out the comparative giants – Globo.com

The Lumia 950 XL was presented on Tuesday (6) to steal the spotlight among smartphones with big screen. With 5.7 inches, the device brings new Windows 10 Mobile and powerful specifications to run games and applications.

The phone’s Microsoft , however, has a great rival ahead: the Galaxy Note 5 and the usability of the S Pen. Which one takes the best? The TechTudo compared the two devices to help you decide which one to buy.

Design: Draw

Quite different, the phone Samsung and Microsoft should appeal to different tastes. While the Lumia 950 comprises a polycarbonate plastic body, Galaxy Note 5 was renewed with a metal body and rear glass. On the issue of resistance, both have Gorilla Glass 4, but the phone with Android has a larger area coated glass, which increases the risks.
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Since the measures, there is a certain balance. The Microsoft phone is a little bit wider and thicker than the Samsung, with 8.1 mm compared to 7.6 mm rival. Nevertheless, the Lumia 950 XL is lighter: it has 165 grams against 171 g of Note 5.

Screen: Draw

Other items in the dispute is fierce. Both handsets have 5.7-inch display with qHD resolution (1440 x 2560 pixels) and pixel density of 518 ppi. In other words, it means that the user will not see any major difference when watching a movie or series on the screen of Samsung or Microsoft.

The Lumia 950 XL and Galaxy Note 5 still bear functions that facilitate the use of the device by one hand. While the machine with Windows 10 moves the icon to the top half of the display, the Android phone can reduce the screen size for the device diagonal

Performance:. Lumia 950 XL

The Galaxy Note 5 is equipped with a powerful Samsung Exynos 7420 quad-core processor with 1.5 GHz and four 2.1 GHz, and 4 GB RAM. Since Microsoft’s smart posssui a chip Snapdragon 810 with four 1.5 GHz cores and four 2GHz, and RAM 3GB. With this hardware, both phones are able to run applications and games equally well for a long time.

The advantage of the Lumia 950 XL, however, is in storage. Microsoft’s phone has a unique version of 32 GB internal, which can be expanded by up to 2 TB capacity, similar to computers. Already the Samsung device has two versions, one 32 and one 64 GB, but none of them can be expanded.

Complete specifications 4G connectivity, Wi-Fi ., Bluetooth and NFC, present in both

System and features: 5 Galaxy Note

Microsoft gave a beautiful enhancement in Windows 10 over its predecessor. Besides having a new interface, the Lumia 950 XL also features Windows Hello, which unlocks the phone from facial recognition. Another great new feature is the Continuum, which turns the smartphone into a laptop.

The Samsung on the other hand, delivers the Galaxy Note 5 with Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), player Biometric digital and Samsung Pay payment system. However, the great advantage of Note 5 with respect to any rival is up to the pen S Pen, which now automatically highlights and can even write down the screen off.

In direct comparison you can say that Android still has the edge by bringing a library of apps and games more consolidated. Although Windows 10 has advanced, major assets such as Continuum still rely developers

Camera:. Lumia 950 XL

The Lumia 950 XL arrives to maintain Nokia’s line of tradition / Microsoft in shooting regard. The device has a rear camera of 20 megapixel PureView with triple LED flash for better tone and recording at 4K (2160p) with optical image stabilization (OIS). But the Galaxy Note brings 16 5 megapixel camera with LED flash and simple recording 4K with OIS.

On the front, there is an equivalence. Both phones have 5 megapixels with videoconferencing in Full HD (1080p), but the Note 5 stands out for the way Wide Selfie for photos in groups, and 950 XL for Lumia Selfie and other Microsoft apps
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Battery:. Galaxy Note 5

Although the Lumia 950 XL is highlighted by a 3340 mAh extended battery, the Galaxy Note 5 has features that extend the duration of its 3000 mAh. The device from Samsung has fast and wireless charging, also present at the Microsoft smartphone, but differs by Ultra power saving mode, more radical and lasting than that of his rival.

Price and availability: 5 Galaxy Note

Both phones are not available in Brazil, but the Galaxy Note 5 starts of confirmed sales for 17 . Samsung’s handset will arrive here by frightening R $ 3,800 by the internal 32GB model, while Microsoft’s phone has not yet revealed the price and should arrive just in December.

If we compare the values ​​practiced outside, the Lumia 950 XL tends to get cheaper than the phone of Samsung, as it costs $ 649 (about R $ 2,520 in direct conversion) compared to US $ 699 (R $ 2,715) of Note 5. However, the final value of the appliance will still depend on the dollar exchange rate, local taxes and profit margins by Microsoft, a combination that has changed – a lot! – The price of the Galaxy. Since the smartphone from Samsung will come first to Brazil, he is the winner in this regard

Conclusion:. Galaxy Note 5

The Lumia 950 XL brings a beautiful Microsoft’s work on the combination of powerful configurations and Windows 10 renovated. However, the device still can not beat the Galaxy tradition in the segment, as this shows the pen differential S Pen and the set of Android applications.

Although the Continuum mode is a weight function by turning your phone into a computer, the resource 950 XL bit tends to contribute between ordinary consumers and still depends on the success of universal applications. Already you seek a device that can be a portable PC for your business, Microsoft’s phone is the best choice.

Finally, it is worth searching for other larger devices nor so expensive, the Moto Maxx can be a good option. Although it is slightly smaller, the phone 5.2 is offered for less than half the Galaxy: R $ 1.8000. To the iPhone 6 Plus of 64 GB can be found at online stores for less:. R $ 3,380

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