Samsung Galaxy NX vs Samsung NX500

Its time to take a closer look at the Samsung Galaxy NX versus Samsung NX500, both Entry-Level Mirrorless digital cameras and they are both created by Samsung. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the Galaxy NX (20MP) and NX500 (28MP) but both cameras offer the identical sensor sizes (APS-C).

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The Galaxy NX was unveiled 19 months before the NX500 making them a generation apart from one another. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Samsung Galaxy NX being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung NX500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight to a complete comparison, here is a concise view of how the Galaxy NX grades vs the NX500 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung Galaxy NX & Samsung NX500. The full galleries are provided at Samsung Galaxy NX Gallery & Samsung NX500 Gallery.

If you are aiming to lug around your camera often, you have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Samsung Galaxy NX has physical dimensions of 137mm x 101mm x 26mm (5.4" x 4.0" x 1.0") and a weight of 495 grams (1.09 lbs) while the Samsung NX500 has dimensions of 120mm x 64mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.5" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 287 grams (0.63 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are employing at that time. Below is a front view proportions comparison of the Galaxy NX versus the NX500.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Galaxy NX and NX500 is 82 and 87 respectively.

Quite often, it is tough to visualise the gap between sensor measurements simply by reading specs. The graphic underneath should provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the Galaxy NX and NX500.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras come with the identical sensor size but not the same MP. You can expect to see the Samsung NX500 to offer more detail having an extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The older Galaxy NX is going to be behind in sensor tech.