Samsung Galaxy NX vs Samsung SL102

Its time to look more closely at the Samsung Galaxy NX vs Samsung SL102, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are manufactured by Samsung. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the Galaxy NX (20MP) and SL102 (10MP) and the Galaxy NX (APS-C) and SL102 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor measurements.

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The Galaxy NX was released 4 years after the SL102 which is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Samsung Galaxy NX being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung SL102 being a Compact camera.

Before diving right into a in depth comparison, here is a simple overview of how the Galaxy NX scores against the SL102 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung Galaxy NX & Samsung SL102. The complete galleries are provided at Samsung Galaxy NX Gallery & Samsung SL102 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to carry around your camera frequently, you are going to need to think about its weight and measurements. The Samsung Galaxy NX provides outside measurements of 137mm x 101mm x 26mm (5.4" x 4.0" x 1.0") and a weight of 495 grams (1.09 lbs) whilst the Samsung SL102 has proportions of 90mm x 59mm x 22mm (3.5" x 2.3" x 0.9") and a weight of 116 grams (0.26 lbs).

Take a look at the Samsung Galaxy NX vs Samsung SL102 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Following is a front view size comparison of the Galaxy NX against the SL102.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the Galaxy NX and SL102 is 82 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to see the contrast between sensor sizes purely by reviewing specs. The picture here should offer you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the Galaxy NX and SL102.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The Galaxy NX due to its bigger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Samsung Galaxy NX will offer more detail as a result of its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs way more aggressively. The more modern Galaxy NX is going to have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.