Samsung Galaxy NX vs Samsung TL100

Lets look much closer at the Samsung Galaxy NX vs Samsung TL100, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both produced by Samsung. There is a huge difference between the resolutions of the Galaxy NX (20MP) and TL100 (12MP) and the Galaxy NX (APS-C) and TL100 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor sizes.

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The Galaxy NX was unveiled 4 years later than the TL100 and that is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Samsung Galaxy NX being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung TL100 being a Compact camera.

Before delving in to a full comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the Galaxy NX matches up vs the TL100 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Samsung Galaxy NX and Samsung TL100. The full galleries are available at Samsung Galaxy NX Gallery and Samsung TL100 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Samsung Galaxy NX offers outside dimensions of 137mm x 101mm x 26mm (5.4" x 4.0" x 1.0") having a weight of 495 grams (1.09 lbs) and the Samsung TL100 has measurements of 105mm x 61mm x 37mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.5") along with a weight of 219 grams (0.48 lbs).

Analyze the Samsung Galaxy NX vs Samsung TL100 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you choose at that moment. The following is the front view size comparison of the Galaxy NX compared to the TL100.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the Galaxy NX and TL100 is 82 and 91 respectively.

In many cases, its difficult to visualise the difference between sensor measurements merely by reading through technical specs. The visual below will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the Galaxy NX and TL100.

As you can tell, both of the cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The Galaxy NX with its larger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF easier and the Samsung Galaxy NX will give you extra detail having an extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop pics far more aggressively. The newer Galaxy NX is going to have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.