Samsung Galaxy NX vs Samsung WB850F

Following is a detailed comparison of the Samsung Galaxy NX vs Samsung WB850F, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are built by Samsung. There exists a large gap among the resolutions of the Galaxy NX (20MP) and WB850F (16MP) and the Galaxy NX (APS-C) and WB850F (1/2.3") possess different sensor measurements.

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The Galaxy NX was introduced 18 months after the WB850F which makes the cameras a generation away from one another. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Samsung Galaxy NX being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung WB850F being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a quick overview of how the Galaxy NX scores vs the WB850F when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung Galaxy NX & Samsung WB850F. The whole galleries are available at Samsung Galaxy NX Gallery & Samsung WB850F Gallery.

If you are aiming to carry around your camera frequently, you will have to think about its weight and size. The Samsung Galaxy NX comes with external dimensions of 137mm x 101mm x 26mm (5.4" x 4.0" x 1.0") having a weight of 495 grams (1.09 lbs) whilst the Samsung WB850F has specifications of 109mm x 62mm x 25mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.0") along with a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are using at that moment. Below is the front view scale comparison of the Galaxy NX against the WB850F.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the Galaxy NX and WB850F is 82 and 91 respectively.

More often than not, it is difficult to picture the contrast in sensor sizes purely by checking out specs. The image here might give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the Galaxy NX and WB850F.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The Galaxy NX having a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Samsung Galaxy NX will produce greater detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures much more aggressively. The younger Galaxy NX provides an edge in sensor innovation.