Samsung NX20 vs Samsung WB210

Following is a detailed overview of the Samsung NX20 and Samsung WB210, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are built by Samsung. There is a substantial difference between the resolutions of the NX20 (20MP) and WB210 (14MP) and the NX20 (APS-C) and WB210 (1/2.3") offer different sensor dimensions.

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The NX20 was manufactured 10 months after the WB210 and they are of a similar age. Both the cameras have different body design with the Samsung NX20 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung WB210 being a Compact camera.

Before going into a full comparison, here is a simple overview of how the NX20 matches up versus the WB210 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Samsung NX20 & Samsung WB210. The entire galleries are available at Samsung NX20 Gallery & Samsung WB210 Gallery.

When you are planning to carry around your camera, you are going to need to consider its weight and proportions. The Samsung NX20 provides outside measurements of 122mm x 90mm x 40mm (4.8" x 3.5" x 1.6") with a weight of 341 grams (0.75 lbs) whilst the Samsung WB210 has measurements of 101mm x 59mm x 22mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 0.9") along with a weight of 174 grams (0.38 lbs).

Compare the Samsung NX20 and Samsung WB210 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are employing during that time. Following is a front view dimensions comparison of the NX20 vs the WB210.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the NX20 and WB210 is 83 and 94 respectively.

In many cases, its difficult to visualize the difference between sensor sizes purely by reading through a spec sheet. The pic here should provide you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the NX20 and WB210.

Clearly, both cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The NX20 because of its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Samsung NX20 will give you more detail due to its extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also let you crop photos more aggressively. The fresher NX20 provides an advantage with regard to sensor tech.