Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 730 Dual SIM vs Microsoft Lumia 950 Dual SIM vs Microsoft Lumia 550

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Microsoft Microsoft
Announced September 2014 October 2015 October 2015
Status Available - September 2014 Available - November 2015 Available - December 2015
Price - Rs. 27,300 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Orange, green, white, black Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 134.7 x 68.5 x 8.9 mm
(5.3 x 2.7 x 0.35 in)
145 x 73.2 x 8.2 mm
(5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 in)
136.1 x 67.8 x 9.9 mm
(5.36 x 2.67 x 0.39 in)
Weight 134 g (4.73 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz) 141.9 (4.97.0.32)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features ClearBlack display - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 Microsoft Windows 10 Microsoft Windows 10
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Dual-core 1.82 GHz Cortex-A57 & quad-core 1.44 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 418 Adreno 304
RAM 1 GB 3 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 32 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 200 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.2 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (565 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (315 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.20% 70.19% 64.94%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 6.7 MP, Carl Zeiss optics 20 MP, 4992 х 3744 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash Carl Zeiss optics LED flash
Features Auto focus, 1/3.4'' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama 1/2.4' Sensor Size, 1.12 μm Pixel Size, PureView Technology, Dual Capture, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, 1/4' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec. 2160p@30fps, optical stabilization, stereo sound rec. 720p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, 720p [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] 2 MP, 480p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP v4.1, A2DP v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 200 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery (BV-T5A) Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2200 mAh 3000 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 600 h Up to 288 h (2G)
Up to 288 h (3G)
Up to 672 h (2G)
Up to 672 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 22 h (2G)
Up to 17 h (3G)
Up to 23 h (2G)
Up to 18 h (3G)
Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)