Phone Comparison - Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM vs Microsoft Lumia 950 Dual SIM

Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM
microsoft lumia 540 dual sim
Microsoft Lumia 950 Dual SIM
microsoft lumia 950 dual sim
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general General Info

Manufacturer Microsoft Microsoft
Announced April 2015 October 2015
Status Available - May 2015 Available - November 2015
Price Rs. 8,100 ($119.12) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 27,300 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Orange, white, black, cyan Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144 x 73.7 x 9.4 mm
(5.67 x 2.9 x 0.37 in)
145 x 73.2 x 8.2 mm
(5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 in)
Weight 152 g (5.36 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 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)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim Microsoft Windows 10
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 [Similar] Dual-core 1.82 GHz Cortex-A57 & quad-core 1.44 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 302 [Similar] Adreno 418 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 5.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] 1440 x 2560 pixels (565 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.82% 70.19%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 20 MP, 4992 х 3744 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash Carl Zeiss optics
Features Auto focus, Sensor size: 1/4 inch, f/2.2 aperture 1/2.4' Sensor Size, 1.12 μm Pixel Size, PureView Technology, Dual Capture, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 480p@30fps 2160p@30fps, optical stabilization, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Up to 236 kbps Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, 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
USB microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2200 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 576 h Up to 288 h (2G)
Up to 288 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 26.2 h (2G)
Up to 14.8 h (3G)
Up to 23 h (2G)
Up to 18 h (3G)