Phone Comparison - Microsoft Lumia 950 vs Microsoft Lumia 550

Microsoft Lumia 950
microsoft lumia 950
Microsoft Lumia 550
microsoft lumia 550
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general General Info

Manufacturer Microsoft Microsoft
Announced October 2015 October 2015
Status Available - November 2015 Available - December 2015
Price Rs. 27,300 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 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 150 g (5.29 oz) 141.9 (4.97.0.32)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network 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

hardware Hardware and OS

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

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (564 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (315 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.44% 64.94%
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 20 MP, 4992 х 3744 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash Carl Zeiss optics LED flash
Features 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 2160p@30fps, optical stabilization, stereo sound rec. 720p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] 2 MP, 480p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 200 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

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