Phone Comparison - Microsoft Lumia 950 vs Samsung Galaxy S8+

Microsoft Lumia 950
microsoft lumia 950
Samsung Galaxy S8+
samsung galaxy s8+
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general General Info

Manufacturer Microsoft Samsung
Announced October 2015 March 2017
Status Available - November 2015 Available - April 2017
Price Rs. 27,300 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 64,900 ($845.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 145 x 73.2 x 8.2 mm
(5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 in)
159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm
(6.28 x 2.89 x 0.32 in)
Weight 150 g (5.29 oz) 173 g (6.1 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
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
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP68 certified
Notification LED - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows 10 Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
Processor Dual-core 1.82 GHz Cortex-A57 & quad-core 1.44 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 [Similar] Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) / Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835/ Exynos 8895 Octa [Similar]
GPU Adreno 418 [Similar] Adreno 540 [Similar]
RAM 3 GB [Browse Similar] 4/6 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB 64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches [Similar] 6.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (564 ppi) [Similar] 1440 x 2960 pixels (531 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.44% 83.31%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio FM radio No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 20 MP, 4992 х 3744 pixels [Similar] 12 MP [Similar]
Flash Carl Zeiss optics Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features 1/2.4' Sensor Size, 1.12 μm Pixel Size, PureView Technology, Dual Capture, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7 aperture, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, optical stabilization, stereo sound rec. 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP, AF [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, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 3500 mAh
Stand by Up to 288 h (2G)
Up to 288 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 23 h (2G)
Up to 18 h (3G)
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