Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM vs Microsoft Lumia 550

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Microsoft Microsoft
Announced September 2013 October 2015 October 2015
Status Available - September 2013 Available - November 2015 Available - December 2015
Price - Rs. 34,000 ($499.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Pink Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm
(5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in)
151.9 x 78.4 x 8.1 mm
(5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 in)
136.1 x 67.8 x 9.9 mm
(5.36 x 2.67 x 0.39 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz) 141.9 (4.97.0.32)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 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 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, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features S Pen stylus - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows 10 Microsoft Windows 10
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 (LTE model) / Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210
GPU Adreno 330 (LTE model) Adreno 430 Adreno 304
RAM 3 GB 3 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB storage 32 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 200 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches 5.7 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (315 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.98% 75.30% 64.94%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 20 MP, 4992 х 3744 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash Carl Zeiss optics LED flash
Features Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR 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 Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps (LTE model) 2160p@30fps, optical stabilization, stereo sound rec. 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] 2 MP, 480p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR v4.1, A2DP v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB storage, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 200 GB
USB OTG Supported - -

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 Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3200 mAh 3340 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 420 h (3G) Up to 288 h (2G)
Up to 288 h (3G)
Up to 672 h (2G)
Up to 672 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 21 h (3G) Up to 25 h (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)