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Microsoft Lumia 950 vs Samsung ATIV S

2.88 in
5.71 in
Microsoft Lumia 950 Mobile Phone
Microsoft Lumia 950
2.78 in
5.4 in
Samsung ATIV S Mobile Phone
Samsung ATIV S
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
17
3.5 out of 5
11 user ratings
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40
4.3 out of 5
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4 stars
35 %
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4.2 out of 5
43 user ratings
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Full Comparison

Hardware

Microsoft Lumia 950Microsoft Lumia 950
Samsung ATIV SSamsung ATIV S
Operating systemWindows 10Windows Phone 8
CPU clock speed1.82 GHz1.5 GHz
CPU cores6-coreDual-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8960
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 418Qualcomm Adreno 225
RAM memory3 GB1 GB

Display

Microsoft Lumia 950Microsoft Lumia 950
Samsung ATIV SSamsung ATIV S
Screen size5.2 in4.8 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLED
Resolution2560 x 1440 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologyAMOLEDSuper AMOLED
Pixel density565.0 ppi306.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0
Dual screen supportnoyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Microsoft Lumia 950Microsoft Lumia 950
Samsung ATIV SSamsung ATIV S
Primary sensor resolution20.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes

Front camera

Microsoft Lumia 950Microsoft Lumia 950
Samsung ATIV SSamsung ATIV S
Primary resolution5.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx

Storage

Microsoft Lumia 950Microsoft Lumia 950
Samsung ATIV SSamsung ATIV S
Internal storage32 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage2TB64GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Microsoft Lumia 950Microsoft Lumia 950
Samsung ATIV SSamsung ATIV S
Colour of product
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
MaterialPlasticAluminum
Water resistantnono
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Microsoft Lumia 950Microsoft Lumia 950
Samsung ATIV SSamsung ATIV S
Height5.71 in5.4 in
Width2.88 in2.78 in
Depth0.35 in0.34 in
Weight5.29 oz4.76 oz

Sensors

Microsoft Lumia 950Microsoft Lumia 950
Samsung ATIV SSamsung ATIV S
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Other features

Microsoft Lumia 950Microsoft Lumia 950
Samsung ATIV SSamsung ATIV S
FM radioyesyes

Connectivity

Microsoft Lumia 950Microsoft Lumia 950
Samsung ATIV SSamsung ATIV S
Dual sim supportyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.13.0 HS
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCyesyes
Charging connection
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
3.0/3.1
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesno
Video outputDisplayPort over USB-CNo

Cellular

Microsoft Lumia 950Microsoft Lumia 950
Samsung ATIV SSamsung ATIV S
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesno
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

Microsoft Lumia 950Microsoft Lumia 950
Samsung ATIV SSamsung ATIV S
Replaceable batteryyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh2300.0 mAh
Standby time288.0 h218.0 h
Talk time13.0 h14.0 h
Fast chargingyesno
Wireless charging yesno

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