Microsoft Lumia 550 vs Microsoft Lumia 650 Dual SIM

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Comparing the Microsoft Lumia 550 vs Microsoft Lumia 650 Dual SIM across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Microsoft Lumia 650 Dual SIM runs at a higher processing speed of 1.3 GHz, while Microsoft Lumia 550 runs at 1.1 GHz, making Microsoft Lumia 650 Dual SIM the better performer.


Display: Microsoft Lumia 650 Dual SIM offers a screen size of 5 inches, while Microsoft Lumia 550 offers 4.7 inches, making Microsoft Lumia 650 Dual SIM the larger display of the two. Microsoft Lumia 650 Dual SIM features a AMOLED display compared to Microsoft Lumia 550's LCD, making Microsoft Lumia 650 Dual SIM the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Microsoft Lumia 650 Dual SIM offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while Microsoft Lumia 550 offers 5 MP, making Microsoft Lumia 650 Dual SIM better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Microsoft Lumia 650 Dual SIM offers a higher front camera resolution with 5 MP, while Microsoft Lumia 550 offers 2 MP, making Microsoft Lumia 650 Dual SIM better for front camera photography.


Battery: Microsoft Lumia 550 offers a higher battery capacity with 2100 mAh, while Microsoft Lumia 650 Dual SIM offers 2000 mAh, making Microsoft Lumia 550 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Microsoft Lumia 550 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Microsoft Lumia 650 Dual SIM offers 16 GB, making Microsoft Lumia 550 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Microsoft Lumia 650 Dual SIM receives a higher user rating of 3.8, while Microsoft Lumia 550 has a rating of 3.5.

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Microsoft Lumia 550
₹5,499
(Discontinued)
Microsoft Lumia 650 Dual SIM
₹13,999
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

23 Dec, 2015
07 Apr, 2016

Performance

Snapdragon 210
Snapdragon 212
(upto 1.1 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 1.3 GHz)
1 GB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

4.7 inches (11.94 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
LCD
AMOLED
720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

2 MP
5 MP

Battery

2100 mAh
2000 mAh
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

8 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

3.5/5
(1,066 ratings)
3.8/5
(472 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Windows Phone v10
Windows v10

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909
Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 MSM8909

Processor

Quad core, 1.1 GHz, Cortex A7
Quad core, 1.3 GHz, Cortex A7

Architecture (The higher, the better)

32 bit
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 304
Adreno 304

RAM

1 GB
1 GB

Display

Display Type

LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

4.7 inches  (11.94 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

312 ppi
294 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.95 %
68.3 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3 Scratch-resistant glass

Design

Height

136.1 mm
142 mm

Width

67.8 mm
70.9 mm

Thickness

9.9 mm
6.9 mm

Weight

141.9 grams
122 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera2x Digital Zoomf/2.428 mm focal length CMOS image sensor
8 MP
Primary Camera2x Digital Zoomf/2.228 mm focal length CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

2 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
2 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A
No

Video Recording

640x480 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

Battery

Capacity

2100 mAh
2000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 17 Hours(4G) / Up to 14 Hours(3G) / Up to 16 Hours(2G)
Up to 13 Hours(3G) / Up to 165 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 200 GB
Yes Up to 200 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.87 W/kg Body: 0.22 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
No

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer