Microsoft Lumia 650 vs Apple iPhone SE 16GB

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Comparing the Microsoft Lumia 650 vs Apple iPhone SE 16GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone SE 16GB runs at a higher processing speed of 1.84 GHz, while Microsoft Lumia 650 runs at 1.3 GHz, making Apple iPhone SE 16GB the better performer.


Display: Microsoft Lumia 650 offers a screen size of 5 inches, while Apple iPhone SE 16GB offers 4 inches, making Microsoft Lumia 650 the larger display of the two. Microsoft Lumia 650 features a AMOLED display compared to Apple iPhone SE 16GB's IPS LCD, making Microsoft Lumia 650 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Apple iPhone SE 16GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 12 MP, while Microsoft Lumia 650 offers 8 MP, making Apple iPhone SE 16GB better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Microsoft Lumia 650 offers a higher front camera resolution with 5 MP, while Apple iPhone SE 16GB offers 1.2 MP, making Microsoft Lumia 650 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Microsoft Lumia 650 offers a higher battery capacity with 2000 mAh, while Apple iPhone SE 16GB offers 1642 mAh, making Microsoft Lumia 650 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Microsoft Lumia 650 and Apple iPhone SE 16GB offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.


User Rating: Apple iPhone SE 16GB receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Microsoft Lumia 650 has a rating of 3.

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Microsoft Lumia 650
₹15,402
(Discontinued)
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₹16,999
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

12 Apr, 2016
08 Apr, 2016
06 May, 2026

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon 212
Apple A9
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
(upto 1.3 GHz)
Dual Core (upto 1.84 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
1 GB RAM
2 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

N/A
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
4.0 inches (10.16 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
AMOLED
IPS LCD
AMOLED
720x1280 px (HD)
640x1136 px
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
8 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A
5 MP
1.2 MP
50 MP

Battery

N/A
2000 mAh
1642 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
N/A
90W Flash Charging
N/A
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
16 GB
256 GB
N/A
NVMe
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
8.0/10
8.4/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Handy size
  • Smooth performance
  • Excellent camera image quality
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • No 3D Touch
  • Pricey
  • Design feels outdated
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

3/5
(2 ratings)
4.5/5
(85,475 ratings)
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
3 More Videos
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Windows v10
iOS v9.3
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A
Good
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 MSM8909
Apple A9 APL0898
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Quad core, 1.3 GHz, Cortex A7
Dual core, 1.84 GHz
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Co-Processor

N/A
M9
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
14 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 304
PowerVR GT7600
Adreno 829

RAM

1 GB
2 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

N/A
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
4.0 inches  (10.16 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
640x1136 px
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
16:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

294 ppi
326 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

68.3 %
60.66 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Yes
N/A

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

142 mm
123.8 mm
150.83 mm

Width

70.9 mm
58.6 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

6.9 mm
7.6 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

122 grams
113 grams
191 grams

Build Material

N/A
Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A
Good
Excellent

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera2x Digital Zoomf/2.228 mm focal length
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.229 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size Back-illuminated sensor BSI Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.22µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
No
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
4608 x 2592 Pixels
N/A

Settings

N/A
Exposure compensation
N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
N/A

Camera Features

2 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Smile detection
Touch to focus
N/A
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Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 120 fps
1280x720 @ 240 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
1.2 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera31 mm focal length BSI Sensor
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
Yes Retina Flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

2000 mAh
1642 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 16 Hours(4G)
Up to 14 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB / 128 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
NVMe
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 200 GB
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
Yes
Yes

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) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.97 W/kg Body: 0.99 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.2
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Front
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

N/A
FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular iMessage
N/A

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