Microsoft Lumia 950 Dual SIM vs Samsung Galaxy S7

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Comparing the Microsoft Lumia 950 Dual SIM vs Samsung Galaxy S7 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S7 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.3 GHz, while Microsoft Lumia 950 Dual SIM runs at 1.8 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S7 the better performer.


Display: Microsoft Lumia 950 Dual SIM offers a screen size of 5.2 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S7 offers 5.1 inches, making Microsoft Lumia 950 Dual SIM the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S7 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Microsoft Lumia 950 Dual SIM's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy S7 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Microsoft Lumia 950 Dual SIM offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S7 offers 12 MP, making Microsoft Lumia 950 Dual SIM better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Microsoft Lumia 950 Dual SIM and Samsung Galaxy S7 feature a 5 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Both Microsoft Lumia 950 Dual SIM and Samsung Galaxy S7 offer the same 3000 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Both Microsoft Lumia 950 Dual SIM and Samsung Galaxy S7 offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S7 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Microsoft Lumia 950 Dual SIM has a rating of 4.

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Microsoft Lumia 950 Dual SIM
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Summary

Release Date

30 Nov, 2015
18 Mar, 2016
06 May, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 808
Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Tru-Hexa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
3 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
5.1 inches (12.95 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
AMOLED
Super AMOLED
AMOLED
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

20 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Wide Angle 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

5 MP
5 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

3000 mAh
3000 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
Fast Charging
90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
32 GB
256 GB
N/A
UFS 2.0
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
8.0/10
8.4/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Stylish looks, waterproof build
  • Gorgeous display
  • Impressive snappers
  • Fluid performance
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Fingerprint magnet
  • Suffers from heating issues
  • A pricey affair
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4/5
(293 ratings)
4.4/5
(31,805 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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General

Launch Date

N/A
Mar 18, 2016
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Windows Phone v10
Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
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

Avg
Good
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992
Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Hexa Core, 1.8 GHz, ARM Cortex A57
Octa core

2.3 GHz, Quad core, M1 Mongoose 1.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
14 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 418
Mali-T880 MP12
Adreno 829

RAM

3 GB
4 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

Best In Class
Best In Class
Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED
Super AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
5.1 inches  (12.95 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.5:9

Pixel Density

565 ppi
576 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.19 %
72.18 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass v4
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

145 mm
142.4 mm
150.83 mm

Width

73.2 mm
69.6 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm
7.9 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

150 grams
152 grams
191 grams

Build Material

N/A
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

20 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.926 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.4µm 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

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Triple LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

5160 x 3872 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus
N/A
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Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @240 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Video HDR
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
f/1.7 Wide Angle Primary Camera22 mm focal length 1/4.1" sensor size CMOS 1.34µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
No
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3000 mAh
3000 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 18 Hours(3G) / Up to 23 Hours(2G)
Up to 22 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Fast Charging
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
Yes
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

32 GB
32 GB / 64 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
UFS 2.0
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 200 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
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) / 700(band 17) / 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) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 30 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 450 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 9)
N/A
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SIM 2

N/A
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) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 450 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 9)
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: 0.322 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct 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

Heart Rate Monitor

N/A
Yes
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor rgbw sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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