Microsoft Lumia 950 Dual SIM vs Xiaomi Mi5

Comparing the Microsoft Lumia 950 Dual SIM vs Xiaomi Mi5 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Microsoft Lumia 950 Dual SIM and Xiaomi Mi5 run at the same processing speed of 1.8 GHz.

Display: Microsoft Lumia 950 Dual SIM offers a screen size of 5.2 inches, while Xiaomi Mi5 offers 5.15 inches, making Microsoft Lumia 950 Dual SIM the larger display of the two. Microsoft Lumia 950 Dual SIM features a AMOLED display compared to Xiaomi Mi5's IPS LCD, making Microsoft Lumia 950 Dual SIM the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Microsoft Lumia 950 Dual SIM offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20 MP, while Xiaomi Mi5 offers 16 MP, making Microsoft Lumia 950 Dual SIM better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Microsoft Lumia 950 Dual SIM offers a higher front camera resolution with 5 MP, while Xiaomi Mi5 offers 4 MP, making Microsoft Lumia 950 Dual SIM better for front camera photography.

Battery: Both Microsoft Lumia 950 Dual SIM and Xiaomi Mi5 offer the same 3000 mAh battery capacity.

Storage: Both Microsoft Lumia 950 Dual SIM and Xiaomi Mi5 offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.

User Rating: Xiaomi Mi5 receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Microsoft Lumia 950 Dual SIM has a rating of 4.

Microsoft Lumia 950 Dual SIM

₹53,499

(Discontinued)

Xiaomi Mi5

₹10,000

(Out of Stock)

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Summary

Spec Score

74%

75%

Release Date

30 Nov, 2015

10 Jun, 2016

Performance


Snapdragon 808	Snapdragon 820
Tru-Hexa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)	Quad Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
3 GB RAM	3 GB RAM

Display


5.2 inches (13.21 cm)	5.15 inches (13.08 cm)
AMOLED	IPS LCD
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera


20 MP Primary Camera	16 MP Primary Camera

Front Camera


5 MP	4 MP

Battery


3000 mAh	3000 mAh
N/A	Quick Charging
Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB

Expert Review

N/A	8.0/10 Read Expert Review

Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Gorgeous curved glass design
Crystal clear display
Snappy performance
Affordable price

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Phone heats up occasionally
Camera is hit and miss
No expandable storage
Battery life is average

User Ratings

4/5

(293 ratings)

4.3/5

(19,130 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A	Jun 10, 2016 (Official)

Operating System

Windows Phone v10

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Custom UI

N/A

MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

Processor

Hexa Core, 1.8 GHz, ARM Cortex A57

Quad core

1.8 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 1.5 GHz, Dual core, Kryo

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 418

Adreno 530

RAM

3 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)

5.15 inches (13.08 cm)

Resolution

1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

565 ppi

428 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.19 %

72.95 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

N/A

Design

Height

145 mm

144.5 mm

Width

73.2 mm

69.2 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm

7.2 mm

Weight

150 grams

129 grams

Build Material

N/A	Frame: Aluminium Back: Aluminium

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

20 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.926 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

Autofocus

Yes	Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Triple LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

5160 x 3872 Pixels

4616 x 3464 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera

4 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Camera Features

N/A	Wide Angle Selfie

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 18 Hours(3G) / Up to 23 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A	Yes Quick Charging v3.0

Wireless Charging

Yes

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 200 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

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) / 850(band 5)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 30 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)

N/A

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) / 850(band 5)

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1

Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

Front

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope