Microsoft Lumia 950 vs Apple iPhone 7

Comparing the Microsoft Lumia 950 vs Apple iPhone 7 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 7 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.34 GHz, while Microsoft Lumia 950 runs at 1.8 GHz, making Apple iPhone 7 the better performer.

Display: Microsoft Lumia 950 offers a screen size of 5.2 inches, while Apple iPhone 7 offers 4.7 inches, making Microsoft Lumia 950 the larger display of the two. Microsoft Lumia 950 features a AMOLED display compared to Apple iPhone 7's IPS LCD, making Microsoft Lumia 950 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Microsoft Lumia 950 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20 MP, while Apple iPhone 7 offers 12 MP, making Microsoft Lumia 950 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Apple iPhone 7 offers a higher front camera resolution with 7 MP, while Microsoft Lumia 950 offers 5 MP, making Apple iPhone 7 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Microsoft Lumia 950 offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while Apple iPhone 7 offers 1960 mAh, making Microsoft Lumia 950 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Microsoft Lumia 950 and Apple iPhone 7 offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.

Microsoft Lumia 950

₹35,409

(Discontinued)

Apple iPhone 7

₹31,500

(Out of Stock)

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Summary

Spec Score

74%

Release Date

30 Nov, 2015

07 Oct, 2016

Performance


Snapdragon 808	Apple A10 Fusion
Tru-Hexa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)	Quad Core (upto 2.34 GHz)
3 GB RAM	2 GB RAM

Display


5.2 inches (13.21 cm)	4.7 inches (11.94 cm)
AMOLED	IPS LCD
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))	750x1334 px (HD+)

Rear Camera


20 MP Primary Camera	12 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera

Front Camera


5 MP	7 MP

Battery


3000 mAh	1960 mAh
Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

32 GB	32 GB
N/A	NVMe

User Ratings

N/A	4.5/5 (106,363 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A	Oct 07, 2016 (Official)

Operating System

Windows Phone v10

iOS v10

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992

Apple A10 Fusion APL1024

Processor

Hexa Core, 1.8 GHz, ARM Cortex A57

Quad core

2.34 GHz, Dual core, Hurricane 1.1 GHz, Dual core, Zephyr

Co-Processor

N/A	M10 motion

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

16 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 418

PowerVR GT7600 Plus

RAM

3 GB

2 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Very Good

Display Type

AMOLED

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)

4.7 inches (11.94 cm)

Resolution

1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

750x1334 px (HD+)

Brightness

N/A

625 nits

Aspect Ratio

N/A

16:9

Pixel Density

565 ppi

326 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.19 %

65.47 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Yes

Design

Height

145 mm

138.3 mm

Width

73.2 mm

67.1 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm

7.1 mm

Weight

150 grams

138 grams

Build Material

N/A	Frame: Aluminium Back: Aluminium

Water Resistance

N/A	Yes Water resistant IP67

Ruggedness

N/A	Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

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

12 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle28 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size Back-illuminated sensor BSI

Autofocus

Yes	Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Triple LED Flash

Yes Quad-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

5160 x 3872 Pixels

4608 x 2592 Pixels

Settings

N/A	Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

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

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus

5 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps
HD @240 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera

7 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera32 mm focal length BSI Sensor

Flash

N/A	Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh

1960 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

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

Up to 14 Hours(3G)

Wireless Charging

Yes

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB

32 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A

NVMe

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 200 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: 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) / 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) / 850(band 27) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)

4G Speed:

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

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 450 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 9)

SAR Value

N/A	Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.20 W/kg

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1

Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

HDMI

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Lightning

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

Front

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

N/A	FaceTime iTunes Store iBooks Podcasts Find My iPhone Find My Friends.