Microsoft Lumia 950 vs Google Pixel

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

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Google Pixel runs at a higher processing speed of 2.15 GHz, while Microsoft Lumia 950 runs at 1.8 GHz, making Google Pixel the better performer.


Display: Microsoft Lumia 950 offers a screen size of 5.2 inches, while Google Pixel offers 5 inches, making Microsoft Lumia 950 the larger display of the two. Both Microsoft Lumia 950 and Google Pixel feature the same AMOLED display.


Rear Camera: Microsoft Lumia 950 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20 MP, while Google Pixel offers 12.3 MP, making Microsoft Lumia 950 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Google Pixel offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Microsoft Lumia 950 offers 5 MP, making Google Pixel better for front camera photography.


Battery: Microsoft Lumia 950 offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while Google Pixel offers 2770 mAh, making Microsoft Lumia 950 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Microsoft Lumia 950 and Google Pixel offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.

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Microsoft Lumia 950
₹35,409
(Discontinued)
Google Pixel
₹57,000
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

74%
74%

Release Date

30 Nov, 2015
13 Oct, 2016

Performance

Snapdragon 808
Snapdragon 821
Tru-Hexa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 2.15 GHz)
3 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
AMOLED
AMOLED
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

20 MP
Primary Camera
12.3 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
8 MP

Battery

3000 mAh
2770 mAh
N/A
Fast Charging
Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
32 GB
N/A
UFS 2.0

User Ratings

N/A
4.4/5
(4,520 ratings)

Video

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General

Operating System

Windows Phone v10
Android v7.1.1 (Nougat)

Custom UI

N/A
Stock

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro

Processor

Hexa Core, 1.8 GHz, ARM Cortex A57
Quad core

2.15 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 1.6 GHz, Dual core, Kryo

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
14 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 418
Adreno 530

RAM

3 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)

Resolution

1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

565 ppi
441 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.19 %
68.8 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass v4

Design

Height

145 mm
143.8 mm

Width

73.2 mm
69.5 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm
8.5 mm

Weight

150 grams
143 grams

Build Material

N/A
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Good

Resolution

20 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.926 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI
12.3 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.01/2.3" sensor size Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.55µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus

OIS

Yes
No

Flash

Yes Triple LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

5160 x 3872 Pixels
4032 x 3024 Pixels

Settings

N/A
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
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
8 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera1/3.2" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size

Flash

N/A
No

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh
2770 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 18 Hours(3G) / Up to 23 Hours(2G)
Up to 26 Hours(3G)

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Fast Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
32 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

N/A
UFS 2.0

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 200 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
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) / 1500(band 21) / 850(band 26)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 30 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
N/A
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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
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.2

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Back

Other Sensors

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