Microsoft Lumia 950 vs Nokia Asha 500

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Weight

  Asha 500: 49 g lighter

  Lumia 950:

  150 g

  Asha 500:

  101 g

• Width

  Asha 500: 15.1 mm narrower

  Lumia 950:

  73.2 mm

  Asha 500:

  58.1 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Asha 500: 2.4 in smaller diagonal

  Lumia 950:

  5.2 in

  Asha 500:

  2.8 in

• Depth

  Lumia 950: 4.6 mm thinner

  Lumia 950:

  8.2 mm

  Asha 500:

  12.8 mm

• Height

  Asha 500: 44.7 mm shorter

  Lumia 950:

  145 mm

  Asha 500:

  100.3 mm

• Release year

  Lumia 950:

  2015

  Asha 500:

  2013

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Lumia 950

   Height:

   145 mm +44.7 mm versus Asha 500

   Width:

   73.2 mm +15.1 mm versus Asha 500

   Depth:

   8.2 mm

2. 2. Asha 500

   Height:

   100.3 mm

   Width:

   58.1 mm

   Depth:

   12.8 mm +4.6 mm versus Lumia 950

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Lumia 950

   Screen diagonal:

   5.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   74.5 cm²

2. 2. Asha 500

   Screen diagonal:

   2.8 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   4:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   24.3 cm²

Lumia 950 has approximately 207% more rectangular screen area than Asha 500.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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