Microsoft Lumia 950 vs O2 XDA Guide

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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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

    XDA Guide: 48 g lighter

    Lumia 950:
    150 g
    XDA Guide:
    102 g
  • Width

    XDA Guide: 19.7 mm narrower

    Lumia 950:
    73.2 mm
    XDA Guide:
    53.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    XDA Guide: 2.4 in smaller diagonal

    Lumia 950:
    5.2 in
    XDA Guide:
    2.8 in
  • Chipset

    Lumia 950:
    Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 (20 nm)
    XDA Guide:
    Qualcomm MSM7225 Snapdragon S1
  • Depth

    Lumia 950: 6.3 mm thinner

    Lumia 950:
    8.2 mm
    XDA Guide:
    14.5 mm
  • Height

    XDA Guide: 43 mm shorter

    Lumia 950:
    145 mm
    XDA Guide:
    102 mm

Physical size

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 +43 mm versus XDA Guide
    Width:
    73.2 mm +19.7 mm versus XDA Guide
    Depth:
    8.2 mm
  2. 2. XDA Guide

    Height:
    102 mm
    Width:
    53.5 mm
    Depth:
    14.5 mm +6.3 mm versus Lumia 950

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Lumia 950

    150 g

    +48 g versus XDA Guide

  2. 2. XDA Guide

    102 g

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. XDA Guide

    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 XDA Guide.

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.

Recorded RAM for Lumia 950, XDA Guide, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLumia 950XDA Guide
32 GB 3 GB RAM Unknown
XDA Guide: Original memory entry

256 MB RAM · 512 MB ROM

Practical features

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

1. Lumia 950

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

2. XDA Guide

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD (dedicated slot) · 1 GB included

Battery capacity

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

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Lumia 950

    3000 mAh

    +1890 mAh versus XDA Guide

  2. 2. XDA Guide

    1110 mAh

Specifications

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1. Lumia 9502. XDA Guide

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Lumia 950, XDA Guide.
SpecificationLumia 950XDA Guide
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 145 Х 73.2 Х 8.2 mm
  • 102 Х 53.5 Х 14.5 mm
Weight
  • 150 g
  • 102 g
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5.2" inch
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 1440 x 2560 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 32 GB
  • 3 GB RAM
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 512 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • 1 GB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 3000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1110 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows 10
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 (20 nm)
  • Qualcomm MSM7225 Snapdragon S1
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Lumia 950, XDA Guide.
SpecificationLumia 950XDA Guide
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 74.8 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 70.5%
  • 44.5%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 564 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Lumia 950, XDA Guide.
SpecificationLumia 950XDA Guide
Rear camera, main
  • 20 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 20 MP
  • f/1.9
  • 26mm (wide)
  • 1/2.4''
  • 1.12µm
  • OIS
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
Functions
  • Zeiss optics
  • triple-LED RGB flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
Unknown
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • CIF
Front camera, selfie
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 5 MP
  • f/2.4
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for Lumia 950, XDA Guide.
SpecificationLumia 950XDA Guide
Processor CPU
  • Hexa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A57)
  • 528 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 418
  • No
General specs
General specs — specifications for Lumia 950, XDA Guide.
SpecificationLumia 950XDA Guide
Release date
  • 2015
  • October
  • 2008
  • December
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 280 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 288 h (2G) / Up to 288 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 23 h (2G) / Up to 18 h (3G) Music play - Up to 67 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 6 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Lumia 950, XDA Guide.
SpecificationLumia 950XDA Guide
SIM card
  • Nano-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 2(1900)
  • 3(1800)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 12(700)
  • 17(700)
  • 20(800)
  • 28(700)
  • 38(2600)
  • 40(2300) - EMEA LTE band 1(2100)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500) - USA
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; TomTom NAVIGATOR 7
USB
  • 3.1
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Lumia 950, XDA Guide.
SpecificationLumia 950XDA Guide
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others
  • ClearBlack display
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • TouchFLO finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation
Other features
Other features — specifications for Lumia 950, XDA Guide.
SpecificationLumia 950XDA Guide
Dop
  • Sensors Iris scanner
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • barometer
  • sensor core - Microsoft Continuum support -Qi wireless charging (market dependent) -Fast charging
  • HTC Footprints -Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player -3GP/MP4/WMV/AVI player -Predictive text input