Microsoft Lumia 950 vs Samsung Galaxy Core II

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

  Galaxy Core II: 12 g lighter

  Lumia 950:

  150 g

  Galaxy Core II:

  138 g

• Width

  Galaxy Core II: 5.2 mm narrower

  Lumia 950:

  73.2 mm

  Galaxy Core II:

  68 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Galaxy Core II: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

  Lumia 950:

  5.2 in

  Galaxy Core II:

  4.5 in

• Depth

  Lumia 950: 1.6 mm thinner

  Lumia 950:

  8.2 mm

  Galaxy Core II:

  9.8 mm

• Height

  Galaxy Core II: 14.7 mm shorter

  Lumia 950:

  145 mm

  Galaxy Core II:

  130.3 mm

• Release year

  Lumia 950:

  2015

  Galaxy Core II:

  2014

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 +14.7 mm versus Galaxy Core II

   Width:

   73.2 mm +5.2 mm versus Galaxy Core II

   Depth:

   8.2 mm

2. 2. Galaxy Core II

   Height:

   130.3 mm

   Width:

   68 mm

   Depth:

   9.8 mm +1.6 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. Galaxy Core II

   Screen diagonal:

   4.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   57.6 cm²

Lumia 950 has approximately 29.3% more rectangular screen area than Galaxy Core II.

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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