Microsoft Lumia 950 vs Samsung Galaxy S5 mini

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 S5 mini: 30 g lighter

  Lumia 950:

  150 g

  Galaxy S5 mini:

  120 g

• Width

  Galaxy S5 mini: 8.4 mm narrower

  Lumia 950:

  73.2 mm

  Galaxy S5 mini:

  64.8 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Galaxy S5 mini: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

  Lumia 950:

  5.2 in

  Galaxy S5 mini:

  4.5 in

• Chipset

  Lumia 950:

  Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 (20 nm)

  Galaxy S5 mini:

  Exynos 3470 Quad

• Depth

  Lumia 950: 0.9 mm thinner

  Lumia 950:

  8.2 mm

  Galaxy S5 mini:

  9.1 mm

• Height

  Galaxy S5 mini: 13.9 mm shorter

  Lumia 950:

  145 mm

  Galaxy S5 mini:

  131.1 mm

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 +13.9 mm versus Galaxy S5 mini

   Width:

   73.2 mm +8.4 mm versus Galaxy S5 mini

   Depth:

   8.2 mm

2. 2. Galaxy S5 mini

   Height:

   131.1 mm

   Width:

   64.8 mm

   Depth:

   9.1 mm +0.9 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 S5 mini

   Screen diagonal:

   4.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   55.8 cm²

Lumia 950 has approximately 33.5% more rectangular screen area than Galaxy S5 mini.

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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