Microsoft Lumia 950 vs Samsung Galaxy S7 edge (CDMA)

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

  Lumia 950: 7 g lighter

  Lumia 950:

  150 g

  Galaxy S7 edge (CDMA):

  157 g

• Screen diagonal

  Lumia 950: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

  Lumia 950:

  5.2 in

  Galaxy S7 edge (CDMA):

  5.5 in

• Chipset

  Lumia 950:

  Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 (20 nm)

  Galaxy S7 edge (CDMA):

  Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)

• Depth

  Galaxy S7 edge (CDMA): 0.5 mm thinner

  Lumia 950:

  8.2 mm

  Galaxy S7 edge (CDMA):

  7.7 mm

• Height

  Lumia 950: 5.9 mm shorter

  Lumia 950:

  145 mm

  Galaxy S7 edge (CDMA):

  150.9 mm

• Release year

  Lumia 950:

  2015

  Galaxy S7 edge (CDMA):

  2016

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

   Width:

   73.2 mm

   Depth:

   8.2 mm +0.5 mm versus Galaxy S7 edge (CDMA)

2. 2. Galaxy S7 edge (CDMA)

   Height:

   150.9 mm +5.9 mm versus Lumia 950

   Width:

   72.6 mm

   Depth:

   7.7 mm

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 S7 edge (CDMA)

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.4 cm²

Galaxy S7 edge (CDMA) has approximately 11.9% more rectangular screen area than Lumia 950.

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

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Battery capacity

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

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