Microsoft Lumia 950 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 8

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.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  Lumia 950:

  OLED

  Redmi Note 8:

  LCD

• Weight

  Lumia 950: 40 g lighter

  Lumia 950:

  150 g

  Redmi Note 8:

  190 g

• Width

  Lumia 950: 2.1 mm narrower

  Lumia 950:

  73.2 mm

  Redmi Note 8:

  75.3 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Lumia 950: 1.1 in smaller diagonal

  Lumia 950:

  5.2 in

  Redmi Note 8:

  6.3 in

• Chipset

  Lumia 950:

  Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 (20 nm)

  Redmi Note 8:

  Qualcomm SDM665 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  Lumia 950:

  Single

  Redmi Note 8:

  Quad

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

2. 2. Redmi Note 8

   Height:

   158.3 mm +13.3 mm versus Lumia 950

   Width:

   75.3 mm +2.1 mm versus Lumia 950

   Depth:

   8.4 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. Redmi Note 8

   Screen diagonal:

   6.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   19.5:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   97.4 cm²

Redmi Note 8 has approximately 30.7% 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

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

Battery capacity

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