Nokia N950 vs Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime

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.

  • Screen diagonal

    N950: 1 in smaller diagonal

    N950:
    4 in
    Galaxy Grand Prime:
    5 in
  • Chipset

    N950:
    TI OMAP 3630
    Galaxy Grand Prime:
    Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) -Spreadtrum SC7730 (Value Edition)
  • Release year

    N950:
    2011
    Galaxy Grand Prime:
    2014

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. N950

    Height:
    Unknown
    Width:
    Unknown
    Depth:
    Unknown
    Weight:
    Unknown

    Unavailable dimensions are omitted from the drawing.

  2. 2. Galaxy Grand Prime

    Height:
    144.8 mm
    Width:
    72.1 mm
    Depth:
    8.6 mm
    Weight:
    156 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. N950

    Screen diagonal:
    4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    44.1 cm²
  2. 2. Galaxy Grand Prime

    Screen diagonal:
    5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    68.9 cm²

Galaxy Grand Prime has approximately 56.3% more rectangular screen area than N950.

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 N950, Galaxy Grand Prime, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageN950Galaxy Grand Prime
8 GB Unknown 1 GB RAM
N950: Original memory entry

8.5 GB user available · 1 GB RAM

Practical features

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

1. N950

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
No

2. Galaxy Grand Prime

NFC:
See details Yes (G530F · G530FZ models)
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)

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. N950

    1320 mAh

  2. 2. Galaxy Grand Prime

    2600 mAh

    +1280 mAh versus N950

Specifications

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1. N9502. Galaxy Grand Prime

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for N950, Galaxy Grand Prime.
SpecificationN950Galaxy Grand Prime
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • Х Х mm
  • 144.8 Х 72.1 Х 8.6 mm
Weight
  • 0 g
  • 156 g
Technology
  • LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4" inch
  • 5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 854 px
  • 540 x 960 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8.5 GB user available
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • No
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1320 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2600 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • MeeGo 1.2 Harmattan OS
  • Android 4.4.4 (KitKat)
  • upgradable to 5.0.2/5.1.1 (Lollipop)Android 5.1 (Lollipop) - G531F
Chipset
  • TI OMAP 3630
  • Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) -Spreadtrum SC7730 (Value Edition)
NFC Unknown
  • Yes (G530F
  • G530FZ models)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for N950, Galaxy Grand Prime.
SpecificationN950Galaxy Grand Prime
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 44.1 cm2
  • 68.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio Unknown
  • 66.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 220 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for N950, Galaxy Grand Prime.
SpecificationN950Galaxy Grand Prime
Rear camera, main
  • 12 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 12 MP
  • AF
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • f/2.4
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • LED flash
  • panorama
Video
  • Yes
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 5 MP
  • f/2.2
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for N950, Galaxy Grand Prime.
SpecificationN950Galaxy Grand Prime
Processor CPU
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 -Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 (Value Edition)
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX530
  • Adreno 306 -Mali-400 (Value Edition)
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 20326
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 408
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 1071
GeekBench 4 RenderScript * Unknown
  • 853
General specs
General specs — specifications for N950, Galaxy Grand Prime.
SpecificationN950Galaxy Grand Prime
Release date
  • 2011
  • June
  • 2014
  • September
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Gray
  • Gold
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
  • 140 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • Talking time- Up to 17 h (3G) Music play - Up to 75 h
Body build Unknown
  • plastic body
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for N950, Galaxy Grand Prime.
SpecificationN950Galaxy Grand Prime
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - G530F
  • G530FZ
  • G530Y GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G530H
  • G530FZ/DS -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G530F
  • G530H
  • G530Y
  • G531F HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 - G530T (T-Mobile) -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900) - G530F LTE band 1(2100)
  • 8(900)
  • 20(800) - G530FZ LTE band 1(2100)
  • 28(700) - G530Y LTE band 1(2100)
  • 20(800)
  • 40(2300) - G531FLTE band 2
  • 4
  • 5
  • 12 - G530T (T-Mobile)
Speed
  • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Ovi Maps
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.80 W/kg (head) 1.24 W/kg (body)
  • SAR EU - 0.28 W/kg (head) 0.33 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for N950, Galaxy Grand Prime.
SpecificationN950Galaxy Grand Prime
Radio
  • No
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for N950, Galaxy Grand Prime.
SpecificationN950Galaxy Grand Prime
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA/FLAC player -MP4/H.264/WMV player -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF viewer) -Video/photo editor -Predictive text input (Swype) - This is a developers-only device
  • not available commercially
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - Versions: G530F
  • G530FZ
  • G530Y
  • G530H
  • G530FZ/DS Also known as Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Duos with dual-SIM card slots Available as Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Value Edition with Spreadtrum SC7730 chi