Comparison of Microsoft Lumia 950 and Samsung Galaxy S21 5G 256Gb smartphones based on their characteristics

Microsoft Lumia 950

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G 256Gb

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Microsoft

Samsung

Phone model

Lumia 950

Galaxy S21 5G 256Gb

Year of release

2015

2021

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

145 mm

152 mm

Body width

73 mm

71 mm

Body thickness

8.2 mm

7.9 mm

Weight

150 g

171 g

Volume

87.04 cm³

85.33 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Metal
• Plastic

• Aluminium alloy
• Plastic

Replaceable panels

Colors

• Black
• White

• Gray
• Lilac
• Pink
• White

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 808

• Exynos 2100

CPU clock speed

1800 MHz

2900 MHz

Number of processor cores

6

8

Level 1 cache (L1)

16 + 16 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

2 MB

Processor size

64 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv8-A

Manufacturing process

20 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Adreno 418

• Mali-G78 MP14

GPU clock speed

600 MHz

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

3 GB

8 GB

RAM type

LPDDR3

RAM frequency

933 MHz

Number of RAM channels

2

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 32 GB

• 256 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

200 GB

Mainboard

Chipset

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992

Battery

Battery capacity

3000

4000

Battery type

Li-Pol

Li-Pol

Removable battery

Wireless battery charging

Charging the battery from USB

Fast battery charging

Fast charging technology

Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

Call duration in GSM networks

23 h

Standby time in GSM networks

288 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

18 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

288 h

Duration of listening to music

67 h

Video watching duration

10 h

Duration of using Wi-Fi

9.5 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

5.2 in

6.2 in

Screen resolution

2560 x 1444 pixels

2400 x 1080 pixels

Resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Pixel density

565 ppi

421 ppi

Screen technology

AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Aspect ratio

1.773

2.222

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

20 Mp

12 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

5376 x 3744 pixels

4619 x 2598 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Dual camera

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

Digital zoom

3 X

Optical zoom

1 X

Photomatrix type

CMOS BSI

Photomatrix size

5.76 x 4.29 mm

Photomatrix pixel size

1.071 μm

Crop factor

6.02

Aperture

f/1.9

Number of lens elements

6

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Auto exposure

Face detector

Panoramic photography

HDR photography

Viewfinder

Continuous photography

Touch focus

Exposure compensation

Self-timer

Digital image stabilization

Optical image stabilization

White balance

ISO setting

Scene selection

Other photo settings

• Serial shooting
• Panoramic shooting
• Hdr shooting
• Face detection

• Serial shooting
• Panoramic shooting
• Hdr shooting
• Face detection

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

3840 x 2160 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

24 fps

Movie settings

Movie settings list

• White balance
• Color effects
• Hdr
• Scene selection mode

• White balance
• Color effects
• Scene selection mode

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

5 Mp

10 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

2981 x 1677 pixels

4216 x 2372 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Aperture

f/2.4

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

2

Mode of operation of multiple SIM-cards

Alternating

SIM card type

Nano-SIM

Nano-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Second microphone

Noise reduction during a call

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

VoIP telephony

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

4G

5G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1700 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1700 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

LTE support

LTE frequencies

• LTE 700 MHz
• LTE 800 MHz
• LTE 850 MHz
• LTE 900 MHz
• LTE 1700 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 1900 MHz
• LTE 2100 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2300 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2600 MHz

LTE-Advanced support

TDD LTE support

Internet data transmission standards

LTE standards

• LTE Cat 6

Data transmission standards

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n
• 802.11ac

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

Wi-Fi MIMO

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

USB Type-C

USB Type-C

USB standard

3.1

3.2

USB OTG support

USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.1

Bluetooth LE support

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Other Bluetooth profiles

• GATT
• HFP
• HID
• OPP
• PAN
• PBAP
• HOGP
• MAP

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108 МГц

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Gyroscope

Magnetometer

Barometer

Hall sensor

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

USB Type-C

USB Type-C

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

Wireless NFC

ANT+ wireless technology

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPEG
• GIF
• BMP

Installed image editor

Geo tags

DLNA support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• MKV
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP
• QuickTime
• Xvid
• H.263
• H.264
• H.265
• WMV

• MP4
• AVI
• 3GPP
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• FLAC
• M4A
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• MIDI
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Built-in stereo speakers

Streaming audio

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

Email

IMAP4 protocol support

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

Synchronization over the mobile network

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• MS Outlook
• MS Exchange
• Twitter
• Windows Live Messenger
• Youtube Messenger
• OneDrive
• WhatsApp

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google search
• Google maps

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

• HTML
• WAP

Installed games

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

Impact protection

Waterproof case

Security

Fingerprint scanner

Face scanner

Remote phone lock

Remote phone search

Data encryption in the phone

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)