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Microsoft Lumia 950

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Microsoft Lumia 950

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40 - EMEA 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - USA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2015, October. Released 2015, November 2019, May 07
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2019, May 15
Body
Dimensions 145 x 73.2 x 8.2 mm (5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 in) 151.3 x 70.1 x 8.2 mm (5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 in)
Weight 150 g (5.29 oz) 147 g (5.19 oz)
Build Glass front (Asahi Dragontrail), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Nano-SIM Nano-SIM and eSIM
Display
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 5.2 inches, 74.8 cm2 (~70.5% screen-to-body ratio) 5.6 inches, 79.6 cm2 (~75.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~564 ppi density) 1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Asahi Dragontrail Glass
 ClearBlack display Always-on display
Platform
OS Microsoft Windows 10 Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 12
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 (20 nm) Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 (10 nm)
CPU Hexa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A57) Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver)
GPU Adreno 418 Adreno 615
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM
 eMMC 5.0 eMMC 5.1
Main Camera
Modules 20 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/2.4", 1.12µm, AF, OIS 12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Features Zeiss optics, triple-LED RGB flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED flash, Pixel Shift, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, stereo sound rec., 1080p@30/60fps (after SW update) 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/2.4 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Features HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio No
USB USB Type-C 3.1 USB Type-C 2.0
Features
Sensors Iris scanner, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, sensor core Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 Microsoft Continuum support
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3000 mAh, removable Li-Po 3000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 18W wired
Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)
18W wired, PD2.0
Stand-by Up to 288 h (2G) / Up to 288 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 23 h (2G) / Up to 18 h (3G)
Music play Up to 67 h
Misc
Colors Black, White Just Black, Clearly White, Purple-ish
Models G020A, G020E, G020B, G020G, G020H
Price About 280 EUR $ 104.00 / C$ 199.99 / £ 64.00 / € 149.95
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1281
Basemark X: 26330
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3512 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 71dB / Noise 73dB / Ring 77dB
Audio quality Noise -91.3dB / Crosstalk -91.6dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 48h

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