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Microsoft Lumia 550

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 3, 7, 8, 20 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40 - EMEA
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - USA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2015, October. Released 2015, December 2015, October. Released 2015, November
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 136.1 x 67.8 x 9.9 mm (5.36 x 2.67 x 0.39 in) 145 x 73.2 x 8.2 mm (5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 in)
Weight 141.9 (5.01 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz)
SIM Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
Display
Type IPS LCD, AMOLED
Size 4.7 inches, 59.7 cm2 (~64.7% screen-to-body ratio) 5.2 inches, 74.8 cm2 (~70.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~315 ppi density) 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~564 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
  ClearBlack display
Platform
OS Microsoft Windows 10 Microsoft Windows 10
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 (28 nm) Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 (20 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7 Hexa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A57)
GPU Adreno 304 Adreno 418
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 8GB 1GB RAM 32GB 3GB RAM
 eMMC 4.5 eMMC 5.0
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/2.4, 1/4.0", AF 20 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/2.4", 1.12µm, AF, OIS
Features LED flash Zeiss optics, triple-LED RGB flash, panorama, HDR
Video 720p@30fps 4K@30fps, stereo sound rec., 1080p@30/60fps (after SW update)
Selfie Camera
Modules 2 MP, f/2.8 5 MP, f/2.4
Video 480p 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP 4.1, A2DP
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC No Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0 USB Type-C 3.1
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity Iris scanner, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, sensor core
  Microsoft Continuum support
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2100 mAh, removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh, removable
Charging 18W wired
Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 672 h (2G) / Up to 672 h (3G) Up to 288 h (2G) / Up to 288 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 16 h (2G) / Up to 14 h (3G) Up to 23 h (2G) / Up to 18 h (3G)
Music play Up to 60 h Up to 67 h
Misc
Colors Black, White Black, White
Price About 90 EUR About 280 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1281
Basemark X: 26330
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3512 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 71dB / Noise 73dB / Ring 77dB
Audio quality Noise -91.3dB / Crosstalk -91.6dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 42h Endurance rating 48h

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