Phone Comparison - Microsoft Lumia 950 vs Samsung Galaxy S7 (CDMA) vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)

general General Info

Manufacturer Microsoft Samsung Samsung
Announced October 2015 February 2016 January 2017
Status Available - November 2015 Available - March 2016 Coming Soon - January 2017
Price Rs. 27,300 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 43,400 ($638.24) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,990 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black Onyx, Silver Titanium, Gold Platinum Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 145 x 73.2 x 8.2 mm
(5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 in)
142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm
(5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 in)
135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 in)
Weight 150 g (5.29 oz) 152 g (5.36 oz) -
SIM Type - - Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - G930V, G930R
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G930A, G930V
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G930T
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 20(800), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - G930A LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.24 W/kg (head)
1.59 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
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Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows 10 Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Dual-core 1.82 GHz Cortex-A57 & quad-core 1.44 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 Dual-core 2.15 GHz & dual-core 1.6 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870
GPU Adreno 418 Adreno 530 Mali-T830 MP2
RAM 3 GB 3/4 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 32/64 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Always-on display Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches 5.1 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (564 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (576 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.44% 72.33% 68.14%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio - FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 20 MP, 4992 х 3744 pixels 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash Carl Zeiss optics LED Flash LED flash
Features 1/2.4' Sensor Size, 1.12 μm Pixel Size, PureView Technology, Dual Capture, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, 1/2.6" Sensor Size, 26 mm, f/1.7, 1.4 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, Auto HDR, panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, optical stabilization, stereo sound rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP v4.2, A2DP, LE, apt-X v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+
Wi-Fi 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, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB v2.0, USB Host Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, Fast Charging
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM - G930R 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 3000 mAh 2350 mAh
Stand by Up to 288 h (2G)
Up to 288 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 23 h (2G)
Up to 18 h (3G)
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