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Microsoft Lumia 950

Microsoft Lumia 950
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  • Released 2015, November
    150g, 8.2mm thickness
    Microsoft Windows 10
    32GB storage, microSDXC
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  • 5.2"
    1440x2560 pixels
  • 20MP
    2160p
  • 3GB RAM
    Snapdragon 808
  • 3000mAh
    18W5W
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Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 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 Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Launch Announced 2015, October. Released 2015, November
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 145 x 73.2 x 8.2 mm (5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 in)
Weight 150 g (5.29 oz)
SIM Nano-SIM
Display Type AMOLED
Size 5.2 inches, 74.8 cm2 (~70.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~564 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
 ClearBlack display
Platform OS Microsoft Windows 10
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 (20 nm)
CPU Hexa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A57)
GPU Adreno 418
Memory Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM
 eMMC 5.0
Main Camera Single 20 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/2.4", 1.12µm, AF, OIS
Features Zeiss optics, triple-LED RGB flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, stereo sound rec., 1080p@30/60fps (after SW update)
Selfie camera Single 5 MP, f/2.4
Video 1080p@30fps
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio
USB USB Type-C 3.1
Features Sensors Iris scanner, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, sensor core
 Microsoft Continuum support
Battery Type Li-Ion 3000 mAh, removable
Charging 18W wired
Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)
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
Price About 280 EUR
Our Tests Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1281
Basemark X: 26330
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3512 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 71dB / Noise 73dB / Ring 77dB
Audio quality Noise -91.3dB / Crosstalk -91.6dB
Battery (old)
Endurance rating 48h

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  • Anonymous
  • 7P0
  • 30 Apr 2026

The best windows smartphone ever made and the heist 560 ppi on a omoled desply

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  • Bosic012
  • CpJ
  • 13 Mar 2026

windows phone os was great, wouldnt remove it for android 11.

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  • Anonymous
  • ikn
  • 25 Jan 2026

Anyone can recommend me a windows phone to use I'm thinking about getting Lumia 1020 or this one.

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