Microsoft Lumia 950 XL vs Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge vs Apple iPhone 7 Plus

Price Comparison (India)

Rs. 50,900 Amazon

Rs. 50,900 Snapdeal

Rs. 50,520

Rs. 72,000 Amazon

Rs. 72,000

General Info

Manufacturer
Microsoft	Samsung	Apple
Announced
October 2015	February 2016	September 2016
Status
Available - November 2015	Available - March 2016	Available - September 2016
Price
Rs. 34,000 ($499.00) [Similarly Priced]	Rs. 50,900 ($748.53) [Similarly Priced]	Rs. 72,000 ($999.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Black, White	Various	Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
151.9 x 78.4 x 8.1 mm (5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 in)	150.9 x 72.6 x 7.7 mm (5.94 x 2.86 x 0.3 in)	158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm (6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
Weight
165 g (5.82 oz)	157 g (5.54 oz)	188 g (6.63 oz)
SIM Type
-	Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, Dual Stand-by)	Nano SIM
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300)	LTE	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300)
SAR US
- W/kg (head) - W/kg (body)	- W/kg (head) - W/kg (body)	1.19 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
- W/kg (head) - W/kg (body)	- W/kg (head) - W/kg (body)	1.24 W/kg (head) 1.00 W/kg (body)
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM	SMS, MMS, EMail, IM	SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features
-	- Heart rate sensor - Fingerprint sensor - IP68 certified - dust and water resistant - Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes	- Fingerprint with Force Touch - IP67 certified - dust and water resistant - Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes - Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Notification LED
-	Yes	-

Hardware and OS

OS
Microsoft Windows 10	Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)	iOS 10
Processor
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810	Quad-core (2x 2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x 1.6 GHz Kryo)/ Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) , Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820/ Exynos 8 Octa 8890	Quad-core, Apple A10 Fusion
GPU
Adreno 430	Adreno 530/ Mali-T880 MP12	6 core
RAM
3 GB	4 GB	2 GB
Internal Memory
32 GB	32 GB	32/128/256 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 200 GB	microSD upto 256GB	No

Display

Type
AMOLED capacitive touchscreen	Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Curved Edge Screen, Always-on display	LED-backlit IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 3D Touch Display, Ion-strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors
16M colors	16M colors	16M colors
Size
5.7 inches	5.5 inches	5.5 inches
Resolution
1440 x 2560 pixels (518 ppi)	1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi)	1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
74.43%	76.13%	67.51%
Multi-Touch

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack

Radio
FM radio	-	No
Games
Yes + Downloadable	Yes + Downloadable	Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Camera

Rear Camera
20 MP, 4992 х 3744 pixels	12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels	Dual 12 MP
Flash
Carl Zeiss optics	LED Flash	Quad-LED (dual tone)
Features
1/2.4' Sensor Size, 1.12 μm Pixel Size, PureView Technology, Dual Capture, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR	Phase Detection Autofocus, Dual Pixel, f/1.7, 1/2.6' Sensor Size, 1 µm Pixel Size, Smart Optical Image Stablization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama	Phase Detection Autofocus, (f/1.8, 28mm & f/2.8, 56mm, 2x optical zoom, OIS, Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video
2160p@30fps, optical stabilization, stereo sound rec.	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps
Front Camera
5 MP, 1080p	5 MP, f/1.7, Dual Video Call, Auto HDR	7 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama

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	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth
v4.1, A2DP	v4.2, A2DP, LE, apt-X	v4.2, A2DP, LE
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, dual-band, hotspot
USB
Type-C 1.0 reversible connector	microUSB v2.0, USB Host	v2.0, reversible connector
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser
HTML5	HTML5	HTML5 (Safari)

User Memory

Internal
32 GB, 3 GB RAM	32 GB, 4 GB RAM	32/128/256 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 200 GB	microSD upto 256GB	No
USB OTG
-	Supported	-

Sensors

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Barometer Sensor

Heart-rate Sensor

NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery	Non-removable Li-Po Battery	Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity
3340 mAh	3600 mAh	2700 mAh
Stand by
Up to 288 h (2G) Up to 288 h (3G)	-	Up to 384 h
Talk Time
Up to 25 h (2G) Up to 19 h (3G)	-	Up to 21 h