Phone Comparison - Microsoft Lumia 950 XL vs Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

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general General Info

Manufacturer Microsoft Samsung Samsung
Announced October 2015 March 2017 August 2017
Status Available - November 2015 Available - April 2017 Available - August 2017
Price Rs. 34,000 ($499.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 57,900 ($720.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold Meteor Grey, Tungsten 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)
148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm
(5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
151.9 x 74.9 x 9.9 mm
(5.98 x 2.95 x 0.39 in)
Weight 165 g (5.82 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) 208.1 g (7.34.0.04 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA
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
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Samsung Pay
IP68 certified
MIL-STD-810G certified - dust, humidity, rain, vibration, and shock resistant
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows 10 Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
Exynos 8895 Octa
Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
GPU Adreno 430 Adreno 540 Adreno 540
RAM 3 GB 4 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 64 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches 5.8 inches 5.8 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (518 ppi) 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.43% 84.06% 74.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 20 MP, 4992 х 3744 pixels 12 MP 12 MP
Flash Carl Zeiss optics Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Dual-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, OIS, f/1.7 aperture, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7 aperture, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, optical stabilization, stereo sound rec. 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP, AF [Similar] 8 MP, AF [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, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
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
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 3340 mAh 3000 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by Up to 288 h (2G)
Up to 288 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 25 h (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
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