Microsoft Lumia 650 vs Samsung Galaxy S5 mini Comparison and Differences

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Microsoft Lumia 650

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Microsoft Lumia 650 or Samsung Galaxy S5 mini Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Microsoft Lumia 650 Samsung Galaxy S5 mini
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Release date 2016, February 2014, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 142 x 70.9 x 6.9 mm | 5.59 x 5.59 x 2.79 in 131.1 x 64.8 x 9.1 mm | 5.16 x 5.16 x 2.55 in
Weight 122 g | 4.3 oz 120 g | 4.23 oz
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Colors Black, White Charcoal Black, Shimmery White, Electric Blue and Copper Gold
Battery 2000 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 2100 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 624 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 16 h (2G) / Up to 13 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 10 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 47 h
Approximate price 150 EUR 220 EUR
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Screen

Technology OLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 4.5" in
Screen area 67.5 cm2 55.8 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 67.1% 65.7%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 297 PPI 326 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Other specs - ClearBlack display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -8 MP, f/2.2, 28mm (wide), 1/4'', AF -8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), AF
Functions LED flash LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 2.1 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.2 2.1 MP
Video 720p 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Microsoft Windows 10 Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.1.1 (Lollipop); TouchWiz UI
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8909v2 Snapdragon 212 (28 nm) - Exynos 3470 Quad
CPU - Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 - Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Adreno 304 Mali-400MP4
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 73
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 243
GeekBench 4 Single Core 414
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1122
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 743
GeekBench 4 Battery 1032

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - G800F 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 12(700), 17(700) - G800R4 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 28(700) - G800Y
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2(LTE)/21.1(3G)/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes (LTE model only)
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.63 W/kg (head)     0.82 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.97 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, heart rate , Infrared port
Other extras
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Also known as Microsoft Lumia 650 Dual SIM with dual-SIM card slots

- Versions: G800F (Europe); G800A (AT&T); G800HQ (Turkey); G800H (USA); G800M (LATAM); G800R4 (US Cellular); G800Y (New Zealand)

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