Microsoft Lumia 650 vs Samsung Galaxy S6 Active Comparison and Differences

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Microsoft Lumia 650

Microsoft Lumia 650

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Microsoft Lumia 650 or Samsung Galaxy S6 Active Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Microsoft Lumia 650 Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
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Release date 2016, February 2015, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 142 x 70.9 x 6.9 mm | 5.59 x 5.59 x 2.79 in 146.8 x 73.4 x 8.6 mm | 5.78 x 5.78 x 2.89 in
Weight 122 g | 4.3 oz 170 g | 6 oz
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Colors Black, White White, Gray
Battery 2000 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh,  Non-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)
Stand by time - Up to 504 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 24 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 57 h
Approximate price 150 EUR 380 EUR
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Screen

Technology OLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 5.1" in
Screen area 67.5 cm2 71.7 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 67.1% 66.5%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 1440 x 2560 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 297 PPI 576 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Other specs - ClearBlack display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -8 MP, f/2.2, 28mm (wide), 1/4'', AF -16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, AF
Functions LED flash LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 720p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.2 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide)
Video 720p 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Microsoft Windows 10 Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow); TouchWiz UI
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8909v2 Snapdragon 212 (28 nm) - Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 - Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 304 Mali-T760MP8
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 249
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 979
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1286
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4149
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3097

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-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 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 29(700), 40(2300)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.48 W/kg (head)     0.42 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate , Infrared port
Other extras
- ANT+
-S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
- Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)
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- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
-MIL-STD-810G compliant salt, dust, humidity, rain, vibration, solar radiation, transport and thermal shock resistant
Versions
- Also known as Microsoft Lumia 650 Dual SIM with dual-SIM card slots

- For AT&T Also known as Samsung Galaxy S6 active G890

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