Microsoft Lumia 950 vs. Apple iPhone 15 Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Microsoft Lumia 950 and Apple iPhone 15 Pro. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Microsoft Lumia 950 vs. Apple iPhone 15 Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Microsoft Lumia 950 Apple iPhone 15 Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - A3102
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 145 mm 146.6 mm Apple iPhone 15 Pro has greater height than Microsoft Lumia 950.
Width 73.2 mm 70.6 mm Microsoft Lumia 950 has greater width than Apple iPhone 15 Pro.
Depth 8.2 mm 8.25 mm Microsoft Lumia 950 is narrower than Microsoft Lumia 950.
Weight 150 g 187 g Microsoft Lumia 950 is lighter than Microsoft Lumia 950.
Body Colour Black | White Black titanium | White titanium | Natural titanium | Blue titanium
Body Material - Textured matt glass, aerospace-grade titanium
Protection - Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Apple iPhone 15 Pro is waterproof.
IP rating - IEC 60529 IP68
Repairability Index - 7.6 (out of 10)
SAR Value 0.6 W/kg (body), 0.48 W/kg (head) -
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Microsoft Lumia 950 Apple iPhone 15 Pro
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology AMOLED Super Retina XDR Display with ProMotion
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 6.1" Apple iPhone 15 Pro has larger screen size than Microsoft Lumia 950.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2560 x 1440 pixels 2556 x 1179 pixels Microsoft Lumia 950 has better screen resolution than Apple iPhone 15 Pro.
Display Format QHD -
Pixel Density 564 ppi 460 ppi Microsoft Lumia 950 has better pixel density than Apple iPhone 15 Pro.
Max Brightness - 2000 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio - 2000000:1
HDR - Yes Apple iPhone 15 Pro has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10
Display Enhancement Technology Sunlight Readability Enhancement (SRE) Dolby Vision
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Display Features ClearBlack Always-on display, True Tone display, Wide colour display (P3), Haptic touch, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG), Dynamic Island, 1600 nits max brightness (HDR), 2000 nits max brightness (outdoor)
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass) Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating, Ceramic Shield
PROCESSOR Microsoft Lumia 950 Apple iPhone 15 Pro
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 Apple A17 Pro
Clock Speed 1.8 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 6-core 6-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Microsoft Lumia 950 has 64-bit architecture.
MEMORY Microsoft Lumia 950 Apple iPhone 15 Pro
RAM 3 GB -
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 128 GB Apple iPhone 15 Pro has more internal memory than Microsoft Lumia 950.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 200 GB -
CAMERA Microsoft Lumia 950 Apple iPhone 15 Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 20 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Apple iPhone 15 Pro has better camera resolution than Microsoft Lumia 950.
Sensor Size 1/2.4" -
Sensor Type BSI -
Lens Aperture F/1.9 F/1.78 Apple iPhone 15 Pro has better lens aperture than Microsoft Lumia 950.
Lens Construction 6-element -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Sensor-shift OIS second-generation (Optical Image Stabilisation) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 26 mm 24 mm
Optical Zoom - 3x
Digital Zoom - 15x
Special Effects - Photographic Styles
HDR Mode - Smart HDR 5
Camera Modes - Burst mode, slow motion video, Panorama, Time-lapse mode, night mode, portrait mode, Live Photos, Portrait Lighting, wide colour capture for photos and Live Photos, Cinema mode, Macro video, Macro mode, Time Lapse (Night mode), Apple ProRAW, Night mode portraits, spatial video, log video recording
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Apple iPhone 15 Pro has face detection.
Light Source LED light Adaptive True Tone LED flash
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 24 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 25 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 25 fps
Camera Features (Functions) PureView technology, Fast AF, Natural flash Sapphire crystal lens cover, Cinematic video stabilisation, Cinematic video stabilisation, Playback zoom, geotagging, Stereo Recording, Continuous autofocus video, 8MP still photos recording 4K video, Time‑lapse video with stabilisation, Advanced red-eye correction, Panorama (up to 63MP), HEIF image capture, Audio zoom, 100% Focus Pixels, QuickTake video, HEVC (High Efficiency Video coding), Deep Fusion, Dolby Vision HDR video recording up to 4K at 60 fps, 6x optical zoom range, 2x optical zoom out, 3x optical zoom in, Cinematic mode up to 4K HDR at 30 fps, Action mode up to 2.8K at 60 fps, Photonic Engine, customisable default lens, ProRes video recording up to 4K at 60 fps with external recording, Academy Colour Encoding System
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 12 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 120 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1.4 μm
Minimum Focal Length (2nd Camera) - 13 mm
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Lens correction, 100% Focus Pixels, Quad Pixel sensor
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 12 Megapixel
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.8
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Sensor-shift OIS second-generation (Optical Image Stabilisation) Apple iPhone 15 Pro has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
Minimum Focal Length (3rd Camera) - 77 mm
Optical Zoom - 3x
Camera Features (3rd Camera) - 100% Focus Pixels, Quad Pixel sensor
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Apple iPhone 15 Pro has better front camera resolution than Microsoft Lumia 950.
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/1.9 Apple iPhone 15 Pro has better front lens aperture than Microsoft Lumia 950.
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
Special Effects (Front) - Photographic Styles
HDR Mode (Front) - Smart HDR 5
Camera Modes (Front) - Burst mode, slow motion video, Time-lapse mode, night mode, portrait mode, Live Photos, Portrait Lighting, wide colour capture for photos and Live Photos, Time Lapse (Night mode), Apple ProRAW, log video recording
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Apple iPhone 15 Pro has face detection.
Light Source (Front) - Retina Flash
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 24 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 25 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 25 fps
Camera Features (Front) - Auto image stabilisation, Animoji, Memoji, TrueDepth camera, Cinematic video stabilisation, QuickTake video, Time‑lapse video with stabilisation, Lens correction, Deep Fusion, Dolby Vision HDR video recording up to 4K at 60 fps, Autofocus with Focus Pixels, Photonic Engine, Cinematic mode up to 4K HDR at 30 fps, ProRes video recording up to 4K at 60 fps, Academy Colour Encoding System
BATTERY AND CHARGING Microsoft Lumia 950 Apple iPhone 15 Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh -
Fast Charging Technology - Apple MagSafe wireless charging Apple iPhone 15 Pro has fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging Yes Yes Both phones can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards Qi Qi
Standby Time 288 hours -
Talk Time 1380 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk (GSM): up to 1380 min
Talk (WCDMA): up to 1080 min
Playback (video): up to 10 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 67 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 9.5 hrs
Standby: up to 288 hrs
Playback (video): up to 23 hrs
Playback (streamed video): up to 20 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 75 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium Ion Lithium Ion
CELLULAR Microsoft Lumia 950 Apple iPhone 15 Pro
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Apple iPhone 15 Pro has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Windows 10 iOS 17
Intelligent Assistant Cortana Siri
Payment Technology - Apple Pay
Navigation A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC
COMMUNICATIONS Microsoft Lumia 950 Apple iPhone 15 Pro
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE EDGE, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, Gigabit LTE, LAA, 5G NR FR1, TD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8, Band 10
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 850, 900, 1700 EAWS
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 30, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 46, Band 48, Band 66, Band 53
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 2300 WCS, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 5150, TDD 3600, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3, Band 53
5G NR Band - N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n70, n77, n78, n79, n40, n25, n12, n48, n26, n30, n53
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, FDD AWS-4, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD TD 4500, TDD 2300, FDD 1900, n12, TDD 3500, FDD 850, FDD 2300, n53
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11ax, Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth Profiles HFP, OPP, PAN, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, PBAP, MAP, GATT, HOGP -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Ultra-Wideband (UWB) - Yes Apple iPhone 15 Pro has UWB wireless technology.
WLAN Security WEP, WPA, WPA2, TKIP, AES, EAP SIM, EAP-TTLS/MSCHAPv2, EAP-AKA, EAP-TLS, PEAPv0/EAP-MSCHAPv2 -
Messaging Services Skype, SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Microsoft Lumia 950 Apple iPhone 15 Pro
Supported Digital Audio Standards AAC, AMR, MP3, GSM FR AAC, MP3, FLAC, Apple Lossless, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
Supported Digital Video Standards VC-1, AVC, MPEG-4, WMV, H.264, H.263 H.264, HEVC, ProRes
Sound Enhancements - Dolby Digital Plus sound, Dolby Atmos sound technology, Dolby Digital sound, Spatial audio
Video Enhancements - HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG)
FEATURES Microsoft Lumia 950 Apple iPhone 15 Pro
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor Proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, magnetometer, LiDAR scanner, dual ambient light sensor, gyroscope with large dynamic range, high-g accelerometer
Security Devices - Face recognition
Security Technology - Face ID
Additional Phone Features TTY compatible, DLNA Certified, Text-to-Speech (text recognition), sharing media via DLNA, Kid's Corner, Noise Cancellation Technology, Lumia Color profile, MIMO technology, Word Flow keyboard, Power Saving Mode, Wi-Fi Calling, four microphones, SensorCore technology, Lumia Rich Recording technology, Projection Screen, Alarm Clock, Fast Charging MIMO technology, Wi-Fi Calling, iBeacon microlocation, QuickType keyboard, Apple TV support (2nd or later), Fast Charging, FaceTime audio, Apple MagSafe, Express Transit cards with power reserve, 4K HDR AirPlay Mirroring, FaceTime HD (1080p), RTT/TTY compatible, Voice isolation, 16‑core Neural Engine, Wide Spectrum microphone mode, Screen sharing, Portrait mode in FaceTime video, Optical zoom with rear‑facing camera, DisplayPort over USB Type-C, FaceTime call with SharePlay, Crash Detection, magnet array, alignment magnet, accessory identification NFC, Emergency SOS via satellite, thread networking technology, action button, Dual active eSIM support, StandBy, hardware-accelerated ray tracing, MetalFX Upscaling, second-generation Ultra Wideband chip
OTHERS Microsoft Lumia 950 Apple iPhone 15 Pro
Included Accessories Power adapter, USB-C cable USB-C to USB-C cable (1 m)
Compliant Standards SSL v3, TLS v1.2, TLS v1.0, TLS v1.1, Suite B ciphers IEC 60529 IP68, BFR-free, PVC-free, Beryllium-free, Mercury-free, HEARING AID M3/T4, Arsenic-free
EPEAT Compliant - Yes
EPEAT Level - EPEAT Gold
Carbon Footprint - 66 kg carbon emissions
Product Recycled Content - 20 % - recycled or renewable content
Max Depth of Water Resistance - 6 m
Max Operating Temperature - 35 °C
Min Operating Temperature - 0 °C
Humidity Range Operating - 5 - 95% (non-condensing)
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