Nokia Lumia 1520 vs Microsoft Lumia 950
| Type | Touch | Touch |
| Dimensions | 162.80 x 85.40 x 8.70 mm | 145.00 x 73.20 x 8.20 mm |
| Weight | 209.00 g | 150.00 g |
| Display size | 6.00" | 5.20" |
| Display | Color / IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 x 1920 px (6.00") 367 ppi | Color / AMOLED 16M colors 1440 x 2560 px (5.20") 565 ppi |
| Display protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Buy screen protector
 | Corning Gorilla Glass Buy screen protector
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| Additional display |  | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Talk time (max.) | 2G: 1644 min. (27.4 h) 3G: 1506 min. (25.1 h) | 2G: 1380 min. (23.0 h) 3G: 1080 min. (18.0 h) |
| Stand-by (max.) |  | 2G: 288 h. (12.0 days) |
| Playback time (max.) | Audio: 124 h (5.2 days) Video: 10,8 h (0.4 days) | Audio: 67 h (2.8 days) Video: 10 h (0.4 days) |
| Internet browsing time (max.) | WiFi: 13,6 h (0.5 days) | WiFi: 9,5 h (0.4 days) |
| Standard battery | Li-Ion 3400 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 3000 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | | Fast Charging |
| Wireless battery charging | | Qi |
| Internal memory | 32 GB | 32 GB |
| RAM memory | 2 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory cards |  microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 64 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 200 GBBuy memory card |
| Operating system | MS Windows Phone 8 Amber | MS Windows 10 Mobile |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 8974AA | Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 8992 |
| Processor clock | 2200 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| GPU | Adreno 330 @450 MHz | Adreno 418 @600 MHz |
| Touchscreen | | |
| DualSIM | | |
| SIM cards standard | SingleSIM(nanoSIM) | SingleSIM(nanoSIM) |
| Announced | | 4Q 2015 |
| Other names | - | - |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 850 900 1900 2100 | 850 900 1700 1900 2100 |
| LTE standard | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1800, 900, 800 | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1900, 1800, 1700, 900, 850, 800, 700 TDD LTE: 2600, 2300 |
| CDMA | | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 20 Mpx | 20 Mpx |
| Resolution | | 4992x3744 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Digital zoom | 2x | |
| Flash | 2x LED | 3x LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 1920x1080 px | 3840x2160 px |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 - 30 fps | H.263, H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps |
| Additional | AF, OIS, f/2.4 | AF, OIS, f/1.9 |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 1.2 Mpx | 5 Mpx |
| Resolution | 1280x960 px | 2592x1944 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 - 30 fps | H.263, H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps |
| Additional | - | - |
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | |
| Proximity | | |
| Light | | |
| Magnetometer | | |
| Gyroscope | | |
| Barometer | | |
| Altimeter | | |
| Gravity | | |
| Hall-effect | | |
| Iris scanner | | |
| Fingerprint scanner | | |
| Thermometer | | |
| Hygrometer | | |
Data transfer
| xHTML | | |
| WAP | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| HSCSD | | |
| HSDPA | 42.20 Mbit/s | 42.20 Mbit/s |
| HSUPA | 11.50 Mbit/s | 5.76 Mbit/s |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | - | - |
| LTE UP | 51.00 Mbit/s | 51.00 Mbit/s |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | class 33 | |
| EDGE | class 33 | |
| Bluetooth | v4.0 | v4.1 |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | |
| WiFi Display | | |
| DLNA | | |
| Miracast | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | |
| IrDA | | |
| USB | v2.0 | v3.1 |
| GPS | | |
| A-GPS | | |
| GLONASS | | |
| Beidou | | |
| NFC | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | |
| Conferency | | |
| Call forwarding | | |
| Push To Talk | | |
| Instant Messenger | | |
| SMS | | |
| EMS | | |
| MMS | v1.3 | |
| Dictionary | T9 | |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | z RDS | |
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | | |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm |
| HD Voice | | |
| Sound formats | AAC, AAC+, AMR, ASF, M4A, WMA, eAAC+ | AAC, AMR |
| Polyphony | | |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | | |
| Java | | |
| Videophone | | |
| DVB-H television | | |
| TV-Out | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | |
| Stopwatch | | |
| Alarm | | |
| Calculator | | |
| Currency converter | | |
| Organizer | | |
| Calendar | | |
| Flight mode | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Data and fax | | |
| Screensaver | | |
| Themes | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | |
| Voice dial | | |
| Speakerphone | | |
| Recorder | | |
| Vibrations | | |