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| Global Score | |
| 75 | 93.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 10 Mobile | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2015-10-06 | 2020-11-13 |
| 5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 inches | 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 8.03 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver |
| Plastic | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 325.00 | $ 1100.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2778 x 1284 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.37 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Battery | 3687mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 288 hours standby time 25 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.28 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max is a lot better than the Lumia 950 XL, having a overall score of 93.2 against 75. Although Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max is notably heavier than the Lumia 950 XL, it's just a little bit thinner and also notably newer. The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max works with iOS 15.x operating system, while Lumia 950 XL comes with Windows 10 Mobile operating system.
IPhone 12 Pro Max has a screen that's very similar to the display in Lumia 950 XL, because although the iPhone 12 Pro Max has a little lower pixel amount in each screen inch and a little lower resolution of 1284 x 2778px, it also counts with a bigger display. The iPhone 12 Pro Max features a very superior CPU than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because it has 3 GB more RAM memory, a higher number of cores and a 64-bit processor.
The iPhone 12 Pro Max features a bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. IPhone 12 Pro Max counts with a bit superior battery lifetime than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because it has 3687mAh of battery capacity.
The Lumia 950 XL takes a bit better videos and photos than Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, because although it has slower 30 frames per second video frame rates and a smaller camera aperture which is not good for low light photography and video, and they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Lumia 950 XL also counts with a camera in the back with a lot higher 20 mega-pixels resolution.
IPhone 12 Pro Max costs a lot more money than the Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, but it's still a great deal, as you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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