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| Global Score | |
| 75 | 82 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 10 Mobile | -- |
| 2015-10-06 | 2018-10-26 |
| 5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 inches | 5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.84 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Red, Rose gold, White and Yellow |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 325.00 | $ 749.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1792 x 828 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.37 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Battery | 2942mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 288 hours standby time 25 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| 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
Apple iPhone XR has a score of 82, which is slightly better than Lumia 950 XL's 75 overall score. The Apple iPhone XR body is way newer than Lumia 950 XL's, but it is heavier and a little bit thicker. The Apple iPhone XR features a way better hardware performance than Lumia 950 XL, and although they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Apple iPhone XR also has 5 more processing cores and a 64-bits CPU.
Lumia 950 XL features a more vivid display than iPhone XR, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a much better resolution of 2560 x 1440px and a lot more pixels per inch in the screen. The Lumia 950 XL takes a little bit better videos and photos than iPhone XR, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not good for low-light photography and worse 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have the same video resolution, the Lumia 950 XL also counts with a back facing camera with lot more megapixels and a larger back-facing camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
The Lumia 950 XL has a quite bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Apple iPhone XR, because although it has only 32 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 200 GB. Lumia 950 XL has a little better battery lifetime than iPhone XR, because it has 3340mAh of battery capacity.
Although Apple iPhone XR is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Lumia 950 XL, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Lumia 950 XL. So if you need that extra specs, you can buy the Apple iPhone XR, but if you don't you can save some money and get the Lumia 950 XL, letting go some features and specifications.
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