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| Global Score | |
| 75 | 80.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | |
| Windows 10 Mobile | -- |
| 2015-10-06 | 2018-10-18 |
| 5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 inches | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.49 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Pink and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 325.00 | $ 194.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 3430mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 288 hours standby time 25 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.28 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 3 XL has an overall score of 80.7, which is just a bit better than the Microsoft Lumia 950 XL's global score of 75. Although Google Pixel 3 XL is heavier than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, it's just a little bit thinner and newer. Lumia 950 XL counts with a bit sharper display than Google Pixel 3 XL, although it has a bit worse resolution of 2560 x 1440, a bit smaller screen and a quite lower pixels density.
The Google Pixel 3 XL counts with a quite better performance than Lumia 950 XL, because it has a higher amount of RAM and a larger number of cores. Microsoft Lumia 950 XL counts with a better memory to install games and applications than Google Pixel 3 XL, because although it has only 32 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 200 GB.
The Google Pixel 3 XL has a bit longer battery life than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because it has 3430mAh of battery capacity instead of 3340mAh. The Lumia 950 XL takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Google Pixel 3 XL, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not so good for low light photos and video, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Lumia 950 XL also counts with a bigger sensor and a way more MP back-facing camera.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, Google Pixel 3 XL is also a bargain compared to others.
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