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| Global Score | |
| 75 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-10-06 | 2019-05-07 |
| 5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 inches | 5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.19 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Purple and White |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 325.00 | $ 186.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.09 |
| 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 |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 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 |
| -- | 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
Google Pixel 3a has a general score of 78.8, which is a little bit better than the Lumia 950 XL's global score of 75. Google Pixel 3a's design has the same thickness than Lumia 950 XL, but it's lighter. The Google Pixel 3a comes with Android 11 OS, and Lumia 950 XL comes with Windows 10 Mobile OS.
Microsoft Lumia 950 XL features a sharper screen than Google Pixel 3a, because it has a little bit higher pixel density, a little larger display and a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440. The Google Pixel 3a counts with a bit better performance than Lumia 950 XL, because it has a greater amount of RAM and a greater number of 2 gigahertz cores.
Lumia 950 XL takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Google Pixel 3a, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Lumia 950 XL also counts with a back-facing camera with a lot higher resolution and a larger sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
The Lumia 950 XL has a quite bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Google Pixel 3a, because although it has only 32 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 200 GB. Microsoft Lumia 950 XL counts with a little better battery life than Google Pixel 3a, because it has an 11% greater battery size.
Google Pixel 3a not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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