Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Huawei |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2015-10-06 | 2017-10-20 |
| 5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 inches | 5.93 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Brown, Gold and Pink |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 325.00 | $ 239.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 498 pixels per inch |
| -- | 730 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 9.68 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 25 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | 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
Huawei Mate 10 is a bit better than the Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, getting a 78.9 score against 75. Huawei Mate 10 comes with Android 10 OS, while Microsoft Lumia 950 XL works with Windows 10 Mobile OS. Huawei Mate 10 is a heavier cellphone than the Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, but both of them are 0.32inches thick.
The Lumia 950 XL features a little sharper display than Huawei Mate 10, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have an equal resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels, the Lumia 950 XL also counts with a little bit better pixels density. Huawei Mate 10 features a very superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Lumia 950 XL, because it has 32 GB more internal storage and a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 256 GB.
The Huawei Mate 10 features a quite better performance than Lumia 950 XL, because it has 7 more cores and a larger amount of RAM memory. Lumia 950 XL features a slightly better camera than Huawei Mate 10, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for low light photography, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same video quality, the Lumia 950 XL also counts with a larger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a camera with lot more mega pixels.
Huawei Mate 10 counts with better battery life than Lumia 950 XL, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
Huawei Mate 10 not only is the best phones in our comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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