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| Global Score | |
| 75 | 90.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Huawei |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 10 |
| 2015-10-06 | 2020-10-22 |
| 5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 inches | 6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 7.48 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and Mystic silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 325.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2772 x 1334 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 452 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9000 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A77 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Mali G78 MP24 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.78 inches (1/1.28") 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 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 12.43 |
| 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 |
| 7.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 288 hours standby time 25 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.28 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 40 Pro is way better than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, having a global score of 90.9 against 75. Huawei Mate 40 Pro has Android 10 operating system, while Microsoft Lumia 950 XL has Windows 10 Mobile operating system. Huawei Mate 40 Pro is a way newer phone than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, but it's somewhat thicker and much heavier.
The Lumia 950 XL has a sharper display than Huawei Mate 40 Pro, because although it has a little smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels, it also counts with a just a little higher display pixels density. The Huawei Mate 40 Pro counts with a superior memory to store more games and applications than Lumia 950 XL, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory.
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro counts with a faster CPU than Lumia 950 XL, because it has a higher number of cores and a larger amount of RAM memory. Huawei Mate 40 Pro features superior battery lifetime than Lumia 950 XL, because it has a 4400mAh battery capacity. Huawei Mate 40 Pro has a lot better camera than Lumia 950 XL, and although they both have a same size aperture and the same (4K) video definition, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro also has a lot bigger sensor taking lot higher quality videos and pictures, a back facing camera with a way better 50 MP resolution and better video frame rate.
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