Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75 | 82.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Huawei |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2015-10-06 | 2017-01-31 |
| 5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black and White | Black |
| Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 325.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.20 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 | 9.57 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.1 |
| 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
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is better than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, with an 82.7 score against 75. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is a newer and just a little bit thinner phone than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, but it's a bit heavier. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with Android 8.0 Oreo OS, and Microsoft Lumia 950 XL comes with Windows 10 Mobile OS.
The Microsoft Lumia 950 XL has a little sharper display than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, because although it has a little bit less pixels per inch of display, and they both have the same exact 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution, the Microsoft Lumia 950 XL also counts with a quite larger screen. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a way bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Lumia 950 XL, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 224 GB more internal memory.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a more powerful processor than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because it has a larger amount of RAM memory and more cores. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity against 3340mAh.
Microsoft Lumia 950 XL shoots a little bit better pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Microsoft Lumia 950 XL also has a back camera with way more megapixels, a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better photos in poorly lited environments and a larger sensor shooting higher quality photographs.
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