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| Global Score | |
| 75 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | LG |
| Windows 10 Mobile | -- |
| 2015-10-06 | 2020-05-15 |
| 5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 inches | 6.58 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black and White | Aurora gray, Aurora green, Aurora silver, Aurora white and Illusion sunset |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 325.00 | $ 264.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2460 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 395 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 17.06 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 11.44 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Battery | 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 288 hours standby time 25 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.28 | 6.16 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The LG Velvet has a general score of 87.1, which is better than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL's global score of 75. LG Velvet is a notably newer and a bit thinner cellphone than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, but it's also just a little bit heavier. The Lumia 950 XL counts with a brighter display than LG Velvet, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a higher pixel quantity in each inch in the display and a slightly higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels.
The LG Velvet counts with a quite better performance than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because it has a greater number of cores and more RAM. LG Velvet captures better videos and photos than Lumia 950 XL, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same video quality, the LG Velvet also has a larger camera aperture, a larger back camera sensor which offers a higher photo and video quality and a much better 48 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera.
The LG Velvet counts with a way bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Lumia 950 XL, because it has an external memory slot that supports up to 1,95 TB and 128 GB internal storage capacity. The LG Velvet has superior battery lifetime than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity against 3340mAh.
Even being the best phone in our comparison, LG Velvet is also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes it very easy to pick between these devices.
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