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| Global Score | |
| 75 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Motorola |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2015-10-06 | 2018-08-16 |
| 5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 inches | 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 325.00 | $ 297.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm 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), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Moto Z3 has a global score of 77.6, which is a little bit better than Lumia 950 XL's score of 75. The Moto Z3 construction is notably newer, just a bit lighter and thinner than the Lumia 950 XL. The Moto Z3 works with Android 9.0 Pie OS, while Lumia 950 XL works with Windows 10 Mobile OS. The Lumia 950 XL has a sharper display than Moto Z3, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 and a greater count of pixels per inch in the screen.
Motorola Moto Z3 has a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Lumia 950 XL, because it has 64 GB internal storage and a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 1,95 TB. The Motorola Moto Z3 features a superior processor than Lumia 950 XL, because it has 1 GB more RAM memory and more processing cores.
Microsoft Lumia 950 XL counts with just a bit better battery life than Moto Z3, because it has an 11% larger battery capacity. The Lumia 950 XL features a slightly better camera than Moto Z3, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same video resolution, the Lumia 950 XL also has a larger aperture for better photography and videos in low-light situations, a larger back-facing camera sensor providing a better image quality and a way more MP camera in the back.
Moto Z3 not only is the best devices between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheaper than the other phone, making it an easy choice.
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