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| Global Score | |
| 75 | 91 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Sony |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 11, 10 |
| 2015-10-06 | 2020-05-22 |
| 5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 inches | 6.54 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and Purple |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 325.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 18.58 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 10.45 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 288 hours standby time 25 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia 1 II is a lot better than the Lumia 950 XL, with a 91 score against 75. Sony Xperia 1 II's construction is extremely newer and a little thinner, but also a bit heavier than Lumia 950 XL. The Sony Xperia 1 II comes with Android 11 OS, and Lumia 950 XL comes with Windows 10 Mobile OS.
The Lumia 950 XL has a little sharper display than Xperia 1 II, although it has a little bit smaller display, a bit worse pixels density and a way lower 2560 x 1440 resolution. The Sony Xperia 1 II has a superior storage capacity to install games and applications than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because it has more internal storage capacity and a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 1000 GB.
The Xperia 1 II features a superior processing power than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because it has more cpu cores and 5 GB more RAM. Sony Xperia 1 II counts with a little bit better camera than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because although it has a camera in the back with much less MP and a lower 3840x2160 video resolution, it also counts with a much bigger back-facing camera sensor which offers a way better image and video quality and a bigger aperture to capture better images and videos in low-light situations.
The Xperia 1 II counts with better battery duration than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3340mAh.
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