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| Global Score | |
| 75 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Sony |
| Windows 10 Mobile | -- |
| 2015-10-06 | 2017-06-01 |
| 5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 inches | 6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Pink, Red and Silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 325.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 801 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 10.3 |
| 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 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 10.34 |
| 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 | 3230mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 25 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.28 | 5.2 |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia XZ Premium has a general score of 79.8, which is a bit better than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL's 75 score. Sony Xperia XZ Premium's design is newer and a little thinner than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL's, but it's also somewhat heavier. Xperia XZ Premium has a superior processing power than Lumia 950 XL, because it has a higher amount of RAM and a greater number of faster cores.
Sony Xperia XZ Premium features a bit more vivid screen than Lumia 950 XL, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a much higher pixels density and a lot better resolution of 2160 x 3840 pixels. The Xperia XZ Premium counts with a much bigger storage for applications and games than Lumia 950 XL, because it has more internal memory capacity and a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
Lumia 950 XL counts with a bit longer battery performance than Sony Xperia XZ Premium, because it has a 3340mAh battery capacity. Sony Xperia XZ Premium's camera is just as good as the Microsoft Lumia 950 XL one, because although the Sony Xperia XZ Premium has a back camera with less mega-pixels, a tinier camera aperture which is not nice for taking images in low-light situations and a lower 3840x2160 video quality, it also counts with a bigger camera sensor providing a better image quality.
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