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| Global Score | |
| 75 | 87.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Xiaomi |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 11 |
| 2015-10-06 | 2021-03-27 |
| 5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 inches | 6.44 x 3.01 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.91 ounces |
| Black and White | Arctic white, Deep Ocean blue and Night black |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 325.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 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 | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 11.55 |
| 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 | 4520mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 25 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.28 | 6.4 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Poco F3 is much better than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, getting a overall score of 87.3 against 75. Xiaomi Poco F3 comes with Android 11 OS, and Microsoft Lumia 950 XL comes with Windows 10 Mobile OS. Xiaomi Poco F3's body is notably newer and just a little thinner than the Microsoft Lumia 950 XL's, although it is heavier.
Xiaomi Poco F3 counts with a superior hardware performance than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because it has a greater number of cores and 3 GB more RAM memory. Microsoft Lumia 950 XL has a little sharper display than Xiaomi Poco F3, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher pixel amount per inch of display and a better resolution of 2560 x 1440px.
The Xiaomi Poco F3 captures much clearer photographs and videos than Lumia 950 XL, and although they both have the same video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Xiaomi Poco F3 also has a larger sensor capturing higher quality videos and photos, a back-facing camera with a way higher resolution and a larger aperture to take better photos and videos in low light environments.
The Xiaomi Poco F3 counts with a quite bigger storage to store more games and applications than Lumia 950 XL, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. The Xiaomi Poco F3 features a superior battery performance than Lumia 950 XL, because it has a 4520mAh battery size instead of 3340mAh.
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