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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 82 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 10 Mobile | -- |
| 2015-10-06 | 2018-10-26 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 6.84 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Red, Rose gold, White and Yellow |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 309.00 | $ 749.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1792 x 828 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 565 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.19 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 10.12 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 2942mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone XR has a score of 82, which is better than Microsoft Lumia 950's global score of 74.1. The iPhone XR body is noticeably newer, but just a little thicker and notably heavier than Microsoft Lumia 950. The iPhone XR features a very superior CPU than Lumia 950, and although they both have 3 GB of RAM, the iPhone XR also has a 64-bit CPU and more cores.
The Microsoft Lumia 950 features a much better display than iPhone XR, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a way higher resolution of 2560 x 1440px and a much better pixels amount per inch of display. The Lumia 950 features a slightly better camera than Apple iPhone XR, because although it has slower video frame rate and a smaller camera aperture which is not good for low-light images, and they both have the same (4K) video definition, the Lumia 950 also counts with a larger sensor providing a better image quality and a much higher resolution back-facing camera.
Microsoft Lumia 950 features a better storage for games and applications than iPhone XR, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 200 GB. IPhone XR and Lumia 950 count with quite similar batteries duration, although the iPhone XR has 2942mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
Although Apple iPhone XR is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Lumia 950, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Lumia 950. So if you want that extra specs, you can buy the Apple iPhone XR, otherwise you can save some dollars and buy the Lumia 950, resigning some specs and features.
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