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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | |
| Windows 10 Mobile | -- |
| 2015-10-06 | 2016-10-20 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 5.66 x 2.74 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Gray and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 309.00 | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 9.79 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 2770mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 4.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Google Pixel is a bit better than the Microsoft Lumia 950, with a general score of 80.2 against 74.1. Google Pixel's body is newer and a little bit lighter, but also just a little thicker than the Microsoft Lumia 950. Google Pixel counts with just a little better hardware performance than Lumia 950, because it has more processing cores and a higher amount of RAM memory.
Microsoft Lumia 950 has a sharper screen than Google Pixel, because it has a better pixels number in each inch in the screen, a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 and a bit bigger display. Lumia 950 shoots slightly better photographs and videos than Google Pixel, because although it has a tinier camera sensor giving a worse image quality, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Lumia 950 also counts with a lot higher 20 mega pixels resolution back camera and a larger aperture.
The Google Pixel features a bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Lumia 950, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. Lumia 950 counts with a bit longer battery life than Google Pixel, because it has a 3000mAh battery size.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, Google Pixel is also a bit cheaper.
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