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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | |
| Windows 10 Mobile | -- |
| 2015-10-06 | 2018-10-18 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 5.73 x 2.69 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Pink and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 309.00 | $ 157.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 439 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm 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 (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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 2915mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 4.88 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 3 has a global score of 80, which is just a bit better than the Lumia 950's global score of 74.1. The Google Pixel 3 construction is newer, a little bit lighter and a bit thinner than the Lumia 950. The Google Pixel 3 counts with a superior CPU than Lumia 950, because it has 1 GB more RAM memory and more cpu cores.
Lumia 950 features a better display than Google Pixel 3, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 2560 x 1440 and more pixels per inch in the screen. Lumia 950 features a quite bigger memory to install applications and games than Google Pixel 3, because although it has only 32 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 200 GB.
Lumia 950 has a bit better camera than Google Pixel 3, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not so good for taking images or videos in poorly lited situations, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Lumia 950 also counts with a back camera with a lot higher 20 megapixels resolution and a larger camera sensor capturing higher quality videos and photos.
The Lumia 950 features a little longer battery duration than Google Pixel 3, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we compare here, the Google Pixel 3 is also very cheap compared to the other phones, which makes this phone a no doubt choice.
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