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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | |
| Windows 10 Mobile | -- |
| 2015-10-06 | 2019-10-24 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 6.31 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black and White | Clearly white, Just black and Oh so orange |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 309.00 | $ 487.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 3040 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.63 |
| 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/1.70 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 | 3700mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.68 |
| 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
Google Pixel 4 XL is much better than Microsoft Lumia 950, having a score of 82.9 against 74.1. Google Pixel 4 XL's construction has the same thickness than the Microsoft Lumia 950, but it's a lot heavier. The Lumia 950 has just a bit better looking screen than Google Pixel 4 XL, because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 2560 x 1440px and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a quite greater display density.
Microsoft Lumia 950 counts with a quite bigger storage to store more games and applications than Google Pixel 4 XL, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 200 GB. The Google Pixel 4 XL counts with a quite better processing power than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has a greater amount of RAM and a larger number of faster cores.
The Google Pixel 4 XL has greater battery lifetime than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has 3700mAh of battery capacity. Microsoft Lumia 950 shoots a little bit better videos and photos than Google Pixel 4 XL, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not recommended for low-light captures, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Microsoft Lumia 950 also counts with a larger back-facing camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a way higher resolution back facing camera.
The Google Pixel 4 XL is way more expensive than the Lumia 950, but it's still a great deal, because you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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