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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Motorola |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-10-06 | 2019-06-06 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 6.22 x 2.95 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black and White | Gray and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 309.00 | $ 500.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 11.55 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.6 |
| 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, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Moto Z4 is slightly better than the Microsoft Lumia 950, getting a global score of 79.8 against 74.1. Moto Z4's design is incredibly newer and just a bit thinner than Microsoft Lumia 950's, but it is also just a little heavier. The Moto Z4 has Android 10 OS, and Microsoft Lumia 950 comes with Windows 10 Mobile OS.
The Microsoft Lumia 950 features a much more vibrant screen than Motorola Moto Z4, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 2560 x 1440px and more pixels per inch of display. Motorola Moto Z4 has much more memory for games and applications than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has 96 GB more internal memory capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 512 GB.
The Moto Z4 has a superior CPU than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has a larger number of cores (and also faster) and a greater amount of RAM. Moto Z4 counts with better battery duration than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has a 20% larger battery size. Motorola Moto Z4 counts with a superior camera than Lumia 950, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same (4K) video quality, the Motorola Moto Z4 also has a lot higher resolution camera, a bigger back camera sensor providing a higher image quality and a larger camera aperture.
Although Motorola Moto Z4 is a better device, it costs a lot more money than Microsoft Lumia 950, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Microsoft Lumia 950. If you prefer to save a few dollars, you can get the Microsoft Lumia 950, giving up some specs and features, but you will get the most out of your budget.
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