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Apple iPhone 7 Plus Mobile Phone
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Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Mobile Phone
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Windows 10Android 6.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.0 GHz2.3 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A10 FusionQualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
RAM memory3 GB3 GB4 GB3 GB
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 430ARM Mali-T880 MP12Qualcomm Adreno 430

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.7 in5.7 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2560 px1080 x 1920 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
AMOLEDAMOLED
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
Pixel density401.0 ppi515.0 ppi518.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
  • Fingerprint-resistant coating
  • Scratch-resistant glass
Dual screen supportnononono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
HDRnonoyesno
Multi touchyesyesyes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"1/2.4"1/2.5"1/2.3"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary lens aperture1.8 f1.9 f1.7 f
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.8
N/A
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Automatic
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px3840 x 2160 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyes
N/A
Optical zoom2x
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyesyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Captureyesyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyesyes
N/A
Panoramayesyesyes
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.1 Mpx
Face detectionyesyesyes
N/A
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2
N/A
N/A
N/A
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 32 GB
32 GB64 GB32 GB
Memory card readernoyesyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
200GB256GB200GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Red
  • Matte black
  • Gold
  • Rose gold
  • Silver
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Graphite black
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
MaterialAluminumPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Tempered glass
Water resistantyesnoyesyes
Shock resistantnononono
Dust resistantyes
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.23 in5.98 in6.04 in5.75 in
Width3.07 in3.09 in2.91 in2.83 in
Depth0.29 in0.28 in0.31 in0.29 in
Weight6.63 oz5.82 oz5.96 oz5.43 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyesyes
Pedometer
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Thermometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Magnetometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonono
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednononoyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.14.24.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DID
  • GATT
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SPP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
SBC
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionLightning
  • USB
  • Wireless
USBUSB
Video outputManufacturer specificDisplayPort over USB-CNoMHL
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
3.0/3.1
3.0/3.1
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyesyes
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSPA+HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
GLONASSGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
N/A
Streaming standardsGoogle CastMiracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Replaceable batterynoyesnono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium Polymer
N/A
Battery capacity2900.0 mAh3340.0 mAh3500.0 mAh2900.0 mAh
Standby time384.0 h288.0 h312.0 h540.0 h
Talk time21.0 h19.0 h26.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingnoyesyesyes
Wireless charging noyesyesno
Fast charging standard
N/A
USB Power Delivery
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging standard
N/A
QI
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A

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