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Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs Microsoft Lumia 950 XL

3.07 in
6.24 in
Apple iPhone 8 Plus Mobile Phone
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
3.09 in
5.98 in
Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Mobile Phone
Microsoft Lumia 950 XL
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
21
4.0 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
45 %
4 stars
45 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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14
3.7 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
20 %
4 stars
60 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
35
4.1 out of 5
35 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
37
4.2 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Hardware

Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
Microsoft Lumia 950 XLMicrosoft Lumia 950 XL
Operating systemApple iOS 11Windows 10
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU cores6-core8-core
CPU modelApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
RAM memory3 GB3 GB

Display

Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
Microsoft Lumia 950 XLMicrosoft Lumia 950 XL
Screen size5.5 in5.7 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLED
Resolution1080 x 1920 px2560 x 1440 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi515.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRyesno

Rear camera

Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
Microsoft Lumia 950 XLMicrosoft Lumia 950 XL
Primary sensor size1/3"1/2.4"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Autofocusyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
Touch focusyesyes
Face detectionBody and face detectionyes

Front camera

Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
Microsoft Lumia 950 XLMicrosoft Lumia 950 XL
Primary resolution7.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Face detectionBody and face detectionyes

Storage

Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
Microsoft Lumia 950 XLMicrosoft Lumia 950 XL
Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
32 GB
Memory card readernoyes

Design

Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
Microsoft Lumia 950 XLMicrosoft Lumia 950 XL
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Black
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Plastic
Water resistantyesno
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
Microsoft Lumia 950 XLMicrosoft Lumia 950 XL
Height6.24 in5.98 in
Width3.07 in3.09 in
Depth0.3 in0.28 in
Weight7.13 oz5.82 oz

Sensors

Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
Microsoft Lumia 950 XLMicrosoft Lumia 950 XL
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
Barometeryesyes

Other features

Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
Microsoft Lumia 950 XLMicrosoft Lumia 950 XL
Built-in stereo speakersyesyes

Connectivity

Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
Microsoft Lumia 950 XLMicrosoft Lumia 950 XL
Dual sim supportnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednono
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version5.04.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCyesyes
Charging connection
  • Lightning
  • USB
  • USB
  • Wireless
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputNoDisplayPort over USB-C

Cellular

Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
Microsoft Lumia 950 XLMicrosoft Lumia 950 XL
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 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
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTEyesyes

Battery

Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
Microsoft Lumia 950 XLMicrosoft Lumia 950 XL
Replaceable batterynoyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2670.0 mAh3340.0 mAh
Standby time38.0 h288.0 h
Talk time21.0 h19.0 h
Fast chargingyesyes
Wireless charging yesyes
Wireless charging standard
  • QI
  • Qi
QI

Pros & Cons

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