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Microsoft Lumia 950 XL vs Nokia XL

3.09 in
5.98 in
Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Mobile Phone
Microsoft Lumia 950 XL
3.06 in
5.57 in
Nokia XL Mobile Phone
Nokia XL
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
14
3.7 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
20 %
4 stars
60 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
Read editorial reviews
11
11 editorial reviews
If you can spend this much and want a screen this large then there are many other good options in the marketRead more
The bigger sibling to the original Nokia X adds a few features and bumps up the screen size. Can that justify its higher price?Read more
The Nokia XL is the largest in Nokia’s family of affordable Android-running phones, but just like all the rest in the X series, you’d find it hard to recognize it as an Android phone…Read more
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User rating
37
4.2 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
43
4.0 out of 5
43 user ratings
5 stars
30 %
4 stars
46 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
4 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Hardware

Microsoft Lumia 950 XLMicrosoft Lumia 950 XL
Nokia XLNokia XL
Operating systemWindows 10Nokia X Software Platform 1.0
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz1.0 GHz
CPU cores8-coreDual-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8225
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 430Qualcomm Adreno 203
RAM memory3 GB768 MB

Display

Microsoft Lumia 950 XLMicrosoft Lumia 950 XL
Nokia XLNokia XL
Screen size5.7 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDLCD
Resolution2560 x 1440 px800 x 480 px
TechnologyAMOLEDIPS LCD
Pixel density515.0 ppi187.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Microsoft Lumia 950 XLMicrosoft Lumia 950 XL
Nokia XLNokia XL
Primary sensor resolution20.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.9 f2.8 f
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes

Front camera

Microsoft Lumia 950 XLMicrosoft Lumia 950 XL
Nokia XLNokia XL
Primary resolution5.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx

Storage

Microsoft Lumia 950 XLMicrosoft Lumia 950 XL
Nokia XLNokia XL
Internal storage32 GB4 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage200GB32GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSD

Design

Microsoft Lumia 950 XLMicrosoft Lumia 950 XL
Nokia XLNokia XL
Colour of product
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • White
  • Orange
  • Blue
  • Green
  • Yellow

Dimensions

Microsoft Lumia 950 XLMicrosoft Lumia 950 XL
Nokia XLNokia XL
Height5.98 in5.57 in
Width3.09 in3.06 in
Depth0.28 in0.43 in
Weight5.82 oz6.7 oz

Sensors

Microsoft Lumia 950 XLMicrosoft Lumia 950 XL
Nokia XLNokia XL
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes

Other features

Microsoft Lumia 950 XLMicrosoft Lumia 950 XL
Nokia XLNokia XL
FM radioyesyes

Connectivity

Microsoft Lumia 950 XLMicrosoft Lumia 950 XL
Nokia XLNokia XL
Dual sim supportnoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.13.0 HS
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
Charging connection
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
3.0/3.1
2.0

Cellular

Microsoft Lumia 950 XLMicrosoft Lumia 950 XL
Nokia XLNokia XL
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSDPA
Navigation systemGLONASSGPS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyes

Battery

Microsoft Lumia 950 XLMicrosoft Lumia 950 XL
Nokia XLNokia XL
Replaceable batteryyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3340.0 mAh2000.0 mAh
Standby time288.0 h720.0 h
Talk time19.0 h16.0 h
Fast chargingyesno

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