Phone Comparison - Microsoft Lumia 950 XL vs Sony Xperia X Performance vs Apple iPhone 7 Plus

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general General Info

Manufacturer Microsoft Sony Apple
Announced October 2015 February 2016 September 2016
Status Available - November 2015 Coming soon Available - September 2016
Price Rs. 34,000 ($499.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 75,700 ($999.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 72,000 ($999.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Yes Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.9 x 78.4 x 8.1 mm
(5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 in)
144.8 x 71.1 x 7.6 mm
(5.7 x 2.8 x 0.3 in)
158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm
(6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
Weight 165 g (5.82 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
SIM Type - - Nano SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300)
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.19 W/kg (head)
1.19 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.24 W/kg (head)
1.00 W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint with Force Touch
- IP67 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows 10 Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) iOS 10
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 , Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 Quad-core, Apple A10 Fusion
GPU Adreno 430 Adreno 530 6 core
RAM 3 GB 3 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 32 GB 32/128/256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 2 TB (dedicated slot) No

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine LED-backlit IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 3D Touch Display, Ion-strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches 5.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (518 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.43% 66.82% 67.51%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio FM radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 20 MP, 4992 х 3744 pixels 23 MP Dual 12 MP
Flash Carl Zeiss optics Pulse LED Flash Quad-LED (dual tone)
Features 1/2.4' Sensor Size, 1.12 μm Pixel Size, PureView Technology, Dual Capture, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, 1/2.3" Exmor RS Sensor, 24mm G Lens F2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, (f/1.8, 28mm & f/2.8, 56mm, 2x optical zoom, OIS, Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 2160p@30fps, optical stabilization, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps
Front Camera 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.0, 22mm, 1/3" Exmor RS Sensor, 1080p, HDR [Similar] 7 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP v4.2, A2DP, apt-X v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB v2.0 v2.0, reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/128/256 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 2 TB (dedicated slot) No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 3340 mAh 2700 mAh 2700 mAh
Stand by Up to 288 h (2G)
Up to 288 h (3G)
- Up to 384 h
Talk Time Up to 25 h (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
- Up to 21 h