Blackberry Priv vs Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM

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Comparing the Blackberry Priv vs Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM runs at a higher processing speed of 2.0 GHz, while Blackberry Priv runs at 1.8 GHz, making Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM the better performer.


Display: Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM offers a screen size of 5.7 inches, while Blackberry Priv offers 5.4 inches, making Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM the larger display of the two. Both Blackberry Priv and Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM feature the same AMOLED display.


Rear Camera: Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20 MP, while Blackberry Priv offers 18 MP, making Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM offers a higher front camera resolution with 5 MP, while Blackberry Priv offers 2 MP, making Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM better for front camera photography.


Battery: Blackberry Priv offers a higher battery capacity with 3410 mAh, while Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM offers 3340 mAh, making Blackberry Priv better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Blackberry Priv and Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.


User Rating: Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM receives a higher user rating of 3.6, while Blackberry Priv has a rating of 3.5.

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Summary

Release Date

30 Jan, 2016
30 Nov, 2015
14 May, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 808
Snapdragon 810
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Hexa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
3 GB RAM
3 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

5.4 inches (13.72 cm)
5.7 inches (14.48 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
AMOLED
AMOLED
AMOLED
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

18 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
20 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

2 MP
5 MP
50 MP

Battery

3410 mAh
3340 mAh
6600 mAh
N/A
N/A
100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
32 GB
512 GB
eMMC 5.0
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
N/A
8.7/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

3.5/5
(1,547 ratings)
3.6/5
(315 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

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1 Video

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General

Launch Date

Jan 30, 2016
(Official)
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Windows Phone v10
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg
Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Hexa Core

1.8 GHz, Dual core, ARM Cortex A57 1.44 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core, 2 GHz, ARM Cortex A57
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

20 nm
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 418
Adreno 430
Adreno 840

RAM

3 GB
3 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
N/A
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Best In Class
Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED
AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.4 inches  (13.72 cm)
5.7 inches  (14.48 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

16:9
N/A
19.8:9

Pixel Density

544 ppi
515 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.67 %
75.04 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v4
Corning Gorilla Glass v4
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.49 %

Design

Height

147 mm
151.9 mm
162.98 mm

Width

77.2 mm
78.4 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

9.4 mm
8.1 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

192 grams
165 grams
232 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
N/A
Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

18 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.2 Wide Angle27 mm focal length 1/2.4" sensor size Back-illuminated sensor BSI
20 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9Back-illuminated sensor BSI
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Triple LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4896 x 3672 Pixels
5160 x 3872 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode
N/A

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Optical Image stabilization
Stereo recording
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A
N/A

Flash

No
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus Wide Angle Selfie
N/A
N/A

Video Recording

HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent
Excellent

Capacity

3410 mAh
3340 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 23.9 Hours(2G)
Up to 19 Hours(3G) / Up to 25 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
Yes
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
32 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.0
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB
Yes Up to 200 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.1
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

IRIS Scanner

N/A
Yes
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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