Google Nexus 6P 128GB vs Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM

Comparing the Google Nexus 6P 128GB 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: Both Google Nexus 6P 128GB and Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM run at the same processing speed of 2.0 GHz.

Display: Both Google Nexus 6P 128GB and Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM offer the same screen size of 5.7 inches and feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20 MP, while Google Nexus 6P 128GB offers 12.3 MP, making Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Google Nexus 6P 128GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM offers 5 MP, making Google Nexus 6P 128GB better for front camera photography.

Battery: Google Nexus 6P 128GB offers a higher battery capacity with 3450 mAh, while Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM offers 3340 mAh, making Google Nexus 6P 128GB better for longer battery life.

Storage: Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Google Nexus 6P 128GB offers 128 GB, making Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM the better option for storage.

User Rating: Google Nexus 6P 128GB receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM has a rating of 3.6.

Google Nexus 6P 128GB

₹76,475

(Discontinued)

Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM

₹34,999

(Discontinued)

Add to Compare

Show Only Differences

Summary

Spec Score

73%

74%

Release Date

N/A	30 Nov, 2015

Performance


Snapdragon 810	Snapdragon 810
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
3 GB RAM	3 GB RAM

Display


5.7 inches (14.48 cm)	5.7 inches (14.48 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))	1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

Rear Camera


12.3 MP Primary Camera	20 MP Primary Camera

Front Camera


8 MP	5 MP

Battery


3450 mAh	3340 mAh
Fast Charging	N/A
No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB

32 GB

Expert Review

9.0/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Premium aluminium body
Impressive display
Vanilla software experience with several useful fe
Loaded hardware

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Software doesn't take advantage of the big screen
Lacks Optical Image Stabilisation
USB Type-C is yet to become a norm

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.5/5

(4,051 ratings)

3.6/5

(315 ratings)

Video

1 More Video

There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Windows Phone v10

Custom UI

Stock

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994

Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, ARM Cortex A57 1.5 GHz, Quad core

Octa core, 2 GHz, ARM Cortex A57

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

20 nm

N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 430

RAM

3 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4

N/A

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED

Screen Size

5.7 inches (14.48 cm)

Resolution

1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

Aspect Ratio

16:9

N/A

Pixel Density

515 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.1 %

75.04 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v4 Oleophobic coating Scratch-resistant glass

Corning Gorilla Glass v4

Design

Height

159.3 mm

151.9 mm

Width

77.8 mm

78.4 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm

8.1 mm

Weight

178 grams

165 grams

Build Material

Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Resolution

12.3 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.01/2.3" sensor size Exmor-R CMOS image sensor 1.55µm pixel size

20 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9Back-illuminated sensor BSI

Autofocus

Yes Laser Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes Triple LED Flash

Image Resolution

4048 x 3040 Pixels

5160 x 3872 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
HD @240 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A	Optical Image stabilization Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera

Video Recording

HD @30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

3450 mAh

3340 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

TalkTime

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

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging

N/A

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB / 128 GB

32 GB

Expandable Storage

No	Yes Up to 200 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 35)
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) / 1800(band 9) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20)

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)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

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)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

Yes v4.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

N/A

IRIS Scanner

N/A

Yes

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope