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)

Summary

Release Date

N/A

30 Nov, 2015

06 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 810	Snapdragon 810	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
3 GB RAM	3 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


5.7 inches (14.48 cm)	5.7 inches (14.48 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))	1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


12.3 MP Primary Camera	20 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


8 MP	5 MP	50 MP

Battery


3450 mAh	3340 mAh	6500 mAh
Fast Charging	N/A	90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	32 GB	256 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

9.0/10

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N/A

8.4/10

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Pros

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

Device yet to be reviewed

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

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

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.5/5

(4,051 ratings)

3.6/5

(315 ratings)

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Windows Phone v10

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

Stock

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Avg

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core, 2 GHz, ARM Cortex A57

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

20 nm

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 430

Adreno 829

RAM

3 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4

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

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

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

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED

Screen Size

5.7 inches (14.48 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

16:9

N/A

19.5:9

Pixel Density

515 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.1 %

75.04 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v4 Oleophobic coating Scratch-resistant glass

Corning Gorilla Glass v4

N/A

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

159.3 mm

151.9 mm

150.83 mm

Width

77.8 mm

78.4 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm

8.1 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

178 grams

165 grams

191 grams

Build Material

Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Excellent

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

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

N/A

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Laser Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes Triple LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4048 x 3040 Pixels

5160 x 3872 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

N/A

Camera Features

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

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
HD @240 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 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

Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

HD @30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

3450 mAh

3340 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A

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

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging

N/A

Yes 90W 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

16h 04m

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

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB / 128 GB

32 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 200 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

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)

N/A

4G Speed:

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

4G Speed:

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

N/A

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

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 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

Yes v4.1

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

IRIS Scanner

N/A

Yes

N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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