Microsoft Lumia 950 XL vs HP Elite x3

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Comparing the Microsoft Lumia 950 XL vs HP Elite x3 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: HP Elite x3 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while Microsoft Lumia 950 XL runs at 2.0 GHz, making HP Elite x3 the better performer.


Display: HP Elite x3 offers a screen size of 5.96 inches, while Microsoft Lumia 950 XL offers 5.7 inches, making HP Elite x3 the larger display of the two. Both Microsoft Lumia 950 XL and HP Elite x3 feature the same AMOLED display.


Rear Camera: Microsoft Lumia 950 XL offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20 MP, while HP Elite x3 offers 16 MP, making Microsoft Lumia 950 XL better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: HP Elite x3 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Microsoft Lumia 950 XL offers 5 MP, making HP Elite x3 better for front camera photography.


Battery: HP Elite x3 offers a higher battery capacity with 4150 mAh, while Microsoft Lumia 950 XL offers 3340 mAh, making HP Elite x3 better for longer battery life.


Storage: HP Elite x3 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Microsoft Lumia 950 XL offers 32 GB, making HP Elite x3 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Microsoft Lumia 950 XL receives a higher user rating of 5, while HP Elite x3 has a rating of 4.7.

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Microsoft Lumia 950 XL
₹46,999
(Discontinued)
HP Elite x3
₹31,990
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

73%
73%

Release Date

30 Nov, 2015
N/A

Performance

Snapdragon 810
Snapdragon 820
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
3 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

5.7 inches (14.48 cm)
5.96 inches (15.14 cm)
AMOLED
AMOLED
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

Rear Camera

20 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
8 MP

Battery

3340 mAh
4150 mAh
N/A
Quick Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
64 GB

User Ratings

5/5
(3 ratings)
4.7/5
(3 ratings)

Video

Videos
1 More Video
Videos
1 Video

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Windows Phone v10
Windows v10

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, ARM Cortex A57 1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Quad core

2.2 GHz, Dual core 1.5 GHz, Dual core

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 430
Adreno 530

RAM

3 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.7 inches  (14.48 cm)
5.96 inches  (15.14 cm)

Resolution

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

Pixel Density

515 ppi
493 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

75.04 %
72.31 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v4
Corning Gorilla Glass v4

Design

Height

151.9 mm
161.8 mm

Width

78.4 mm
83.5 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm
7.8 mm

Weight

165 grams
185 grams

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Water resistant IP67

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

20 MP
Primary CameraBack-illuminated sensor BSI
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

Yes
N/A

Flash

Yes Triple LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

5160 x 3872 Pixels
4616 x 3464 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Capacity

3340 mAh
4150 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

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

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Quick Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
Yes

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
64 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 200 GB
Yes Up to 2 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

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

SIM 1

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 Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
N/A
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

IRIS Scanner

Yes
N/A

Other Sensors

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