Microsoft Lumia 950 XL vs Huawei Mate 8 32GB

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Comparing the Microsoft Lumia 950 XL vs Huawei Mate 8 32GB across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Huawei Mate 8 32GB runs at a higher processing speed of 2.3 GHz, while Microsoft Lumia 950 XL runs at 2.0 GHz, making Huawei Mate 8 32GB the better performer.


Display: Huawei Mate 8 32GB offers a screen size of 6 inches, while Microsoft Lumia 950 XL offers 5.7 inches, making Huawei Mate 8 32GB the larger display of the two. Microsoft Lumia 950 XL features a AMOLED display compared to Huawei Mate 8 32GB's IPS LCD, making Microsoft Lumia 950 XL the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Microsoft Lumia 950 XL offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20 MP, while Huawei Mate 8 32GB offers 16 MP, making Microsoft Lumia 950 XL better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Huawei Mate 8 32GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Microsoft Lumia 950 XL offers 5 MP, making Huawei Mate 8 32GB better for front camera photography.


Battery: Huawei Mate 8 32GB offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Microsoft Lumia 950 XL offers 3340 mAh, making Huawei Mate 8 32GB better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Microsoft Lumia 950 XL and Huawei Mate 8 32GB offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.

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Microsoft Lumia 950 XL
₹46,999
(Discontinued)
Huawei Mate 8 32GB
₹33,990
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

73%
76%

Release Date

30 Nov, 2015
17 Jun, 2016

Performance

Snapdragon 810
HiSilicon Kirin
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
3 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

5.7 inches (14.48 cm)
6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
AMOLED
IPS LCD
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

20 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
8 MP

Battery

3340 mAh
4000 mAh
Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

32 GB
32 GB

User Ratings

5/5
(3 ratings)
N/A

Video

Videos
1 More Video
There are no videos available for the device.

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General

Operating System

Windows Phone v10
Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
HiSilicon Kirin 950

Processor

Octa core

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

2.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 430
Mali-T880 MP4

RAM

3 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.7 inches  (14.48 cm)
6.0 inches  (15.24 cm)

Resolution

1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

515 ppi
367 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

75.04 %
77.95 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v4
Yes

Design

Height

151.9 mm
157.4 mm

Width

78.4 mm
80.7 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm
8.4 mm

Weight

165 grams
185 grams

Build Material

N/A
Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

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

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection autofocus

OIS

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Triple LED Flash
Yes Dual-color 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)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Flash

N/A
No

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Capacity

3340 mAh
4000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

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

Wireless Charging

Yes
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
32 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 200 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB

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:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Back

IRIS Scanner

Yes
N/A

Other Sensors

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