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Nokia Lumia 1520

Microsoft Lumia 950 XL

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Microsoft Lumia 950 XL

Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-937, RM-939, RM-940 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-938
4G Network 1, 3, 7, 8, 20 - RM-937 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 40 - EMEA
  2, 4, 5, 7, 17 - RM-938, RM-940 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - USA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2013, October. Released 2013, November 2015, October. Released 2015, November
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 162.8 x 85.4 x 8.7 mm, 120.3 cc (6.41 x 3.36 x 0.34 in) 151.9 x 78.4 x 8.1 mm (5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz)
SIM Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
Display
Type IPS LCD AMOLED
Size 6.0 inches, 99.2 cm2 (~71.4% screen-to-body ratio) 5.7 inches, 88.5 cm2 (~74.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~367 ppi density) 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~518 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 2 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
 ClearBlack display ClearBlack display
Platform
OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8, upgradable to Windows 10 Microsoft Windows 10
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 (20 nm)
CPU Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400 Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A57)
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 430
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM 32GB 3GB RAM
 eMMC 4.5 eMMC 5.0
Main Camera
Modules 20 MP, f/2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.5", 1.12µm, AF, OIS 20 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/2.4", 1.12µm, AF, OIS
Features Zeiss optics, dual-LED flash, panorama Zeiss optics, triple-LED RGB flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps (after WP8 Denim update), 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec. 4K@30fps, stereo sound rec., 1080p@30/60fps (after SW update)
Selfie Camera
Modules 1.2 MP, f/2.4 5 MP, f/2.4
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE/ aptX after WP8 Denim update 4.1, A2DP
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0 USB Type-C 3.1
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, sensor core Iris scanner, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, sensor core
  Microsoft Continuum support
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3400 mAh, non-removable (BV-4BW) Li-Ion 3340 mAh, removable
Charging Wireless (Qi) 18W wired
Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 768 h (2G) / Up to 768 h (3G) Up to 288 h (2G) / Up to 288 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 27 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 25 h (3G) Up to 25 h (2G) / Up to 19 h (3G)
Music play Up to 124 h Up to 75 h
Misc
Colors Yellow, white, black, red, green (AT&T) Black, White
SAR EU 0.64 W/kg (head)     0.20 W/kg (body)    
Price About 350 EUR About 350 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1472
Basemark X: 32178
Display Contrast ratio: 1207:1 (nominal) / 1.813:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.837 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 73dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 74dB Voice 74dB / Noise 75dB / Ring 84dB
Audio quality Noise -89.3dB / Crosstalk -89.4dB Noise -91.6dB / Crosstalk -89.3dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 107h Endurance rating 62h

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