Asus Zenfone Zoom ZX551ML vs Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Comparison and Differences

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Asus Zenfone Zoom ZX551ML

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Asus Zenfone Zoom ZX551ML or Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Asus Zenfone Zoom ZX551ML Microsoft Lumia 950 XL
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Release date 2015, September 2015, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158.9 x 78.8 x 12 mm | 6.26 x 6.26 x 3.1 in 151.9 x 78.4 x 8.1 mm | 5.98 x 5.98 x 3.09 in
Weight 185 g | 6.53 oz 165 g | 5.82 oz
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Colors Pure Black, Ceramic White Black, White
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3340 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 288 h (2G) / Up to 288 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 25 h (2G) / Up to 19 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 75 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 5.7" in
Screen area 83.4 cm2 88.5 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 66.6% 74.3%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1440 x 2560 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 401 PPI 518 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Other specs - ClearBlack display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 20 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.7-4.8, 28(wide)-84mm(telephoto), 3x optical zoom, OIS, laser AF -20 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/2.4'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR Zeiss optics, triple-LED RGB flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, stereo sound rec., 1080p@30/60fps (after SW update)
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.0 5 MP, f/2.4
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.0 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow); ZenUI Microsoft Windows 10
Chipset - Intel Atom Z3590 - Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 (20 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 2.5 GHz - Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A57)
GPU PowerVR G6430 Adreno 430
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32/64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 4 Single Core 829
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1605

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Nano-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 18(800), 19(800), 28(700)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) - EMEA 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - USA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4+ 250/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR 4.1, A2DP

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Iris scanner, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, sensor core
Other extras
- Fast battery charging: 60% in 40 min

- Microsoft Continuum support
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-Qi wireless charging (market dependent)
-Fast charging
Versions
- For Europe

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