HP Elite x3 vs Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Comparison and Differences

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HP Elite x3

HP Elite x3

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Microsoft Lumia 950 XL

Microsoft Lumia 950 XL

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HP Elite x3 or Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model HP Elite x3 Microsoft Lumia 950 XL
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Release date 2016, February 2015, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 161.8 x 83.5 x 7.8 mm | 6.37 x 6.37 x 3.29 in 151.9 x 78.4 x 8.1 mm | 5.98 x 5.98 x 3.09 in
Weight 195 g | 6.88 oz 165 g | 5.82 oz
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Colors Black Black, White
Battery 4150 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 AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.96" in 5.7" in
Screen area 97.5 cm2 88.5 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 72.2% 74.3%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2560 px 1440 x 2560 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 494 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 16 MP, Single 20 MP, Single
Camera specs -16 MP, AF, f/2.2 -20 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/2.4'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama 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 8 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP 5 MP, f/2.4
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Microsoft Windows 10 Microsoft Windows 10
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 (20 nm)
CPU - Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) - Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A57)
GPU Adreno 530 Adreno 430
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64 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 Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
-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 150/50 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, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; magnetic connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE 4.1, A2DP

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Bang & Olufsen audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Iris scanner, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, sensor core
Other extras
- Microsoft Continuum support
- Qi/PMA wireless charging
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- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
-MIL-STD-810G compliant

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

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