Sony Xperia XZ2 vs Microsoft Lumia 950

Sony Xperia XZ2

Microsoft Lumia 950

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

-

LTE, Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
LTE-A speed

LTE-A, (5CA) Cat18, 1200 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload

-
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5) & aluminum frame

-
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Nano-SIM
Height

153 mm

145 mm
Width

72 mm

73.2 mm
Thickness

11.1 mm

8.2 mm
Weight

198 g

150 g
Waterproof

IP65/IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes

-
Dust proof

Yes, IP65/IP68

-
Colors

Ash Pink, Deep Green, Liquid Black, Liquid Silver

Black, White

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.7 inches

5.2 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2160 pixels

1440 x 2560 pixels
Pixel density

424 ppi

564 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

-
Multitouch

Yes, max 10 fingers

-
Display features

HDR BT.2020 compliant, Triluminos display, X-Reality Engine

-

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

-
CPU

Quad-core 2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold

Dual-core 1.82 GHz Cortex-A57 ARM
CPU(second)

quad-core 1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver

quad-core 1.44 GHz Cortex-A53 ARM
Chipset

Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845

Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808
GPU

Adreno 630

Adreno 418
Memory RAM

4, 6 GB

3 GB
Internal storage

64 GB

32 GB
Memory card

microSD(uses second SIM slot)

microSD
Memory card max

400 GB

200 GB

Main camera
Camera type

Photo / Video

-
Main camera

19 MP, f/2.0 , 25 mm, 1/2.3" , 1.22 µm

20 MP
Primary camera resolution

5057 x 3796 pixels

4992 x 3744 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@960fps

2160p@30fps
Primary camera optics

-

Carl Zeiss optics
Primary camera Autofocus

predictive phase detection and laser autofocus

autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

triple-LED RGB flash
Primary camera video optical stabilization

-

optical stabilization
Primary camera optical image stabilization

-

optical image stabilization
Electronic image stabilization

EIS (gyro)

-
Primary camera video stereo sound record

-

stereo sound record
Camera features

Geo-tagging, HDR, face/smile detection, panorama, touch focus

1.12 µm pixel size, 1/2.4' sensor size, HDR, PureView technology, face detection, geo-tagging, panorama

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

-
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

-
WLAN DLNA

Yes

-
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C reversible connector
USB host

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v5.0

v4.1
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

-
Bluetooth AptX

aptX HD

-
NFC

Yes

-
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GPS Navigator

-

Beidou
GALILEO

Yes

-
BDS

Yes

-

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

MMS

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

Push Email
Java

-

No
Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, barometer, color spectrum, compass, gyro, proximity

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro, proximity, sensor core