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Microsoft Lumia 950 XL vs Motorola Droid Maxx 2: Vote best smartphone – Mobile Madness 2016

Welcome to another round of Mobile Madness. Today’s poll wraps up the final matchup before we head in to the semi-final round. And the matchup today is a mouthful: TheMicrosoft Lumia 950 XL vs Motorola Droid Maxx 2. How will you vote? Vote (often) down below.

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Lumia 950 XL

The phone felt really light in the hand — you can tell it’s made out of polycarbonate and not a really strong metal, but that’s fine. It packs a ton of power, including a water-cooled processor (a Snapdragon 810), which itself is enough to make the inner geek in me excited for its launch, a 20-megapixel camera, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of storage and amicroSD card slot for adding more.

I really love Windows Hello and how the iris scanner on the front of the phone can identify the user and automatically unlock the device without any need for a fingerprint sensor. And I love that Microsoft is sticking by with its dedicated camera button, which I wish more manufacturers would continue to add… read more

 

Motorola Droid Maxx 2

The Maxx 2 feels solid in the hand, almost flagship-like, though its specs leave a bit to be desired. It sports a 5.5-inch 1080p display that, in comparison to the Turbo 2, isn’t as sharp or as resistant to shattering when dropped. It’s crisp and clear, though, and was relatively easy to see in bright sunlight during our brief hands-on opportunity.

The processor isn’t as fast as the Turbo 2. You’ll find a Snapdragon 615 chip under the hood, compared to the flagship-level Snapdragon 810 in the Turbo 2. Thankfully, however, the battery should easily last up to the promised 48 hours, especially given that the phone packs a large 3630mAh battery….read more

Microsoft Lumia 950 XLMotorola DROID MAXX 2
DISPLAY SIZE5.7-inch, 2560 x 1440 pixel display (515 ppi)5.5-inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel display (401 ppi)
DISPLAY TYPEQHD AMOLEDHD sAMOLED
OPERATING SYSTEMWindows 10 (at launch)Android 5.1 (at launch)
PROCESSOROcta-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810Qualcomm Snapdragon 615
RAMN/A2GB
STORAGE
  • 32GB
  • 16GB
EXTERNAL STORAGEYesYes
EXTERNAL STORAGE SPECS
  • Micro SD up to 2 TB
  • Micro SD up to 128GB
MAIN CAMERA (BACK)20MP21MP
SECONDARY CAMERA (FRONT)5MP5MP
NETWORKSN/A
  • CDMA: 850, 1900
  • GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/1900/1800/1900
  • LTE: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20
  • UMTS/HSPA+: 850/900/1900/2100
WI-FI802.11 a/b/g/n/ac802.11 b/g/n
BLUETOOTHBluetooth 4.1Bluetooth 4.0LE
BATTERY3340mAh3630mAh
NFCYesYes
CONNECTIVITY
  • 3.5mm Headphone jack
  • USB Type-C
  • 3.5mm Headphone Jack
  • Micro USB
SENSORS
  • Accelerometer
  • Ambient light
  • Barometer
  • Gyroscope
  • Magnetometer
  • Proximity
N/A
GPS
  • A-GLONASS
  • A-GPS
N/A
HEIGHT151.9 mm (5.98 inches)148 mm (5.83 inches)
WIDTH78.4 mm (3.09 inches)75 mm (2.95 inches)
DEPTH8.1 mm (0.32 inches)10.9 mm (0.43 inches)
WEIGHT165 g (5.82 oz)169 g (5.96 oz)
COLORSBlack, WhiteBlack, White
IN THE BOX
  • Battery
  • Wall Adapter
  • Quick Start Guide
N/A

 

Microsoft Lumia 950 XL vs Motorola Droid Maxx 2 (Poll Closed)
 

 

 

 

 

 

This poll closes within 24 hours (the following day).

*Winners from previous rounds are marked bold.

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March 18Nexus 6PvsSony Xperia Z5
March 19Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgevsOnePlus 2
March 20Samsung Galaxy Note 5vsHTC One A9
March 21Nexus 5XvsSony XperiaZ5 Premium
March 22iPhone 6SvsMicrosoft Lumia 950
March 23LG G5vsSamsung Galaxy S7
March 24iPhone 6S PlusvsNextbit Robin
March 25HTC One M9vsMicrosoft Lumia 950 XL

Round 1

March 26Motorola Droid Turbo 2vsWinner of March 17 (BlackBerry Classic)
March 27Winner of March 18 (Nexus6P)vsWinner of March 19 (Galaxy S7 Edge)
March 28Xiaomi Mi 5vsWinner of March 20 (Galaxy Note 5)
March 29Winner of March 21 (XperiaZ5 Premium)vsBlackBerry Priv
March 30Huawei Mate 8vsWinner of March 22 (iPhone 6S)
March 31Winner of March 23 (Galaxy S7)vsLG V10
April 1Moto X Pure EditionvsWinner of March 24 (iPhone 6S Plus)
April 2Winner of March 25 (Lumia 950 XL)vsMotorola Droid Maxx 2

Round 2 – Quarterfinals

April 3Winner of March 26vsWinner of March 27
April 4Winner of March 28vsWinner of March 29
April 5Winner of March 30vsWinner of March 31
April 6Winner of April 1vsWinner of April 2

Semi-final Round

April 7Winner of April 3vsWinner of April 4
April 8Winner of April 5vsWinner of April 6
Final Round
April 9Winner of April 7vsWinner of April 8
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