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.

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 XL		Motorola DROID MAXX 2
DISPLAY SIZE		5.7-inch, 2560 x 1440 pixel display (515 ppi)		5.5-inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel display (401 ppi)
DISPLAY TYPE		QHD AMOLED		HD sAMOLED
OPERATING SYSTEM		Windows 10 (at launch)		Android 5.1 (at launch)
PROCESSOR		Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810		Qualcomm Snapdragon 615
RAM		N/A		2GB
STORAGE		32GB		16GB
EXTERNAL STORAGE		Yes		Yes
EXTERNAL STORAGE SPECS		Micro SD up to 2 TB		Micro SD up to 128GB
MAIN CAMERA (BACK)		20MP		21MP
SECONDARY CAMERA (FRONT)		5MP		5MP
NETWORKS		N/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-FI		802.11 a/b/g/n/ac		802.11 b/g/n
BLUETOOTH		Bluetooth 4.1		Bluetooth 4.0LE
BATTERY		3340mAh		3630mAh
NFC		Yes		Yes
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
HEIGHT		151.9 mm (5.98 inches)		148 mm (5.83 inches)
WIDTH		78.4 mm (3.09 inches)		75 mm (2.95 inches)
DEPTH		8.1 mm (0.32 inches)		10.9 mm (0.43 inches)
WEIGHT		165 g (5.82 oz)		169 g (5.96 oz)
COLORS		Black, White		Black, White
IN THE BOX		Battery Wall Adapter Quick Start Guide		N/A

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