The Lumia 950 XL sports a smaller 5.7-inch screen but supports a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels at 518 ppi.
Both devices are protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 4. While the Lumia 950 XL is protected by a metal frame, the Galaxy A9 Pro steps up the game with a glass and metal frame design.
Both devices also come with 32GB internal storage both expandable through a microSD card. The Lumia 950 XL comes with a better Snapdragon 810 chipset, a quad-core Cortex A57 CPU clocked at 2.0GHz and a quad-core Cortex A53 clocked at 1.5GHZ.
It also packs an Adreno graphics card and 3GB of RAM, 1GB short of what the Galaxy A9 Pro provides.
When it comes to photography, the Lumia 950 XL outperforms the Galaxy A9 Pro as it comes with 20MP rear camera. Both devices feature OIS, autofocus, triple-LED RGB flash, Carl Zeiss optics, HDR, geo-tagging and much more. However, it’s front cam only boasts 5MP, less from the Galaxy A9 Pro’s 8MP selfie camera.
Another proof that the Galaxy A9 Pro’s battery will be the reason why it’s bound to be a potential best-seller is its battery. The Lumia 950 XL is powered by a removable 3340 mAh battery, a far cry from Galaxy A9 Pro’s battery.