Nokia Lumia 1020 vs ZTE Max XL

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  Lumia 1020:

  OLED

  Max XL:

  LCD

• Weight

  Lumia 1020: 22 g lighter

  Lumia 1020:

  158 g

  Max XL:

  180 g

• Width

  Lumia 1020: 12.4 mm narrower

  Lumia 1020:

  71.4 mm

  Max XL:

  83.8 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Lumia 1020: 1.5 in smaller diagonal

  Lumia 1020:

  4.5 in

  Max XL:

  6 in

• Chipset

  Lumia 1020:

  Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus

  Max XL:

  Qualcomm MSM8940 Snapdragon 435 (28 nm)

• Depth

  Max XL: 1 mm thinner

  Lumia 1020:

  10.4 mm

  Max XL:

  9.4 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Lumia 1020

   Height:

   130.4 mm

   Width:

   71.4 mm

   Depth:

   10.4 mm +1 mm versus Max XL

2. 2. Max XL

   Height:

   165.1 mm +34.7 mm versus Lumia 1020

   Width:

   83.8 mm +12.4 mm versus Lumia 1020

   Depth:

   9.4 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Lumia 1020

   Screen diagonal:

   4.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   57.6 cm²

2. 2. Max XL

   Screen diagonal:

   6 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   99.2 cm²

Max XL has approximately 72.2% more rectangular screen area than Lumia 1020.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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