Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Review: The Windows 10 Mobile Flagship

by Marco Chiappetta — Tuesday, March 29, 2016, 11:15 AM EDT

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Performance: Browsing and JavaScript

Next, we'll take a look at how the Microsoft Lumia 950 compare to other smartphones by examining a few benchmarks that are currently available online or in the Windows 10 Mobile Marketplace.

First, let’s take a look at the JetStream JavaScript benchmark, which has recently replaced SunSpider in our suite of browsing tests (though we include SunSpider here too, for reference). According to the JetStream website:

JetStream is a JavaScript benchmark suite focused on the most advanced web applications. Bigger scores are better.

JavaScript testing

JavaScript Android and iPhone testing

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The Lumia 950 XL performed relatively well in the JetStream benchmark, falling in between the Galaxy S6 Edge+ and its little brother the Lumia 950. That's a decent number in light of the competition, save for the iPhone which rips through this benchmark like a hot knife through butter.

Things didn't go quite as well in the BrowserMark benchmark, though. In this test, the Lumia 950 XL performs a bit better than the Galaxy S6 and previous-gen Moto X, which is decent. Smartphones with better optimized mobile browsers and faster SoCs, however, are capable of much higher scores.