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  • Microsoft Lumia 950XL Hands On Review

    Finally Microsoft has launched its flagship smartphones Lumia 950 and Lumia 950XL in India. As reported earlier, both devices support Dual sim. The key attraction of these smartphones are Windows 10, Continuum(using phone as full fledged PC), QHD display and camera. Microsoft Lumia 950 price in India is Rs.43,999 and Lumia 950XL price in India is Rs.49,399. In this post we will have a quick hands review on Lumia 950XL.

    Microsoft Lumia 950XL runs on latest Windows 10. This brings in new features such as Continuum, Cortana,Hello,Edge and MS Office suite. From the look wise, Windows 10 looks very similar to Windows 8 mobile. But there is few changes in icons and addition of new quick settings . Its more of new a features rather than change of UI. In my short duration with the phone, there is no shutter or lag is observed.  The clean look and easy UI feels refreshing and good to use.

    Lumia 950XL Dual sim
    Microsoft Lumia 950XL

    Microsoft Lumia 950XL comes with 5.7 inch AMOLED capacitive touch screen with impressive 1440×2560 pixel resolution which results in pixel density of around 518 ppi. The screen to body ratio is 74.3% which is good. The display offers wide viewing angles, deep black color and good color saturation. Overall display looks gorgeous.

    Lumia 950XL sports 20MP primary camera with features triple LED flash, Carl Zeiss optics, optical image stabilization and 4K video recording. In the front it has 5MP secondary camera which can record videos at 1080P resolution. The primary camera feature includes 1/2.4′ sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, PureView technology, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama and HDR. The initial impression on camera is very good.

    For performance, Lumia 950XL has Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor along with 3GB of RAM. The device has 32GB internal storage and supports microSD card. Lumia 950XL also supports USB OTG. It packs 3,340mAh user removable battery. To recall, this smartphone uses liquid cooling technology.

    These are initial impressions on the new Microsoft Lumia 950XL. I will be posting a detailed review and tips and tricks on Lumia 950XL in the coming days. If you have any specific questions or any thing you would like to cover in the review, please share it in the comment section below.

    Microsoft Lumia 950XL Specification

    •  Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor with 3GB RAM.
    • 32GB internal storage and support for microSD card.
    • 5.7 inch AMOLED screen with 1440×2560 pixel resolution and 518 ppi pixel density.
    • 3,340mAh user removable battery.
    • 20MP primary camera with triple-LED RGB flash and 5MP front facing camera.

  • Microsoft Lumia 950 With QHD Display and Liquid Cooling Unveiled

    Much anticipated Microsoft Lumia flagship smartphones Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL were launched at “Windows 10 devices briefing” event today. These two smartphones will run on Windows 10 out of the box. The key features of these Windows flagship are Liquid cooling technology, QHD display, USB Type-C port (USB 3.1) and 20MP Pureview camera.

    Microsoft Lumia 950 price starts from $549 and Lumia 950XL price starts from $649. Both these smartphones will available starting November. The company also launched new budget smartphone Lumia 550 priced at $139 which will be available from December. Microsoft Lumia 550 specifications are not yet revealed.

    Microsoft Lumia 950 XL

    Microsoft Lumia 950 sports 5.2 inch AMOLED QHD display with Glance screen and ClearBlack technology. It has pixel density of 564 ppi. This Microsoft Lumia flagship smartphone is powered by 1.8GHz hexa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 SoC with 3GB of RAM. The device has 32GB of internal storage and supports microSD card upto 200GB.

    Microsoft Lumia 950XL is powered by 2GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 SoC with 3GB of RAM. It has larger 5.7 inch AMOLED QHD display with pixel density of 518 ppi. This Windows 10 smartphone too has 32GB of internal storage and supports microSD card upto 200 GB.

    Both Microsoft Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL has 20-megapixel pureview rear camera with 4K video recording, OIS, and a f/1.9 aperture.  There is also a 5-megapixel front facing camera with f/2.4 aperture and full-HD video recording. The rear camera is supported by  triple-LED RGB flash module. There is also a dedicated camera buttons.

    Another key feature of these newly launched Windows 10 flagship smartphone is inclusion of adaptive antenna technology. As per the company, this technology blends signal from two antenna. Hence, irrespective the way you hold your phone, the phone network strength will remain same. Both Lumia 950 and 950XL features Liquid cooling technology which will keep the phone temperature in check.

    Microsoft Lumia 950 and 950XL comes with USB Type- C  port. According to the company statement it will charge the smartphone battery 50% in just 30 minutes.  Lumia 950 houses 3000 mAh battery and Lumia 950 XL has  3340 mAh battery. Both are user removable batteries. Both these smartphones support wireless charging.