Microsoft has launched 2 flagship smartphones, Lumia 950XL and Lumia 950. Both these phone run on the latest Windows 10 platform and will be available in November.
Microsoft Lumia 950XL, priced at $649, features a 5.7-inch QuadHD AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection. It is powered by Qualcomm Octacore Snapdragon 810 chipset with big.LITTLE configuration that has four 64 bit Cortex A53 processor (low-performing) and four 64bit Cortex A57 processor (high-performing). The chipset comes bundled with Adreno 430 for graphics. In terms of memory, the Lumia 950XL has 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage that can be further expanded via microSD card slots up to 200GB.
The phone packs a 20-megapixel autofocus rear camera with ZEISS optics, 5th gen Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), f/1.9 aperture, triple RGB LED flash and 4K recording. A 5-megapixel front-facing camera has f/2.4 aperture, wide-angle lens, and can record videos in 1080p.
Under the hood, the Lumia 950XL has a 3340mAh of removable battery that supports quick charging as well as wireless charging. According to Microsoft, the USB Type-C cable can charge 50% of the phone in less than 30mins. It also uses liquid cooling technology to cool down the phone, which is mostly welcomed considering the heating issues related with Snapdragon 810 chipset.
There is no fingerprint sensor like most of today’s flagship, but the Lumia 950XL comes with Windows Hello biometric system that unlocks the device by just looking at your face. But the most useful feature of the device has to be Continuum. With the help of Microsoft Display Dock, you can connect the phone with a display and use it as a Windows PC. The Dock consists of three USB ports, including USB Type-C, and both HDMI and DisplayPort.
FULL SPECS| Microsoft Lumia 950XL
- 5.7-inch QHD (2560 x 1440) AMOLED display with 518ppi
- Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Protection
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 octa-core CPU
- Adreno 430 GPU
- 3GB RAM
- 32GB internal storage expandable via microSD card upto 200GB
- 20MP PureView Camera with Carl Zeiss optics, triple LED flash
- 5MP front camera
- Nano-SIM with 4G LTE / 3G HSPA+ (Dual SIM also available)
- WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, NFC, FM Radio
- USB Type-C
- 3,340mAh Removable battery with fast charging, Qi wireless charging with flip cover
- Windows 10
- 151.9 x 78.4 x 8.1 mm
- 165 gms
The Lumia 950, priced at $549, is a little brother to the Lumia 950 XL. It features a smaller 5.2 AMOLED Quad HD display and a less powerful Qualcomm hexacore Snapdragon 808 chipset with two Cortex A57 high performing cores and four Cortex A53 low performing cores. All the other aspect of the Lumia 950 is identical to that of Lumia 950XL.
FULL SPECS| Microsoft Lumia 950
- 5.2-inch QHD (2560 x 1440) AMOLED display with 564ppi
- Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Protection
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 hexa-core CPU
- Adreno 418 GPU
- 3GB RAM
- 32GB internal storage expandable via microSD card upto 200GB
- 20MP PureView Camera with Carl Zeiss optics, triple LED flash
- 5MP front camera
- Nano-SIM with 4G LTE / 3G HSPA+ (Dual SIM also available)
- WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, NFC, FM Radio
- USB Type-C
- 3,000 mAh Removable battery with fast charging, Qi wireless charging with flip cover
- Windows 10
- 145 x 73.2 x 8.25 mm
- 150 gms
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