The Lumia 950 Lumia is the first true Windows Mobile runs on 10, and that makes him very special for us. But there are plenty of other reasons to buy this premium phone because the phone is all you want to see in a Lumia. This is our review of the Lumia 950 XL.
The mobile version of Windows 10 has always been a bit of the neglected by Microsoft. The company would trot out the desktop version of the OS, but the mobile version has always been very quiet. Initially it was even said that Windows Mobile 10 “still in 2015″ would come true, but in addition to the Lumia 950 is the OS still can not download. Meanwhile, Windows 10 has been rolled out to other users of older Lumia, so can you yourself will soon enjoy.
But the Lumia 950 is the first real phone with Windows 10, which is also standard with the operating system on it. There are two versions of the device: The 950, 5.2 “, and the larger 950 XL 5.5″. We went with the latter going on.
No premium look
Those who frequently Lumia handsets have had will be in his pleased with the 950, as the device is similar in appearance very similar to older models.
This means that you get a phone that is quite hefty and feels quite thick, but not too heavy in the hand. This extra thickness (the phone is 8.2 mm thick) has mainly to do with the back, which you can get loose. Which today is in itself a rarity, as many modern smartphones have only a sealed enclosure. Microsoft seems to push against that trend, and do not just remove the back but also replace
Nice customized
The Lumia’s can be customized in many ways
That means there are online a lot get more back edges are in all kinds of funky colors and patterns. So you can make your phone much more personal, and whether you’re the bright orange or bright green like or not, we find this choice certainly a great thing.
There is something to remove the device : the battery. That too is in decline – largely because batteries are not really need more removed – and that we also find very pleasant. You then can only change the SIM card after you have removed the battery, we find a surmountable evil.
Behind the enclosure you will find more space to a micro SD card inserted set, so you can easily expand the standard 32 GB of space.
Gigantic lens
On the rest of the unit is especially the huge camera on the back, which brings together the small lens and flash together in an obscenely large circle. The usefulness of the big camera eludes us a bit, but it does at least that this phone gives much priority to photography – more on that later
The large lens does indicate how seriously the camera of this handset
You can see that even back at the camera button on the side, a relic of the earliest Lumia handsets which then were made by Nokia, which is also mainly focused on photography. With that button brings up all over the camera and take a picture in landscape mode. In the middle sit on the side, three buttons to adjust the volume and turn on the phone.
USB-C
At the bottom is a USB port, and that is a standout: The Lumia 950 is in fact charged and connected with USB C 3.1. That makes the charger universal, because you can also use it to provide video output or can control the new Continuum function.
Continuum
That is like a nice bridge to one of the most exciting features of the Lumia 950: Continuum. We’re not here to give any details about the complex function, which allows you all back here reading. But in short Continuum means you can connect a Windows 10 device to a display device to use it as a computer.
Continuum is a feature that is designed for Windows 10 developed and is part of Microsoft’s strategy to blur the boundary between computers and phones. In fact, Continuum turns your phone into a computer just by apps like Office or Mail to zoom out to a full screen
Display Dock necessary
Before you do need a Continuum Display Dock, a special hub that can connect with HDMI or display port to a monitor, and where mice, keyboards and can connect USB sticks on. Display Dock which will cost € 99, -, but for the time being included for free if you buy now the Lumia
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Annoying practice
On paper Continuum is a lot more useful than in practice …
Unfortunately, Continuum on paper may be a very useful feature in the practice, it is not in the least. There is only a handful of apps available, so you effectively only Microsoft’s own apps can use (Office, Mail, OneDrive and Edge). Other apps like Twitter and Evernote can be used only on Edge, but unfortunately the processor is not powerful enough to use together several such apps.
In addition, Continuum has just too many teething problems, allowing apps suddenly close and the whole constitutes a frustrating experience. However, if you are using mostly Microsoft apps and a lot of small things does on your PC, the function can add a lot.
Windows Hello
Another useful feature that is exclusive to Windows 10, Windows Hello. That is a biometric login option which you can unlock your phone via facial recognition.
Now we try to PCM for over 10 years to get good face on our laptops and computers but with webcams and different operating systems and software third parties have never been successful. Until now, for Windows Hello works amazingly well. You can set the software so that he learns minimum or maximum correct many of your face so you even in dark environments, you can login
On easy
Login with your face goes surprisingly well
If you turn on the phone, the camera scans immediately your face and immediately log you in after a few seconds. This is useful, although some users the extra second who also takes again not want to miss and prefer to log in using their PIN. This works on the little Lumia 950 still there, but the larger XL 950 is that with one hand just a bit too much … so we prefer that opt for the biometric login.
Hardware
The Lumia 950 is Microsoft’s premium phone, and that means you can expect the best specifications. Which are absolute in the 950, because the Snapdragon-810 processor (or the Snapdragon 808 in 950) in combination with the 3 GB of memory to make the phone very quickly. However, it is annoying that many apps automatically close in the background, which means they have to reload every time you go back and forth between programs.
Crystal Clear Screen
In particular, the screen that sticks out head and shoulders above the rest of the specifications for the 5.5 “- screen OLED resolution is brilliant. Because this is an OLED resolution you mainly see high color contrasts, but also deep black-views, and that is certainly in Windows 10 Mobile very nice because it generally has a very dark skin.
The high brightness of the screen is excellent, it does not scratch and have surprisingly few fingerprints. This is a screen that we absolutely want to see more often in smartphones!
Lousy battery life
But we are such a fan of the screen, we are not at all talking about the battery life of the device. There you get tight with the Lumia 950 XL with a half day if you use ‘em intensive. You would not expect from a 3340mAh battery, but partly by the clear screen and presumably Windows 10 gives you way too much battery life out of your device.
Windows 10
Windows still feels like beta
The real showpiece of the Lumia 950 XL is Windows 10, the final version of the operating system where we already since The announcement waiting for.
Although Microsoft Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 Mobile tried several times now to really be a solid competitor to Android and iOS, is still not succeeded so far. With Windows 10 the company tries it again, but the changes do you particularly like behind the scenes.
Windows 10 uses Universal Apps for Windows, a framework that allows developers to one app to make both the smartphone as a desktop and even the Xbox One. There noticeable in practice little back, and since Windows 10 is still so new, we see for the time being even no increase in the number of new apps
Better Settings
However, there are some small but important things changed in Windows 10. The most important are the ‘institutions’, which proved to be a chaotic jumble of old. Windows 10 creates confusion in the chaos, in parts by settings in various menus and submenus. There is also an improved search function that allows you to settings can be found quickly – a relief
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Also be customized UI is easier
Other new features are improved notification screen, which allows you some messages such as Facebook can respond directly from the home screen. Also, the number toggles at the top expanded from four to 12, so you do not always have to dive into the settings if you want to turn on your bluetooth.
More personal
The most notable changes are the new ways to personalize the device. You can now set your own background and change the transparency of the tiles, making the UI more personal and beautiful. This Windows 10 is at least in appearance one of the finest operating systems – although that is of course a matter of taste …
There are still quite a few teething problems in Windows 10, which is actually on the Technical Previews many should have been taken out. Apps sometimes arbitrarily shut down, sometimes launch the camera app not at all, and it all makes for an unpleasant user experience.
The infamous “app gap”
You come but hard to get the infamous “app gap” through
Still, you can not write about Windows 10 without talk about the inevitable “app gap”, the large hole in the OS and apps between competing OSes Android and iOS. Whether that is a problem for everyone else – true fans of the Lumia have never let themselves be put off by the lack of applications, but who always iOS or Android used is unfortunately still a rude awakening
<. p> Many apps do not yet exist for Windows Mobile, so if you have a Nest thermostat or Hue bulbs in your home you must do it with (often bad) apps from third parties. Applications such as Snap Chat are anyway not available on Windows 10.
Maybe you have no problems with that. In that event: Beautiful! But those who like a lot of specific apps used will still have to swallow with Windows’ mobile Store. Whether that’s a problem, you must decide for themselves.
| Screen | 5.7 “ |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels | |
| OLED | |
| CPU | Snapdragon 810 |
| 2 GHz | |
| RAM | 3 GB |
| storage | 32 GB |
| Micro sd | |
| Camera | 20 MP (rear) |
| 5 MP (front) | |
| f / 1.9 | |
| Battery | 3,340mAh |
| Interchangeable | |
| Size | 151 x 78 x 8.1 mm |
| 165 g | |
| Color | Black / White |
| Changeable back | |
| OS | Windows Mobile 10 |
| Tools | Hello Windows (biometric login) |
| Continuum (Display Dock required) |
Conclusion
The Lumia 950 XL is a particularly fine phone Lumia certainly true fans really it will be in their element. From the pragmatic look to the excellent screen and a strong camera device is a tribute to what the phones so beautiful. It is also the first phone with Windows Mobile 10, and although still a bit of work to be done, we are not at all dissatisfied with it there. However, the battery life of the device is very bad – but luckily you can change ‘em …
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