Lumia 950: description, characteristics

Lumia 950 is a novelty, announced in October 2015, Microsoft's flagship smartphone, originally designed to work with Windows 10. In addition to impressive features, the company has prepared surprises that amaze even sophisticated users. In Russia, sales started in late November, but so far the smartphone is only available on pre-order. Its cost is 45 thousand rubles. What can boast Lumia 950? The review will tell you in detail about the features and capabilities of the smartphone.

Appearance

The design of the Lumia 950 differs little from the modern expensive models running on Android. It does not pretend to be the thinnest and lightest smartphone, but despite its large size (14.5x7.3x0.8 cm and weight 150 g) it is convenient in the hand.

The case is made of durable solid plastic that is lapped on the screen with Gorilla Glass version 3. For this model the company refused bright acid colors and settled on classic and strict versions: black and white.

The back cover is easily removed, opening access to the microSD card and nano SIM card located under the battery.

The location of the physical buttons has remained unchanged since the release of smartphones under the name Nokia - they are all on the right side: first the volume button, under it - on / unlock, the camera button is closer to the bottom of the case.

"Filling" Lumia 950

The characteristics of the smartphone confirm his right to the title of "flagship". A six-core Snapdragon 808 processor with an integrated video card Adreno 418 operates at 1.82 GHz. RAM as much as 3 GB.

But here lies a significant drawback: the smartphone is noticeably heated after half an hour of active use.

Built-in memory for the smartphone 32 GB, at the moment it can be increased with memory cards up to 200 GB.

The model has a battery capacity of 3000 mA, which is more than enough, if you compare the indicators of the closest competitors. But Windows 10 is not as well-tuned as the "eight", because with active use of the battery is barely enough for 1 day.

But there is also a pleasant news: a new USB charging cable charges the battery from 0 to 100% in just one and a half hours.

The smartphone has two excellent cameras - the main 20 megapixel with a triple LED flash and a front 5 MP, which can easily replace many digital cameras.

Display

Of course, this is the pride of the Lumia 950. The 5.2-inch AMOLED display with a 16: 9 aspect ratio and a resolution of 2560 by 1440 pixels is better than even the iPhone 6S or iPhone 6S Plus. Brightness and richness of colors allow you to work with your smartphone even in bright sunlight.

The model supports "one-handed" mode - the area of the active screen is reduced to such a size that all functions are easily accessible with one hand.

Interface

Windows 10 Mobile with its tiled design show itself in all its glory on the large and bright display of the Lumia 950. The flawless performance of hardware components allows the smartphone to work quickly and without hanging.

Tiles can be installed in 3 sizes, and they are beautifully and orderly added together into one common start screen.

A significant disadvantage is the limited number of applications for a relatively new OS. The work of cards is also inferior to those from iOS and even the original Nokia Maps.

At the moment, Lumia 950 reviews of real customers are not available, since the smartphone went on sale only in late November, and in some countries it will have to wait until mid-December (exact dates vary depending on the state).

In addition to the above advantages and disadvantages of the smartphone, experts who were given a model for beta testing, noted the following disadvantages:

The processor's power and screen size do not take away the importance of its main function - the making of calls. And here the manufacturer has just not worked: the quality of the sound from the interlocutor is mediocre, with a noticeable echo. But the microphone works without complaints.

Camera application - Microsoft Camera, replacing Lumia Camera 5.0 is still rather damp, it lacks many useful functions that have long been present in the software from Nokia.

Step into the Future

Lumia 950 "can" scan the retina (the function has acquired the name Windows Hello) to unlock the smartphone. But so far this option has a significant drawback - the procedure takes some time. The fingerprint scanner on models of the same class works much faster, but, in truth, it does not have such an impressive effect as a retina scanner.

And the Continuum mode allows you to use your smartphone as a personal computer. Using a special Display Dock accessory that looks like a normal USB hub, you can connect an external monitor, a TV with an HDMI port, a mouse and a keyboard to the Lumia 950 (you must also connect USB-C in order to provide power to the device itself) . Thus, by running Word or Excel on your smartphone, you can easily work with the document on the big screen.

Of course, the technology has flaws - for example, a wireless mouse and keyboard is difficult to connect with Bluetooth, the smartphone does not charge in the process, since all the energy goes to the Display Dock and others.

But in any case, this is an interesting addition for active people, who often have to solve working problems "on the go."

The difference between smartphones Lumia 950 and 950XL

Two new letters in the name of the model hide not just small differences in characteristics or additional features of the network connection. Lumia 950XL - this is not quite a smartphone, but rather a phablet (a device that combines a smartphone and a tablet). It has a 5.7-inch OLED display, and also a more powerful processor - the eight-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810. The problem with overheating, noticeable on the 950 model, is eliminated with the help of a liquid cooling system. The price of a phablet is about 50 thousand rubles.

Results

Lumia 950 is an innovative model that promotes us to blur the line between a smartphone and a full-fledged computer. However, until the final disappearance of the difference between them is still far away. Ardent fans of smartphones from Microsoft will be delighted, and less familiar to them users will find it difficult to cope with the currently present software flaws. The number of Windows 10 users will still be small for some time, so in case of difficulties and questions, Google and even specialized forums are unlikely to help you. But if you are ready for potential difficulties for the opportunity to personally touch the progress - dare.