Microsoft unveils the Lumia 950 and 950 XL

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At its highly anticipated October event, Microsoft has officially announced two flagship handsets, the Lumia 950 and 950 XL. The previously leaked smartphones are the first handsets from the company which will run on the new Windows 10 Mobile OS out of the box. The new devices tout technologies such as "adaptive antennas" and "liquid cooling".

Given the previous leaks, there was little left unknown about the two handsets; leaked slides from the company's presentation a few days ago confirmed the specifications of the devices, renders showed what the flagships would look like, and only a couple of hours, we even got to look at more high-resolution photos of the prototype devices, showing the Lumia 950 and 950 XL in their full glory. Even Microsoft itself confirmed the devices when it 'accidentally' revealed them on its website.

However, now the company has officially unveiled the Windows 10 Mobile devices which have the following specifications:

Lumia 950

Matte White or black polycarbonate body
5.2 inch WQHD (1440x2560) OLED display (564 ppi)
Snapdragon 808, 64-bit Hexa core
Iris scanner (infrared) for Windows Hello
3GB of RAM
32GB of internal storage with a microSD card slot
20MP PureView rear camera with triple LED flash, OIS
5MP Wide-angle front facing camera
3000 mAh removable battery
Qi wireless charging with flip cover
USB Type-C

Lumia 950 XL

Matte White or black polycarbonate body
5.7 inch WQHD (1440x2560) OLED display (518ppi)
Snapdragon 810, 64-bit Octa core
Iris scanner (infrared) for Windows Hello
3GB of RAM
32GB of internal storage with a microSD card slot
20MP PureView rear camera with triple LED flash, OIS
1mm silver ring inside the circumference of the black camera pod
Aluminum side buttons
5MP Wide-angle front facing camera
3300 mAh removable battery
Qi wireless charging integrated
USB Type-C

And as shown above, both the Lumia 950 and 950 XL will support Windows Hello beta out of the box.

The Lumia 950 and 950 XL will be available for purchase for $549 and $649 respectively and will be available starting November.

Posted: Oct 06, 2015 11:29 am
Related Forum: PC General Forum

Source: http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-unveils-the-lumia-950-and-950-xl-featuring-usb-type-c-and-liquid-cooling

Comments

SkittlePosted: Sun. Oct 25, 2015

Liquid cooling in a phone? k

DeluxeHazardPosted: Wed. Oct 21, 2015

The UI looks very clean and slick. That is something that Windows 10 did right and it is good that this phone will take advantage of that.

MajPosted: Fri. Oct 16, 2015

Looks pretty clean but when it comes to phones im an apple guy, Just so easy to use IMO

EvoVIIIPosted: Thu. Oct 15, 2015

I've always wanted to try out a lumia but I just got a note 5 and honestly it's a great phone.

ProPosted: Mon. Oct 12, 2015

The price for these phones is just too much. Don't think I'll be buying it even though the spec does looks very good. Just gonna stick with my old Nokia brick.

SagePosted: Sun. Oct 11, 2015

Cloudie Those look like great phones man. I'll try and buy it whenever I can.

I have actually been using windows phone since they came out and i would say it is very worth it. I now its better than any iphone and it beats android in a few ways but lacks the open source feature.

CloudiePosted: Sun. Oct 11, 2015

Those look like great phones man. I'll try and buy it whenever I can.

OGPosted: Fri. Oct 09, 2015

phone looks pretty cool. i have been using iphone for a long time now and it hasn't failed me once. but im tempted to use this one, looks clean

DevilPosted: Fri. Oct 09, 2015

I've always loved these types of phones. Really sleek looking, and have an awesome UI. Doubt I will be able to pick it up, but its really cool