Microsoft Lumia 950 XL
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- Perez5k
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- 18 Sep 2016
AnonD-1360, 17 Sep 2016Hey Anonymous, I haven't come across the blog you've read s... moreOne thing I know for sure is that most rumors about lumia/windows phones are hardly true, when compared to rumours you hear about other OS. I remember one time when some rumour mongers said MS were working on Lumia 1530 they even put up some images, but it was never true, and some other similar stories like that were equally never true.
MS has come a long way developing secured mobile OS. In the year 2000 MS made windows mobile it ended in 2010, it was very similar to windows 98. Windows mobile was developed for PDA (Personal Data Assistant) and pocket PCs. After 10 years it developed windows 7 it ended in 2014, Windows 7 was very restricted to what one can do, the need for a less restricted and yet very secured OS had to be developed in 2012 which is Windows 8. Most devices on windows phone 8 can be upgrade to the latest windows phone OS and are still receiving updates till dates. Apps has always been the only issue with windows phone OS, The need to close the app gap led to the development of windows 10/ Windows 10 mobile, which allows for the development of universal apps(apps that can run on your laptop/PC and as well as on your phone).
From the history I have highlighted above I do not see any ditching of windows 10 mobile any time soon, because windows 10 (the current OS on PCs) and widows 10 mobile are very similar in many ways. The need for improvements has driven MS to this stage of its mobile OS. The rumoured release of a surface phone does not in any way stop other lumia devices from receiving updates (otherwise what will be the reason), cos windows 10 mobile is still very relevant, and it has no way affecting current releases.
Some OS can not be updated to current OS, when that happens, then you can say for sure that the OS will be ditched. Unlike windows 10 mobile it is very current.
You will agree with me that there is no official upgrade for android 2.3 to android 7.0 available. I have equally not seen anyone trying to upgrade iPhone 3 to iPhone 10.01. Devices with these outdated OSes are almost no longer in our streets. This is a case where all fishes eat flesh, but it is the shark that bears the bad name
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- AnonD-1360
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- 17 Sep 2016
Hey Anonymous, I haven't come across the blog you've read so I can not comment on it but, based on some inside info from my friends working at Microsoft it seems like the updates will come for a limited time before they pull the plug.
The surface phone has been talk of the town for a long time now, the topic begins before the Barcelona event some or some random rendered images shows up on the net. Its hard to say anything at this point, not sure how much success the Surface mobile device will bring windows phone. But, I still have to give it Microsoft for making the most secure OS after Blackberry10 OS. The Windows 10 is still a hard nut to crack into unlike Android OS which is prone to many loopholes.
Nokia is planning to come back by the last quarter of 2016 or by the first quarter of 2017 with Android devices, well that say's a lot for Microsoft. Today, in India alone 90% of devices owned by people are Android devices as per the most recent AC Nielsen report and the market for Windows is shrinking really fast, the same goes for BB10 as well. Lets see what team Microsoft is going to do in the next few months to come....... Cheers!
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- Hkt
- 17 Sep 2016
AnonD-1360, 16 Sep 2016Let's wait and watch. That's all I can say, i have been usi... moreRecently i read a blog " from photon to the future" after reading i think Microsoft is again going to leave this os.
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- 17 Sep 2016
AnonD-550207, 16 Sep 2016Can someone confirm to me here that the native fm radio app... moreouch! after lot of search, I found out that MS intentionally removed the native FM app on anniversary update.
so no buy for this phone.
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- AnonD-1360
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- 16 Sep 2016
Let's wait and watch. That's all I can say, i have been using a Window's device, since windows first launched their range of devices wat back in the 90's for the longest possible time and I know for sure that microsoft has an infamous habit of back tracking no matter if they have informed that they would continue with proving support to all devices.
Ill leave it at that, like I mentioned earlier, its a wait and watching game. I may be proved wrong or I may prove that you were wrong too, let's wait and watch. Cheers!
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- AnonD-550207
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- 16 Sep 2016
Can someone confirm to me here that the native fm radio app is still there after the anniversary update?
I am planning to buy this phone but i want to make sure that the fm radio app is there even after the anniversary update.
I read from other tech sites that the fm radio on this phone had been removed.
Thanks.
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- Perez5k
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- 14 Sep 2016
AnonD-579163, 14 Sep 2016Can i install 8.1 in this phone? I know it is a crazy idea,... moreI don't think you can downgrade L950 xl to windows phone 8.1, because the hardware is built for certain functions that are only compatible with windows 10 mobile. eg continuum, iris scanner etc.
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- AnonD-579163
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- 14 Sep 2016
Can i install 8.1 in this phone? I know it is a crazy idea, but can i?
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- Perez5k
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- 13 Sep 2016
AnonD-1360, 10 Sep 2016Well, if you want support through out go for the Onpelus 3,... morePlease do not misinform people, Microsoft has said officially that they will continue to support all windows phones, wether it is made by them or not. Mind you HP just launched elite x3, there is also primo by acer, and other corporations are currently making windows phones.
Your Lumia 1520 came with windows 8.0 I am sure you upgraded to 8.1, and you can also upgrade it to Windows 10 mobile and it is still receiving support till date in apps, firmware and OS. It has not been ditched.
There are rumours all over town that MS want to start making surface phones. That may be the reason for not making more L950(xl) recently, but it is going to continue to receive support.
In my opinion MS allows you to enjoy your flagship for a while before releasing another one. Unlike iPhone that released iPhone SE, then iphone7 and 7+ all in this year no time to enjoy your flagship. Samsung is worse, before you start using S6, they will release S7, in another three months they will probably release S8.
Lumia 950xl is the sweetest phone I have ever used, very productive. Continuum is very addictive, cos I use mine with a wireless keyboard and mouse, while it is connected to my TV.
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- 13 Sep 2016
AnonD-447117, 09 Sep 2016Should i go for One Plus 3 or stick with lumia 950xlGo for 950xl you won't regret
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- 10 Sep 2016
Well, if you want support through out go for the Onpelus 3, sources within microsoft are not going to extend support for Microsoft lumia devices after december'16. Microsoft has an infamous history when it comes to ditching products because they were to lazy to make things move faster they pull the plug.
I've owned a NL1520 for good part of time but, I ditched it for a Op1 and now a Op3, the phones don't offer the best camera's like the lumia series but they have good potential to improve with future os updates, that's something I can say about microsoft and their updates.
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- AnonD-447117
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- 09 Sep 2016
Should i go for One Plus 3 or stick with lumia 950xl
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- AnonD-447117
- X}y
- 09 Sep 2016
Should i go for One Plus 3 or stick with lumia 950xl
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- jinesh sanghvi
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- 07 Sep 2016
Ericinfante, 01 Sep 2016I have been using windows phone since 2011 I have seen all ... moreI have been using lumia 640xl since 1 year and planning to upgrade to 950xl very soon but i thus wanted to check whether 950xl is,really fast? I mean whatsapp on my phone when opened shows LOADING... for 2 secs ... So is it the same on 950/950xl ???
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- 06 Sep 2016
AnonD-104231, 28 Aug 2016Thanks man for this great review but i have a question for ... moreIts the bestest phone I have ever seen go for it in early days plz update it for best results
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- rKv
- 06 Sep 2016
AnonD-104231, 28 Aug 2016Thanks man for this great review but i have a question for ... moreIts the bestest phone I have ever seen go for it in early days plz update it for best results
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- AnonD-579163
- Hkt
- 05 Sep 2016
I don't know why some devices get problems like battery backup issues, heating problems etc. I have updated my phone many times. Got problem just once (battery issue). I updated phone and problem solved. I reset my phone after every update. Once i didnt reset it in anniversary update. all was fine after update but my phone was a little bit slow. I reset phone. Now all the things working perfectly. I hope it will help to shut out some of the problems.
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- AnonD-579163
- Hkt
- 05 Sep 2016
AnonD-564921, 03 Sep 2016What about Reliance Jio.No Reliance Jio apps for Windows phone.No jio for windows phone. Wait for sometime to get jio network for every 4G enable devices.
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- 7Pu
- 04 Sep 2016
Hello guys,
I am facing problem for using vpn. Every time there is a message " something went wrong" is there anybody who can help me to solve this problem.
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- AnonD-447117
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- 04 Sep 2016
AnonD-104231, 28 Aug 2016Thanks man for this great review but i have a question for ... moreThe answer to that is the Anniversary update...it has improved the maps a lot...accuracy and all is just like google maps...thanks for liking the review