Microsoft Lumia 950 XL
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- MAK74
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- 04 Jan 2016
Microsoft has the talent to ruin their own product, remember that they released Windows Millennium after 98/95, Vista after XP, and Windows 8 after Windows 7. They did the same stupid move again; they released Windows Mobile 10 after 8.1.
I have been using Lumia 920 since December 2012, it is an AMAZING phone with a beautiful operating system (especially after the latest 8.1 updates). Unfortunately, it became annoyingly slow – especially after the updates. So I needed a new phone but I want to continue the beautiful Windows Phone experience, so I bought the Lumia 950 XL, and it was a big mistake.
The least you can say about Windows Mobile 10 is that it is a stupid product. It is not the bugs, but the good things they removed and the stupid things they added (or as they said “enhanced”). For example, I connect to multiple emails: Hotmail, Live, Gmail, and my business email. When you receive an email in Windows 8.1, the notification center tells you that you received an email in this inbox (Gmail for example). Unfortunately, in Windows 10 the notification center just says “Outlook Mail”. You don’t know this email you received is in which inbox. This might not be important to some users, but I am sure it is very important to many, including me. This is just one thing I mentioned in the OS, you will see many annoying things if you use it as your main phone.
One of the things that made me buy this phone is what I read about its great camera. But when I used it, it is really bad. It is a camera they borrowed from a 2000 model. It is not good at all. It has pixilated photos, and wavy videos. I am very, very disappointed. And frankly I don’t advice any one to purchase this phone.
One more thing, did you try Bing Sport and MS Official Facebook App on Windows Mobile 10? Microsoft is a software company, so how on earth they release such applications for their own OS/Hardware? To know the difference, just use them on Windows 10 Mobile and on Windows 8.1 Mobile and see the difference.
I am a big fan of Windows OS in general. I started using Windows Mobile in 2004, but this Windows 10 and Lumia 950 XL was a really bad choice. I should have waited until the next phone.
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- Anonymous
- tCQ
- 03 Jan 2016
They should've used an intel processor with this and launched a 64gb and 128gb version. Then, they could've thrown in the dock and wireless charger out of the box for free and kept the price at the same range. That would've killed it.
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- AnonD-20890
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- 02 Jan 2016
AnonD-354074, 02 Jan 2016I myself coming from Symbian OS series of phones,Nokia N8,N... moreCan we take offline backup of the installed apps in windows phones to memory card just like app backup and restore app in android?. What is the extension of the setup file (like apk for android)?.
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- AnonD-354074
- LBH
- 02 Jan 2016
AnonD-20890, 01 Jan 2016I tried calling my friend (from my LG G3 D855) who uses wha... moreI myself coming from Symbian OS series of phones,Nokia N8,Nokia N95,you said you like Carl Zeis and preview,and that you hate phones without memory card slot and non replaceable battery,the two recently announced flagships have what you crave for
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- JohnBritto
- Hx6
- 02 Jan 2016
This phone and 550,950 are still not available in January .Is Microsoft stopped mobile shipping.
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- Anonymous
- PBQ
- 02 Jan 2016
AnonD-20890, 01 Jan 2016I tried calling my friend (from my LG G3 D855) who uses wha... moreThen it's only your assumption still. Your friend might have not upgraded his whatsapp apps for months so it did not support the voice call. I have been using whatsapp voice calling for months in my lumia 532 and 830.
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- shaan
- YTY
- 02 Jan 2016
Complete phone .....awasome camera...dual sim..display...
Front cam..touch..wowwwwwww
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- rohit
- XNY
- 01 Jan 2016
AnonD-20890, 01 Jan 2016Well said. But both Android and and windows phones do not h... morewow....someone remember that feature....that an awesome feature....that now not available for high end phones also.............i love that feature in my nokia c7
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- ajS
- 01 Jan 2016
Whats up call on my lumia 630 works fine.
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- Vilenjak
- SXm
- 01 Jan 2016
AnonD-20890, 01 Jan 2016I think whatsapp, viber, hike do not provide voice calling ... moreLOL, they do, I use them every day on Lumia 535
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- 01 Jan 2016
AnonD-354074, 01 Jan 2016You said you think.... Use a Windows phone then commentI tried calling my friend (from my LG G3 D855) who uses whatsapp and hike in Nokia lumia 735 (green colour). It said : voice calling is not available for this user.
Voice calling worked for all android to android VoIP calls via whatsapp, hike, viber, nimbuzz etc. I am not against Lumia phones. I like carl zeiss lens, OIS etc. I am only against the phones with non user replaceable battery, without memory card slot, limited OS features etc. Ok?. I am the proud owner of Nokias 1280, 5320, N79, N8 and 808. I love the Nokia Symbian's best battery backup phones. I hope even Nokia / Microsoft windows phones rock in battery life.
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- AnonD-1360
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- 01 Jan 2016
AnonD-20890, 01 Jan 2016I think whatsapp, viber, hike do not provide voice calling ... moreI'm sure you must have owned a Window 7.1 device to make such claims. Because anybody who has the 8.1 devices know even kids know that whatsapp viber offer voice call on 3G, 4G and Wifi like how it works on the Android devices.
I find some dumb ppl of late on gsm arena. Wanna facepalm yo'll.
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- AnonD-354074
- LBH
- 01 Jan 2016
AnonD-20890, 01 Jan 2016I think whatsapp, viber, hike do not provide voice calling ... moreYou said you think.... Use a Windows phone then comment
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- Anonymous
- Hkt
- 01 Jan 2016
AnonD-20890, 01 Jan 2016Well said. But both Android and and windows phones do not h... moreStop talking about symbian, its history.
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- Sandy
- w4a
- 01 Jan 2016
Good Review and the phone has Nice features ! However the phone should have had FM transmitter for music and Xenon flash like the Nokia N8 !!
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- AnonD-340886
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- 01 Jan 2016
AnonD-20890, 01 Jan 2016I think whatsapp, viber, hike do not provide voice calling ... moreDude whatsapp and Viber have voice calling feature like u c in androids..
Also all the WhatsApp features available in android platform r available in windows phone platform..
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- AnonD-340886
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- 01 Jan 2016
Anonymous, 31 Dec 2015Windows phones are the worst things that happened to technologyKk then pls don't comment here..
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- AnonD-340886
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- 01 Jan 2016
Both whatsapp and viber provide voice calling feature in windows phone platform...
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- Anonymous
- Hkv
- 01 Jan 2016
Can I play clash of clans on this thing?
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- AnonD-340886
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- 01 Jan 2016
Sudhakar i thing u have nvr used a windows phone.. 8 months ago WhatsApp calling feature has enabled on windows phone.. If u don't like window platform..then pls not comment on things that u dont know..