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Microsoft Lumia 950 XL

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  • AnonD-282051
  • tTe
  • 23 Dec 2015

Hi Prit,

First of all let me clear your misunderstanding what you have about your android. Hope you know how frustrating it is to browse internet in android browsers. just go to any browser (UC web, mozila, crome) open any site and same moment you willl get 10 other tabs open.
advertisements advertisements advertisement. ThatÂ’s the only thing you will find if you open any app. Noting else. Android is just a crap. Advertisement box I would say. OS itself is not secure at all. Battery performances? come on let’s not compare it with windows. I have been using android phones for past 2 year (Currently using S6)..shortly I will be buying this amazing phone.
For your whatÂ’s app and other application look..I would say Windows application appearance for apps (WhatsApp. google mail.) is 100 % better then android. With windows we get a clean secure OS without buggy advertisements. And I can name 1000 great application from windows market place which are available in android app store.
Have you ever heard about Fantasia painter app? that’s the father of Adobe Photoshop, and you will find it only in windows app store. have you ever played best epic RPG game Siege fall? it’s not for android devices. So let’s not rate a phone based on applications. rate it based on the performance.
Only thing you need to use windows phone is a little understanding about the technology.

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    • AnonD-463996
    • 7I3
    • 22 Dec 2015


    This is a long read, but it might be very insightful for some people, who want to have someone’s opinion on switching to Windows platform. I will share my experience with different windows phones, and how they are different from iPhones and android phones.

    I am a power smartphone user and a proud owner of iPhone 6s and Nokia Lumia 1520. I love them both for different reasons. I have also used Android flagship phones quite a lot.

    It is very important to know about the windows OS itself before buying the phone. There are many windows phone with very low specifications, which make them quite slow and cheap. Some people might judge the flagship windows phones after using a $120 windows phone.

    My first windows phone was a Lumia 928. (It is a Verizon equivalent to Lumia 920, so the specs are the same.) I was using iPhone 5s at the moment. I wanted to see what the OS had to offer. It was running windows 8. To be frank, I did not like it very much. The OS was not smooth; there was a learning curve for being more productive on windows 8. The apps looked very old and slow. The camera was not very consistent like iPhone 5s. The display and camera were the biggest turn off for me. So after a few weeks, I sold it back.

    Then I got the beast – Lumia 1020. Of course, it has the best smartphone camera I have ever used till today, but windows 8 and the display were two of the biggest turn offs for me. I am a photography hobbyist and like to tweak the photos a little and post them on Flickr, but windows app store was missing a good Flickr app. I also did not like the display that much. Other than the camera, the phone felt exactly the same as the Lumia 928. It was not getting the 8.1 update at the time, which resulted me giving it away.

    I had decided not to go back to windows phones; it was until I met Lumia 1520. I was using iPhone 6 at the time. The windows 8.1 was much smoother and more polished. Boy did I love the display! It was huge in hands and the OS felt very intuitive on its big screen size. I fell in love with the phone, and I gave it a shot. I was not been disappointed a bit.

    You will either love or hate the OS after switching from iOS or android. It may not be as snappy as iOS but very intuitive. The camera on Lumia 1520 is 2 years old, yet it is still one of the best today. Even though, it is not very consistent in different conditions. I have been using it for quite a time now and love it because of its gorgeous display, windows 8.1 on the big screen and great camera. Initially, you may not like the phone, because apps are not of the iPhone quality, and everything will feel slower and different. But, after the learning curve you will love the OS. There are alternative third party apps for almost all major apps in the app store. They are not of great quality, but they will get the work done for you most of the time. Yes, lack of apps is the biggest problem for windows phones, but it still delivers one of the best smartphone experiences aboard. As a power user, I would say, I can easily survive with Lumia 1520. Yes there are some apps missing, but there are plenty of alternatives. The experience may not be as smooth, but believe me you will forget the gap in a matter of few weeks.

    I went to the MS store the other day and had my hands on the Lumia 950 Xl. I spent an hour checking the OS and camera. Windows 10 has gotten much more mature and everything looked great. I would still try it as my daily driver as a smartphone fan if I were in the market for a new phone. To conclude, any MS fan would buy Lumia 950 XL with their eyes closed, because it offers windows great UI with a style that no one can match.

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      • Carol
      • L71
      • 22 Dec 2015

      Prit, 20 Dec 2015Hello friends, I am new user of Microsoft (Windows) phone. ... moreWell, is sad to see so much unawareness and stupidity in just one comment. Your complains are meaningless and have no fruit. I mean, they are based on how much nothing you understand of technology. First things first: 1 you don't have to write e-mail 1 2 or whatever your fairytail tales cause i always know what mail i'm using just by looking at the upper corner of the screen. Whatsapp is not wierd, is in fact, verry well integrated with widnows phone, you can't expect to have that ugly android interface on a windows phone, now do you? Third: Lack of apps is subjective as always: There are apps that miss from the store as there are apps with another interface (which is normal, all apps in windows store should use wp design language and not android one, your expectations are pointless, weaked, biased, lazy and dumb). Last (but just cause i don' remember all the fairytale about how pointless some people are) is that 950xl could not be used for the last 3 mounths cause only about 1 and a half started to ship to the pre-orders. So, not that you are unaware and biased, you are also a really bad liar;).

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        • Anonymous
        • rAT
        • 22 Dec 2015

        Prit, 20 Dec 2015Hello friends, I am new user of Microsoft (Windows) phone. ... moreSecurity A/W ?

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          • Kadafi one
          • nxA
          • 21 Dec 2015

          Still waiting on this phone to even come out in the UK . Thay say 19 January if thay don't put it back for the 3rd time this year look like the 950 xl Gunner be a 2016 phone

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            • allcm
            • Mfx
            • 21 Dec 2015

            Prit, 20 Dec 2015Hello friends, I am new user of Microsoft (Windows) phone. ... moreYou are lying, not sure if on purpose, but it is not possible you have this phone for 3 months. It was released like 1 or 2 weeks ago, maybe you are refering to a Lumia 640XL.

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              • NVD
              • 3x8
              • 21 Dec 2015

              Prit, 20 Dec 2015Hello friends, I am new user of Microsoft (Windows) phone. ... moreAre you able to run ms access on this phone?

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                • AnonD-340886
                • uum
                • 21 Dec 2015

                Prit, 20 Dec 2015Hello friends, I am new user of Microsoft (Windows) phone. ... moreHai lagdroid fan.. Guys ..we got a troller . Dont u have any other job..

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                  • AnonD-300706
                  • M1u
                  • 21 Dec 2015

                  AnonD-354074, 09 Dec 2015if it's hard to navigate by hand you had choice in choosing... moreWell of course, but now it was the XL we discussed, not the regular 950, the reason it can be hard is due to the somewhat slippery backside.

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                    • Prit
                    • 7tF
                    • 20 Dec 2015

                    Hello friends, I am new user of Microsoft (Windows) phone. I feel irritating with using this phone. I have used this phone since 3 months. I am going to tell you a true opinion regarding Windows phone. And I know that only android user can understand my pain. So I am starting with app. There are shortage of apps in Windows store. You can't find useful app as in Play store (Android store). Always email update is required. WhatsApp is not like real WhatsApp as in android. Its appearance is so odd. Android user can see the differences of WhatsApp. If you want to do new in this phone it means you have to learn a lot and practice much. This phone is not user friendly as like android phones. You can't keep backup of apps as in android it's very common feature. Hindi input keyboard is complicated. Appearance of many apps is not good such as emails if you add more than two gmails you can't identify the address of email. You have to remember like email 1, email 2,email 3. Battery backup is same as android phone. Some users say battery backup is good but it's not true. There are a lot of cons of this phone. I really suggest you don't buy windows phone ever. Only some features like offline map, compass is good. Its lock screen, tiles and call screen are good. Camera is quite good. If anybody is saying that Windows phone is good, it means he or she doesn't use Android phone. That's why he or she doesn't know the real drawbacks of Windows phone. My best wishes is with you. Think it properly and then buy smartphone.

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                      • AnonD-20890
                      • utA
                      • 20 Dec 2015

                      Io84, 18 Dec 2015Haha I have A Samsung Note 3 it has most of the above issues Buy samsung guru music 2 or nokia 1280. It will suit you a lot. Lol.

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                        • AnonD-463926
                        • XMp
                        • 20 Dec 2015

                        Salman Tareen, 17 Dec 2015Widows Mobile are highly educated mobile and it is professi... moreWhat about battery backup

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                          • anne
                          • ibn
                          • 20 Dec 2015

                          Mnywabe, 18 Dec 2015Great cellphone,but the battery is a nightmare.hi what u mean by nightmare?... is the battery suck really? same to iphones or other phone in d market?

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                            • AnonD-304792
                            • X{n
                            • 19 Dec 2015

                            hello 950XL users, i am a 640XL user and have few questions..
                            1. did MS improve their app store with the new update?
                            2. are you able to use the android/apple apps through project Astoria?
                            3. is the official facebook app available in their app store?

                            thanks in advance...

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                              • AnonD-465867
                              • 8cx
                              • 19 Dec 2015

                              Vince, 18 Dec 2015How's the sound system compare to htc m9 plus which i am us... moreMuch worse. Lower volume output, one speaker so mono only, and the speaker is on the back of the phone.

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                                • Mnywabe
                                • Gja
                                • 18 Dec 2015

                                Great cellphone,but the battery is a nightmare.

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                                  • Io84
                                  • SXp
                                  • 18 Dec 2015

                                  Anonymous, 09 Dec 2015I just bought it as well and will return it in a few days. ... moreHaha I have A Samsung Note 3 it has most of the above issues

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                                    • Vince
                                    • KZ8
                                    • 18 Dec 2015

                                    How's the sound system compare to htc m9 plus which i am using now?

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                                      • dhavall
                                      • PAt
                                      • 17 Dec 2015

                                      too costly

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                                        • AnonD-340886
                                        • ijd
                                        • 17 Dec 2015

                                        S . SUDHAKAR, 17 Dec 2015Can you set the resolution of photos and videos in all wind... moreDude in ma 520 can change the video resolution from hd to 480p.. Am happy with that. Also in 950 its has the option tiw change video resolution..4k @30, 1080p @ 60, 1080p@30 etc.. If u need all the facilities of a imax camera in a phone ..pls wait for 5 yrs at least. Now u keep quiet..

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