Microsoft Lumia 950 review: Legendary Edition

02 December, 2015
Microsoft Lumia 950 is the firstborn of the new Lumia series, following the company's strategy shift. It's a precisely designed smartphone with clear ideas for its future, sharp hardware choices and groundbreaking software innovations. It's an epic device based on Nokia's legacy and reborn under Microsoft's custody.

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  • Anonymous
  • T3f
  • 03 Dec 2015

why cripple the desktop? for 70 euro you can have tablet running full windows, so it is just mean to offer less for much more $$$. why require docking station? you could fit 5 full PCs in that form factor these days!

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    • Anonymous
    • b5e
    • 03 Dec 2015

    very bad battery life for 5.2 inch with 3000 mAh battery.. even G4 has better rating with bigger screen..

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      • AnonD-467404
      • rAf
      • 03 Dec 2015

      mir, 03 Dec 2015Ohh dear. That battery life though. The camera is excellent... morebattery life is a usual problem of newly released phones. when they provide some updates it is fixed. don't worry about that :)

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        • AnonD-467404
        • rAf
        • 03 Dec 2015

        AnonD-43677, 03 Dec 2015does this have file explorer? useless software with good h... morefile explorer is there.

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          • mir
          • t7E
          • 03 Dec 2015

          Ohh dear. That battery life though. The camera is excellent, but you wouldn't be using it for long with that kind of endurance.

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            • mir
            • t7E
            • 03 Dec 2015

            Did anyone else head straight for the camera quality part of the review?

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              • AnonD-810
              • PsK
              • 03 Dec 2015

              AnonD-43677, 03 Dec 2015does this have file explorer? useless software with good h... moreof course.... you ignorant

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                • AnonD-377464
                • IWU
                • 03 Dec 2015

                Yeah..its a legendary mobile..perfect balance with all features..awesome

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                  • AnonD-43677
                  • sbJ
                  • 03 Dec 2015

                  does this have file explorer?
                  useless software with good hardware...

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                    • AnonD-122899
                    • QXP
                    • 03 Dec 2015

                    Darshada, 03 Dec 2015No disavantages? What about this very very weak battery lif... moreC'mon... Did you even make an effort to make a search on the Internet? No Instagram?! Let me spoon-feed you.

                    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/apps/instagram-beta/9wzdncrfhw8m

                    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/apps/6tag/9wzdncrfhvxc

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                      • AnonD-472730
                      • j$G
                      • 03 Dec 2015

                      Darshada, 03 Dec 2015No disavantages? What about this very very weak battery lif... moreBattery life seems to be a mixed bag. Some have had it get better after a couple of days, others have not. I blame unoptimized apps from WP7 and 8.

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                        • AnonD-276592
                        • vp1
                        • 03 Dec 2015

                        Horrible battery life. I don't know if there are people who are willing to buy.

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                          • dasman
                          • Yc3
                          • 03 Dec 2015

                          MervS, 02 Dec 2015Guys... liquid cooling is only available on the XL.Ohhh. That makes SO MUCH sense then!

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                            • dasman
                            • Yc3
                            • 03 Dec 2015

                            48hrs? I know it runs a QHD screen, but liquid cooled my A$$ if it performs like that under those circumstances!

                            The phone is sadly expensive outright, lacks potential in the app store and missing the simplest of features like a notification LED. The only good thing I can say about this device is the camera, as Microsoft blesses us again with Zeiss lenses.

                            Other than that, aside from the camera and continuum... Should you buy? For me, I'd look elsewhere.

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                              • Me
                              • 8@p
                              • 03 Dec 2015

                              Darshada, 03 Dec 2015No disavantages? What about this very very weak battery lif... moreyou crazy? do you even know what you're talking about? There is 6tag, which is even better than the official app!

                              in fact, WP is the best place for 3rd party developers, and there's lots of quality apps, but Android people are just too much "oficial-app-whores" to apreciate these devs work!

                              also Google was a bitch and cut down MS Youtube app, which was awesome, but we still have at least 3 amazing quality 3rd party Youtube apps!

                              Facebook has taken on the app, and redesigned it for W10, it is currently in beta!
                              in fact, the store is only poor on niche apps and Google apps (for na obvious reason duh) but for everything else i need, i found ALL the apps: facebook, whatsapp, instagram, youtube, messenger, my bank, my phone carrier, weather app, news app (oh look, flipboard!), adobe reader, netflix, spotify...should i go on? and i'm not the only one, even tho WP is still a small comunity!

                              "blablabla they not the same quality as Android"...well, i'm sorry to inform you they work well enough for most people...except of course the whiny Android sheeps!

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                                • AnonD-234961
                                • ndn
                                • 03 Dec 2015

                                One word: junk.

                                And not because of the operating system, I really like Windows Phone. But 48h battery rating from a 3000mAh battery ? No notification LED ? Design that looks like a prototype ? Highway-width bezels ? No thanks.

                                  No disavantages? What about this very very weak battery life and the poor app catalog? There is even a decent app for a basic app like instagram!

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                                    • Xenyth
                                    • a3j
                                    • 03 Dec 2015

                                    Now, I think I can retire my old Nokia 808 PureView after 4 years!!!

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                                      • AnonD-112130
                                      • mx}
                                      • 03 Dec 2015

                                      Liquid cooling only available in class devices. But not a bad review . SHOCKER .
                                      Why are you complaining about price. It's £419.00 on Amazon. Cheap as chips

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                                        • Chris_Kez
                                        • FED
                                        • 03 Dec 2015

                                        Did you test the transfer speed of the Type C connector? Panos Panay definitely said these phones support 5gbps.