Microsoft Lumia 650 review: Dress for less

30 March, 2016
The Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL provided the answer to the platform’s fans starved for quality hardware and the complete flagship experience. The budget-friendly Lumia 550 that launched alongside didn't get as much attention, but served its purpose just fine - introducing the new Windows 10 to the masses.

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  • Mani Bharathi
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  • 31 Mar 2016

Basic HW is looking so bad.. if it is comes with atleast SD 410 & min 1.5GB RAM so only i can buy. anyway windows will not need such a big HW.. but we need it to make sure for future. SD 200 Series processors are all died before two years.

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    • Darius
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    • 31 Mar 2016

    This is a great looking phone, in fact it looks as good as Lumia 830 I currently use. Windows 10 mobile brings amazing user experience, despite minor issues, which I hope will be fixed in the future. The OS may still not be up to the mark when compared to iOS and android in terms of app support and bug-free exerience, but I still prefer it over the other two. Windows 10 mobile is a big step forward from wp 8.1. Now that I have installed it on my lumia, the phone that I have been using for nearly a year feels like a new device. Thank you, Microsoft. The waiting was definitely worth it.

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      • Anonymous
      • 9xx
      • 31 Mar 2016

      Anonymous, 31 Mar 2016It's not MS's fault for the lack of apps. Developers just g... moredevelopers got lazy because most people dont want to use windows phones.
      I prefer droid because of google apps. google map and google now perfectly supports my country. i also use google drive to store my data and to save my game progress.
      I dont want to switch to windows ecosystem. I will switch completely to windows phone if google make their apps available on windows platform (i dont want to use 3rd party apps for this).

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        • Anonymous
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        • 31 Mar 2016

        AnonD-513067, 31 Mar 2016To be honest....I'm not gonna buy a windows phone ever coz ... moreIt's not MS's fault for the lack of apps. Developers just got lazy.
        Anyway, I for example, don't miss any apps or games in the Windows Store at the moment. Windows 10 store is really amazing now and new apps pop up just like mushrooms after rain. New, beautiful apps that take advantage of Windows 10's advanced user interface elements, making them look 10 times better than their Android/iOS versions.

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          • AnonD-513067
          • ITm
          • 31 Mar 2016

          To be honest....I'm not gonna buy a windows phone ever coz lack of app support!....There are a lot of amazing new apps which aren't supported on Windows store!....This smartphone is made by one of the biggest Company in the world but there is a lack of app support!!!

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            • vaz
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            • 31 Mar 2016

            AnonD-513766, 31 Mar 2016The always on display is copyright by Samsung galaxy s7. Wh... moreStop trolling, dude

              Wow 2000mAh battery on a samsung galaxy s3 hw spec....

              Not great, not good even.

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                • Anonymous
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                • 31 Mar 2016

                so, windows 10 still as buggy as ever ?
                [Pay more for Less] Become even more popular nowdays

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                  • Anonymous
                  • pv@
                  • 31 Mar 2016

                  AnonD-513766, 31 Mar 2016What android phone did u used? Buy galaxy series then talk!... moreHe was talking about phones in the same price range.
                  And anyway, he is is right. After using Windows for more than 1 week, Android's static UI looks like something that's at least 5 years behind Windows.

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                    • AnonD-513766
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                    • 31 Mar 2016

                    The always on display is copyright by Samsung galaxy s7. What a followers

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                      • AnonD-513766
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                      • 31 Mar 2016

                      TG, 31 Mar 2016I own Lumia 640 and all I can say is, do not care about ben... moreWhat android phone did u used? Buy galaxy series then talk! Cheap android is always like a sh*t

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                        • AnonD-265341
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                        • 31 Mar 2016

                        nice phone for the price, simpel but decent :)

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                          • 31 Mar 2016

                          I own Lumia 640 and all I can say is, do not care about benchmarks. They just tell how fast hardware is. They don't tell how well optimized OS is. I am running Windows 10 on Lumia 640 that has 1.2 GHz processor & 1GB RAM. Phone has far better smoothness then android phones in similar price range. Sound quality & camera quality is far better then most of the android phone in same price range. After using Windows phone for over 6 months now, everytime I take android phone in hand I feel the icon brick UI very dull & boring!

                            Looks like a decent phone.
                            I guess Windows Phone have new future await after all.

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                              • mir
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                              • 31 Mar 2016

                              dasman, 30 Mar 20165 inch OLED display is the only good thing about it. Everyt... moreMany android phones offer 5 inch oled and amoled displays nowadays. So their is nothing special about this phone at all. Even gsmarena can't be bothered to write a full review on it.

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                                • mir
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                                • 31 Mar 2016

                                AnonD-513623, 31 Mar 2016Sound quality is up there with the best of 'em. Saved on th... moreDo you own one?

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                                  • AnonD-513623
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                                  • 31 Mar 2016

                                  AnonD-520742, 30 Mar 2016where is Audio Test ?? are you serious ?? worst review EVERSound quality is up there with the best of 'em. Saved on the chipset to splash big on audio.

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                                    • dasman
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                                    • 30 Mar 2016

                                    5 inch OLED display is the only good thing about it. Everything else: pure sh*t.

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                                      • YowYow
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                                      • 30 Mar 2016

                                      Anonymous, 30 Mar 2016after the scandal with 950 and windows 10 bugs I taught I w... morecan't wait for the full Win10 to be finished, Win10 is doing pretty well now even if it's still on development, how much more if they are able to finish it, only downside are the apps tho :/

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                                        • Vishal
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                                        • 30 Mar 2016

                                        Please post an audio and loudness test.