Lumia 950 is a new product announced in October.2015, Microsoft's flagship smartphone, originally designed to work with Windows 10. In addition to its impressive characteristics, the company has prepared surprises that amaze even sophisticated users. In Russia, sales started at the end of November, but so far the smartphone is available only on pre-order. Its cost is 45 thousand rubles. What can boast Lumia 950? The review tells in detail about the characteristics and capabilities of the smartphone.
Appearance
The design of the Lumia 950 is not much different frommodern expensive models working on android. It does not claim to be the thinnest and lightest smartphone, but despite its large size (14.5x7.3x0.8 cm and weight 150 g) it lies comfortably in your hand.
Корпус выполнен из прочного цельного пластика, which overlaps the screen with Gorilla Glass version 3. For this model, the company abandoned the bright acid colors and focused on the classic and rigorous versions: black and white.
The back cover is easy to remove, allowing access to the microSD card and nano SIM card located under the battery.
Location of physical buttons leftunchanged since the release of smartphones under the name of Nokia - they are all on the right side: first, the volume button, below it - on / unlock, closer to the bottom of the case - the camera button.
"Stuffing" Lumia 950
Characteristics of the smartphone confirm its righton the title of "flagship". The six-core Snapdragon 808 processor with the integrated Adreno 418 video card operates at a frequency of 1.82 GHz. RAM as much as 3 GB.
But here lies a significant drawback: the smartphone heats up noticeably after half an hour of active use.
The internal memory of the smartphone is 32 GB, at the moment it can be increased using memory cards up to 200 GB.
The model has a battery capacity of 3000 mA, which is morethan enough, if we compare the performance of the closest competitors. But Windows 10 is still not as debugged as the G8, because with active use of the battery it is barely enough for 1 day.
But there is also good news: a new USB-C charging cable charges the battery from 0 to 100% in just an hour and a half.
The smartphone has two excellent cameras - the main 20 megapixel with a triple LED flash and a front 5 megapixel, which will easily replace many digital cameras.
Display
Of course, this is the pride of the Lumia 950.A 5.2-inch AMOLED display with an aspect ratio of 16: 9 and a resolution of 2560 by 1440 pixels is better than even the iPhone 6S or iPhone 6S Plus. Brightness and color saturation allow you to work with a smartphone even in bright sunlight.
The model supports “one-handed” mode - the area of the active screen is reduced to such a size that all functions are easily accessible with one hand.
Interface
Windows 10 Mobile with its tiled designshow themselves in all their glory on the large and bright Lumia 950 display. The flawless operation of the hardware components allows the smartphone to work quickly and without lags.
The tiles can be installed in 3 sizes, and they are beautifully and orderly fold into one common start screen.
A significant disadvantage is the limited number of applications for a relatively new OS. The work of the maps is also inferior to the counterparts from iOS and even the original Nokia Maps.
Currently Lumia 950 reviews are realBuyers are not available, because the smartphone went on sale only at the end of November, and in some countries it will have to wait until mid-December (exact dates vary depending on the particular state).
In addition to the above-mentioned advantages and disadvantages of a smartphone, the experts who were provided with a model for beta testing, noted the following disadvantages:
CPU power and screen size do not take awayimportance of its main function - making calls. And here the manufacturer just failed: the sound quality from the interlocutor is mediocre, with a noticeable echo. But the microphone works without any complaints.
Приложение для камеры — Microsoft Camera, The Lumia Camera 5.0 that succeeded is still quite damp, it lacks many useful features that have long been present in Nokia software.
Step into the Future
Lumia 950 "can" scan the retina(function acquired the name Windows Hello) to unlock the smartphone. But so far this option has a significant drawback - the procedure takes some time. The fingerprint scanner on the models of the same class works much faster, but, in truth, it does not have such an impressive effect as a retina scanner.
A Continuum mode of operation allows you to usesmartphone as a personal computer. With a special accessory Display Dock, which looks like a normal USB hub, you can connect an external monitor, a TV with an HDMI port, a mouse and a keyboard to the Lumia 950 (be sure to also connect USB-C in order to provide power to the device itself) . Thus, by running Word or Excel on your smartphone, you can comfortably work with the document on the big screen.
Конечно, у технологии есть недоработки — for example, a wireless mouse and keyboard are difficult to connect using Bluetooth, the smartphone does not charge in the process, since all the energy goes to power Display Dock and others.
But in any case, this is an interesting addition for active people who often have to solve work tasks on the go.
The difference between the Lumia 950 and 950XL smartphones
Two new letters in the model name do not hidejust minor differences in performance or additional network connectivity. Lumia 950XL - this is not quite a smartphone, but rather a phablet (a device that combines a smartphone and a tablet). He has a 5.7-inch OLED-display, as well as a more powerful processor - an eight-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810. The problem with overheating, noticeable on the model 950 is eliminated using a liquid cooling system. The price of the phablet is about 50 thousand rubles.
Outcomes
The Lumia 950 is an innovative model thatpromotes erasing the line between a smartphone and a full-fledged computer. However, until the final disappearance of the difference between them is still far. Ardent fans of Microsoft's smartphones will be delighted, and less familiar to them, users will find it difficult to cope with the present software flaws. The number of users of Windows 10 for some time will be small, so in case of difficulties and questions, Google and even specialized forums are unlikely to help you. But if you are ready for potential difficulties for the sake of being able to personally touch progress, go for it.
