Microsoft held a big press conference in New York. Its rival Apple has already held press conference regarding its upcoming hot new hardware which included the new updated Siri TV, 3rd party controller for Apple etc etc. Microsoft has also planned to announce their new hardware devices.
Windows 8 could be called as an obnoxious OS from Microsoft, it couldn’t entertain both PC and mobile devices. The best ever OS from Microsoft is Windows 10 and after its release over PC the company has gained huge respect across the globe. It’s been 3 months since Windows 10 has arrived PCs, however Windows phone users are still busy in waiting for Windows 10 on their devices.
Yesterday at Microsoft’s press release, the company announced three new Lumia mobile phones which will be operating on Windows 10, Yup! you heard it even though Microsoft hasn’t announced its mobile’s Windows 10 OS the company is all set to release first ever Windows 10 Phone.
Microsoft Lumia 950:
First ever Windows 10 mobile flagship in November. With unique colorful design, 5.2 inch OLED display and high powered cameras. Lumia 950 is now a top notch in Windows 10 mobile devices. it will come with a pack of Snapdragon 808 processor, 3GB RAM and a liquid cooling system for its components. It is also a 20-megapixel PureView rear camera, 5MP front camera and an infrared sensor for “Windows Hello”, Well presenting you the new Windows Hello feature which unlocks a user’s phone by checking their face. Device has got 32GB of storage and support for USB Type-C.
Continuum Feature For Windows 10 Mobile: During the press release of Lumia 950 Microsoft has also announced for a new Continuum feature of Windows 10 mobile, which will allow you to use a phone into a PC by allowing support for a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard, and the ability to connect a device wirelessly to a monitor. A new attempt by Microsoft to turn Phones into PCs, Microsoft is adapting the Windows 10 UI to include a Start Menu and desktop-like interface in this mode, however this feature in Windows 10 will take some time to get in action. Microsoft revealed its price in US at $549 in November and is also rumoured for INR 38000 in India.
Check out whole specifications of Lumia 950:
NETWORK
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
LAUNCH
Announced
2015, October
Status
Coming soon. Exp. release 2015, November
BODY
Dimensions
145 x 73.2 x 8.2 mm (5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 in)
Weight
150 g (5.29 oz)
SIM
Nano-SIM
DISPLAY
Type
AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
5.2 inches (~70.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1440 x 2560 pixels (~564 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch
Yes
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
– ClearBlack display
PLATFORM
OS
Microsoft Windows 10
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808
CPU
Dual-core 1.82 GHz Cortex-A57 & quad-core 1.44 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 418
MEMORY
Card slot
microSD, up to 200 GB
Internal
32 GB, 3 GB RAM
CAMERA
Primary
20 MP, 4992 х 3744 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, optical image stabilization, autofocus, triple-LED RGB flash
Features
1/2.4” sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, PureView technology, dual capture, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama, HDR
Video
2160p@30fps, optical stabilization, stereo sound rec.
Secondary
5 MP, 1080p
SOUND
Alert types
Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker
Yes
3.5mm jack
Yes
COMMS
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.1, A2DP
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
NFC
Yes
Radio
FM radio
USB
Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
FEATURES
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, sensor core
Messaging
SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser
HTML5
Java
No
– Wireless charging (Qi-enabled) – market dependent
– Fast charging
– Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
– MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
– MP4/H.265 player
– OneDrive (15 GB cloud storage)
– Document viewer
– Video/photo editor
BATTERY
Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery
Stand-by
Up to 288 h (2G) / Up to 288 h (3G)
Talk time
Up to 23 h (2G) / Up to 18 h (3G)
Music play
Up to 67 h
Microsoft’s Lumia 950XL:
Another big thing from Microsoft which will be operating on Windows 10. 5.7-inch 950XL is really huge from Microsoft’s family after Lumia 1520. In general 950 and 950XL have many things in common. However something called Triple LED RGB natural flash comes into existence with the new Lumia 950 XL. With greater optical stabilization the device can shoot in 4K, greater charging capability is its advantage and the one main and big difference between 950 and 950XL is that the 950 XL includes an octa-core processor wheras 950 will work on hexa-core processor. The device will support “Windows Hello”, Continuum feature and has a liquid cooling system just as Lumia 950 does. Microsoft revealed its price in US at $649 in November and it is also rumoured for INR 43000 in India.
Check out full specifications of Lumia 950XL:
NETWORK
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
LAUNCH
Announced
2015, October
Status
Coming soon. Exp. release 2015, November
BODY
Dimensions
151.9 x 78.4 x 8.1 mm (5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 in)
Weight
165 g (5.82 oz)
SIM
Nano-SIM
DISPLAY
Type
AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
5.7 inches (~74.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1440 x 2560 pixels (~518 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch
Yes
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
– ClearBlack display
PLATFORM
OS
Microsoft Windows 10
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810
CPU
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57
GPU
Adreno 430
MEMORY
Card slot
microSD, up to 200 GB
Internal
32 GB, 3 GB RAM
CAMERA
Primary
20 MP, 4992 х 3744 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, optical image stabilization, autofocus, triple-LED RGB flash
Features
1/2.4” sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, PureView technology, dual capture, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama, HDR
Video
2160p@30fps, optical stabilization, stereo sound rec.
Secondary
5 MP, 1080p
SOUND
Alert types
Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker
Yes
3.5mm jack
Yes
COMMS
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.1, A2DP
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
NFC
Yes
Radio
FM radio
USB
Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
FEATURES
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, sensor core
Messaging
SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser
HTML5
Java
No
– Wireless charging (Qi-enabled) – market dependent
– Fast charging
– Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
– MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
– MP4/H.265 player
– OneDrive (15 GB cloud storage)
– Document viewer
– Video/photo editor
BATTERY
Li-Ion 3340 mAh battery
Stand-by
Up to 288 h (2G) / Up to 288 h (3G)
Talk time
Up to 25 h (2G) / Up to 19 h (3G)
Music play
Up to 75 h
Microsoft’s Lumia 550:
Remember a week before few images of Windows phone were trending, Lumia 550 looks exactly the same. A very cheap device from Microsoft from yesterday’s press release, new Lumia 550 is meant to replace 640 and 640XL versions of Lumia. The device will pack with a quad core 1.2GHz Snapdragon 210, 2GB RAM and 8GB of internal storage. Camera isn’t that boring but its A-ok, 5-MP rear camera with autofocus and LED flash and 2-MP rear camera at 480p. Announced for a release in December at a price of $139 in US market.
NETWORK
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
LAUNCH
Announced
2015, October
Status
Coming soon. Exp. release 2015, December
BODY
Dimensions
136.1 x 67.8 x 9.9 mm (5.36 x 2.67 x 0.39 in)
Weight
141.9 (5.01 oz)
SIM
Nano-SIM
DISPLAY
Type
Capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
4.7 inches (~64.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (~315 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch
Yes
PLATFORM
OS
Microsoft Windows 10
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210
CPU
Octa-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU
Adreno 304
MEMORY
Card slot
microSD, up to 200 GB
Internal
8 GB, 1 GB RAM
CAMERA
Primary
5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features
1/4” sensor size, geo-tagging, touch focus
Video
720p@30fps
Secondary
2 MP, 480p
SOUND
Alert types
Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker
Yes
3.5mm jack
Yes
COMMS
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.1, A2DP
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Radio
FM radio
USB
microUSB v2.0
FEATURES
Sensors
Accelerometer, proximity
Messaging
SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser
HTML5
Java
No
– MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
– MP4/H.265 player
– OneDrive (15 GB cloud storage)
– Document viewer
– Video/photo editor
BATTERY
Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery
Stand-by
Up to 672 h (2G) / Up to 672 h (3G)
Talk time
Up to 16 h (2G) / Up to 14 h (3G)
Music play
Up to 60 h
Our Verdict: Well this could be foolish enough since the devices aren’t out yet, but as an over enthusiastic Windows users we are really interested in Windows 10 mobile. Microsoft has never beaten down Apple in terms of OS hope it could do with the new Windows 10 mobiles. This could be a new beginning to Windows phones under the direction of Satya Nadella.
Check out Lumia 950 and 950XL Zoom-in:
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