The Lumia 950 and 950XL will be the first flagship phones of
the company after it axed the Nokia branding and will replace last year’s Lumia
930 (Icon) and the Lumia
1520 from 2013.
The bigger Lumia 950 XL packs a 5.7-inch QHD AMOLED display,
a Snapdragon 810 chip with an Adreno 430 GPU, two quad-core processors clocked
at 2GHz and 1.5GHz, 3GB of RAM and the same liquid-cooling solution that’s
implemented in the company’s new Surface products.
Microsoft has decided to go with a 20MP sensor with Carl
Zeiss optics for the phone’s main camera, which also features optical image
stabilization (OIS) and a triple LED flash. The rear camera is capable of
recording 4K content at 2160p. Selfie lovers will also be delighted with the
phone’s 5MP front-facing snapper that comes with its own LED flash.
The Lumia 950XL will pack a 3340mAh battery and a USB Type-C
connector; and just like the Acer Jade Primo and other upcoming Windows 10 Mobile
handsets, the Lumia 950XL will also support Continuum.
A notch down, we’ll find the base Lumia 950 with its
5.2-inch QHD AMOLED display with Glance Screen and ClearBlack technology. It
has a Snapdragon 808 chip with 3GB of RAM. Its main camera is identical to that of its bigger sibling,
but the 5MP selfie snapper on the front does without the LED flash. The battery
has also been downgraded to 3000mAh.
Still a notch lower, is the Lumia 550, a 4.7-inch Windows 10
Mobile budget phone that sports a Snapdragon 210 chip with a 1.1GHz processor,
1GB of RAM and 8GB of expandable on-board storage. The phone also boasts a 5MP/2MP camera combo, a 2100mAh battery,
LTE connectivity and swappable polycarbonate back covers.
All three phones will be available starting next month, with
the Lumia 950 XL to retail for $650, while the Lumia 950 and 550 will sell for
$550 and $139 respectively.
