The Lumia 950 smartphone shows how Microsoft can integrate the mobile and desktop experience, but it also shows how the company is way behind iOS and Android in third-party support.
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We waited a long time for the first Windows 10 powered smartphones. And now they're here? We kinda wish we'd waited a bit longer. Until, you know, they'd worked out all the bugs, added a decent amount of apps, and, well, made the thing a bit more...
Most people when looking at smartphones tend to fall into one of two camps; Android and iOS (Apple). The Microsoft Lumia 950 is neither of those, so it may feel like an odd choice for many to make. That said, if you're a big fan of the Windows 10...
Connect smartphone reviews are written with the needs of photographers in mind. We focus on camera features, performance and image quality.When we last reviewed a flagship Lumia device (the 1520 ), it was still sold under the Nokia name. In the meantime...
Recently I got used to using an iPad and an iPhone without too much difficulty so the latest Windows Phone should not cause too much trouble, should it?This is of course something developed by Nokia who a few years ago were the major player in phones...
Thanks to Windows 10's universal apps, everything on your phone, from Edge, Office, Maps and Cortana right down to the layout of your Start screen, now looks virtually identical to what's on your desktop, delivering the same kind of user experience...
Microsoft's Lumia 950 is a decent smartphone with state-of-the-art equipment and without major shortcomings. The SoC is sufficiently fast for all applications and, for the first time in a smartphone, the installed Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 does not...
I like Windows Phones having both the 425 and the 625, and I've been looking forward to testing the Lumia 950. The hardware – impressed with a gorgeous display, great camera and slick performance, but it's hard to overlook the lack of apps that...
Microsoft's Lumia 950 is a great phone, there's no denying that. The issue with the phone, that has been an issue with Windows Phone flagships since the 950 is that flagships don't sell well as much as low-end devices. Given that light, some may be...
The Microsoft Lumia 950 perhaps isn't the flagship handset that many were expecting. Sitting in that convenient size at 5.2-inches, it may be a more natural choice over the 950 XL's 5.7-inch size. There's a good display on this phone, paired with...
Windows 10 has arrived on smartphones and we're not exactly blown away. Loyal Windows and Windows Phone users will appreciate features like Universal Apps and while Continuum appears to be a real wow features, it requires a lot of extra equipment. The...
The Microsoft Lumia 950 has a great camera just like that previous Lumias, but it isn't enough for to completely abandon more established ecosystems like iOS and...
The Microsoft Lumia 950 is a tricky phone to pigeonhole. Because it's a Windows smartphone and not Android or iOS based, it will appeal in different ways to different people, so I'm going to give it two verdicts here.Verdict 1My first set of conclusions...
The headline of this review isn't meant to be pejorative. In an interview shortly after we received our Lumia 950 review device, Microsoft told us it built the phone first and foremost for the Windows Phone fan. “We wanted to provide this audience...
There's something about Microsoft and the concept of rebooting to solve problems. Having failed to ignite the mobile market over the past half-decade, the software giant is once again attempting to reinvent the wheel, this time with Windows 10.It is the...