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Microsoft Lumia 950 XL

Microsoft Lumia 950 XL
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  • Released 2015, November
    165g, 8.1mm thickness
    Microsoft Windows 10
    32GB storage, microSDXC
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  • 5.7"
    1440x2560 pixels
  • 20MP
    2160p
  • 3GB RAM
    Snapdragon 810
  • 3300mAh
    18W5W
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Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 40 - EMEA
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - USA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Launch Announced 2015, October. Released 2015, November
Status Discontinued
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
Size 5.7 inches, 88.5 cm2 (~74.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~518 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
 ClearBlack display
Platform OS Microsoft Windows 10
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 (20 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A57)
GPU Adreno 430
Memory Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM
 eMMC 5.0
Main Camera Single 20 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/2.4", 1.12µm, AF, OIS
Features Zeiss optics, triple-LED RGB flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, stereo sound rec., 1080p@30/60fps (after SW update)
Selfie camera Single 5 MP, f/2.4
Video 1080p@30fps
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio
USB USB Type-C 3.1
Features Sensors Iris scanner, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, sensor core
 Microsoft Continuum support
Battery Type Li-Ion 3340 mAh, removable
Charging 18W wired
Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)
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
Misc Colors Black, White
Price About 350 EUR
Our Tests Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1472
Basemark X: 32178
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.837 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 74dB / Noise 75dB / Ring 84dB
Audio quality Noise -91.6dB / Crosstalk -89.3dB
Battery (old)
Endurance rating 62h

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Microsoft Lumia 950 XL - user opinions and reviews

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  • Dro
  • XEQ
  • 19 May 2025

In 2025? 🤔

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  • Bfresh
  • DMZ
  • 24 Feb 2025

No. Microsoft does not have a guide or support it. There might be community android support that will show you how to do it. But Microsoft themselves, do not support android and probably never will. As, well, they discontinued the windows phone lineu...

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  • Muhammad Imran
  • CBa
  • 13 Dec 2024

Yes it running with windows 11

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