New high-res photos of the Lumia 950 and 950 XL reveal triple LED flash, dual SIM variant

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You either like these phones or you don't like it. If you don't like it, then move on. If you like it, then buy one.

Keep things simple, folks.  

I really hope the "production version" has a real lens module, not this cheap looking thing. Ever seen an iPhone 6 or 6s lens? It loos like there are real elments... the Nokia 1520 I have looks like a cheap camera module without much thought for proper multi-element lenses. These phones look the same, like a cheap third party camera module with lens built in encased on the huge ring to make it "look" like it is a fancier better designed unit. I really want to be wrong. More important are results... so hoping the camera is super fast, instant AF, good low light performance, etc. 

The new Lexus RX-350 2016 has Qi charging which means no more pluging in in the car!!! I hate always plugin and unplugin getting in and out...

Leaked photos and specifications of Microsoft Lumia 950 XL.

Microsoft's new image and specification of the smartphone Microsoft Lumia 950 XL was leaked a few days ago but this time got a screenshot of lumia which made ​​the specification is confirmed. Microsoft on 6 October 2015 that this new smartphone could launch into an event.

Bezels are huge (the 930 had way better bezels), I don't like that at all, also I prefer hardware buttons, specially when there's a lot of space at the bottom to house them. Also just black and white? WTF? MS was doing everything right with the 640/XL, great design for a mid-range phone, nice range of colors (with cyan making a return), but the 950/XL don't look so "premium", I think every Lumia flagship had a better design when they were released.

Specs are great though.

I see the Infrared LED on only the 950XL.  Does that mean that only the 950XL has Windows Hello Support? 

I really wish they would extend Windows Hello to work with any bluetooth or NFC device.  That way if the phone is within range of my fitbit or NFC ring or something else, no pin, otherwise, the phone prompts for the pin.

I see the Infrared LED on only the 950XL.  Does that mean that only the 950XL has Windows Hello Support? 

I really wish they would extend Windows Hello to work with any bluetooth or NFC device.  That way if the phone is within range of my fitbit or NFC ring or something else, no pin, otherwise, the phone prompts for the pin. 

Anyone else noticed that 950's lens is off centre?

looks like a cheap phone :|

Just looking at the phones from the front it feels like there is too much fram around the screen, looks very 2011

wow i have a lumia 930 and i tohught i was gona try the 5.2 in but with onscreen buttons i can clearly see the 5th row or tiles is cut of buy the buttone and yet the 930 you see the top of the 6th row, something i actuall do use lol.  Does anyone know if those onscreen buttone stay there on the start screen or will they disapear. Shame they left the exelent 930 metal side design, that still feels very premium to me.

Loving the looks, but I'm still not too sure about the capactive buttons.

DUAL SIM! Good!!!!

There better be special camera tricks, continuum kicking ass, etc.. Because at this point specs are at par with majority of phones today and or about to release as well.. They need something killer this time.... This is make it or break it for them IMO.

I honestly dont understand how Windows phones are selling so bad. I recently compared my lumia 830 with my friends iphone 6s and the 830 has better software than the 6s!!! The 830 has a quad core processor and the 6s only has a duel core, plus the camera on the 830 is 10 mega pixels and the 6s only has 8. Plus since Windows phones are mostly Nokia, they are industructable. Yet the 830 is only $80 dollars and the iphone 6s is $700. Now tell me how Apple isnt cheating people their money.

The good thing is, these will be so cheap like 2 months after launch.

Glad to see am not the only human who misses Nokia's praise worthy design team. Leave it to the Fins to design a masterpiece. If these really are the flagships i have been waiting for, i'd rather let it pass and wait for Microsft to grow up and build a premium 9XX series- one which i can show off. These dont hold a candle to my aged lumia 925 nor my best smartphone ever- the Lumia 930 white in sheer design and magnanimity.

How in the world would Satya Nadella give the nod to lauch this monstrosity?

The best windows phone design that I have been seen is NOKIA Lumia 920. I would stay with my Lumia 1520 or switch to Acer or HTC.

Is the comestic team run by blind people or you just dont have one and bring back the alumiini edges to combat a cheap feel. Come on how do you expect to draw in the mass against iphone and android if this what you come up with

Edit : Make the buttons apart of the phone not the screen that werid improve on the old design because this one is going downward

I wish these two phones had the same camera bump. The XL is a little prettier, but really I just want some consistency of design. Doesn't seem that there's any functional difference between the two. 

Are we assuming this phone will use Nano sims?

Verizon DAMN YOU ! you got rid of your Nokia Lumia ICON so I could not upgrade to it from my Nokia Lumia 928.  Please at least sell a Verizon version of the Microsoft Lumia 950. So your Windows smart phone fans can have a decent Flagship Verizon network Microsoft Lumia 950 or else the windows smart phone fans will abandon your services

Don't like. I'm waiting for this phone to update, but now I'm not going to get it unless they change the design.

Folks check out the glass reflections they show that these smart phones donot have a flat screen but a rounded off screen. hmm if this is so they womt look as bas as people say they do.bring them on Microsoft. I will check them out.

I do not like the design. At all.

I donno what the fuss is about...
I like the chrome ring around 950...
I think its looks unique....and reminds me of lumia 1020....
I think removable battery and sd card slot is great...
I hope triple led flash will cover in for no xenon flash...
I wish 950 will come in blue color if not will buy replacement back cover in diff colors...

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Hey Daniel Rubino, can you please confirm when there at Microsoft event whether both these devices will support default storage of Apps and Games on SD card or not?? Please do not forget my request? Also try to ask Microsoft representatives which class(minimum) would be required for this feature? Class 4, or 6 or 10. I really hope you won't forget my request.
Peace.

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Is that a 2.5D screen I see? I love when the screen just bleeds off the page like the 920 and 1520 did.

I'm a bit disappointed after hearing that Verizon May not carry this device. That is going to make things very hard for me.

Well since the comment section won't let me reply to anyone I'll leave it as a general comment. In what way do these phones look better than the iPhone or S6 Edge +? This is from someone who wants a Microsoft phone and owns an old HTC One M7.

2TB SD card slot? No joke?

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I don't understand the fuss.... The phones are her now.... Either buy them or don't....i don't find the phone ugly at all...i find chrome ring nice and unique... The phone looks way better in flesh....i will def get the Lumia 950 and I heard it will be bundled with lot of accessories.
Will still keep my Lumia 1020 thou

The screen looks semi-curved from the glare... Probably just optic

Solid

Those circles are really looking cheap

Why am I not really impressed by those two...I lost my hopes with MS.

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Zune design please. These roundish corners look like chubby fat slab of plastic. Please refer to Xperia phone's corner design

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Naah. Too much damage caused by LG V 10 and Microsoft's own delay already. I don't think they can be winners now.

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Wow i really like the look of the phones. I have just moved from my lumia o25 to the lg g4 as i decided i wanted a change as my last 2 phones had been lumias and i had a htc titan and hd7 before that. Indid have rhe htc desire before that and was not feeling android but really liked the look of the lg g5 and so far in loving it. I do think the 950 and xl look nice though but im skipping wm for 2 years i think and go back when this contract has finished and wm10 has metured as the new os looks great and i hope ms can turn it around.

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It looks ok to buy it. In my opinion XL model looks better

A sad long waited phone get a sad looking design 950, 950lx. I thought the design will be a bit like 830 but it doesn't looks like an upgrade 640 or 640xl.  ​

Think i stick to my 640. What a disappointment for waiting for 2years for a lumia flagships.

thats odd? the 950 rear must be from two different devices? one of the phones the window logo has some little pointy bits whilst the other is 4 defined squares?

Its beautiful!  It would have been better if it had a keypad though.

Ok. Time to face some gravity.

Like most people here, I found myself disappointed when the first renders and leaks came out. It didnt seem right that a flagship device like the 950 & 950XL would have the same sort of industrial design as the lower end devices in the Lumia range and made from the same sort of materials (polycarbonate, by any other name, is still plastic).

I was pleasantly surprised however to see these pictures. I was hoping to see a phone made of magnesium and exotic woods to trump the iPhone and the best of Android but here, in black with select trim pieces in beautifully bare metal, it is quite handsome in a reserved businessman kind of way. One way to think of it would be to think of Daniel Craig's James Bond. While it's not flashy like the Sean Connery iPhone or the Roger Moore Androids, it still cuts a nice figure in a well tailored suit. I can only imagine how good it would look in a very deep midnight blue or Tour de France blue with the silver trim.

We also need to remember that, like the Surface, Lumias are supposed to be Reference devices. Microsoft doesn't want to make the same mistakes it did when it entered its exclusive deal with Nokia and made their reference Windows Phones too good and too competitive that it alienated other OEMs from making devices for the platform.

Weather you like the design or not, it won't really influence the success of the platform. The LG G3 and the Samsung Galaxy S5 were ugly phones that did extremely well cause both phones were superb. We just need the apps. THE APPS.

Sexy phones.

Oh nooooo :( why no colored Versions?! Why Microsoft why?! :( That can't be the truth....

I like the Design of my Lumia 930 really... And I have it in green...

Please release more colors Microsoft!

And the next time please give your phones a frame of metal again :(

Now all my hopes belongs to Nokia again that this firm will bring a Windows phone in the future again with a cool design :)

Ugly phone, you are all full of shit...

With a dual SIM version, there is no more reason not to buy one of these phones.

Ugly both.

Bezel! Pass.

Tempered glass ready - check (flat panel)

removable battery - check (non removable battery is a pain in the **s after the battery got sucked)

Windows Mobile - check

Micro SD card ready - check

Hopefully the camera will have fast focusing, infrared assisted or whatever. 

I could care less about the design 

I won't say that these are as beautiful as competition's metal phones, but they are still gorgeous in their own right. And the fact that they excite me more than any other metal phone out there, with every leak speak for itself.
Now, call me cynic but I can't find out the IR scanner on Lumia 950. If Microsoft left the slimmer sibling out, I'm gonna punch the wall.
Ok, for me 950XL holds more attraction, but only because of that rumored pen accessory support. But no leaked evidence has pointed to it, which is scaring me a little. I'm hoping Microsoft has something to wow us regarding inking support on THE day.
Now, something's that I want W10m to improve on for out of the box experience.
1) Seamless install, uninstall and download functionality through store. No compromises on that.
2) Stability and fluidity in loading and switching apps, checking notifications and lock/unlock. No compromise on that either.
3) No bugs regarding functionality in Outlook apps. No compromise on it either. Out of box experience should be stellar for these two apps.
4) Native search/cortana app experience. Current Bing wrapper is mediocre at best. Also, Cortana is too slow regarding queries. This is part and parcel of an always connected device and thus no out of box compromises on it either.
5) Lumias has always been about great photography, so to no one's surprise, these phones need to deliver on that. First things first, they need to up their game on fast app loading times and fast pocket to capture times. Secondly, 4K recording with all the bells and whistles like Moment capture, Dynamic flash, HDR, Living Images and 240fps Slowmo to take on competition. Combine it with better image processing algorithms for bright/low light, white balance, detail, sharpness, depth of field(bokeh) and OIS.
6) Seamless Windows Hello and Continuum experience out of the box.
7) And finally, proper pen support for these phones. By proper, the software experience needs to be integrated like taking notes on OneNote, captioning and/or clipping screen shots, handwriting recognition, pressure sensitivity support in fresh paint and other drawing apps and lastly but not the least, web inking in Microsoft Edge.
If I were Microsoft, I'd have prioritized these before the reveal. And I'll be waiting to see how many of these 7 points Microsoft gets right in software now that they have finally finally made the hardware right.

I'm getting excited about the XL. That is gonna be a beast!

Oh my god ... Early November??! Craaap!!!

We deserve this phone..

Design flaw with the camera flash on the 950XL under the same protective glass as the camera. If glass is not perfectly clean - and it never is - then dirt on the glass will flare flash light sideways and into the lens. This is a no-no in photography, really surprised that MS made this mistake.

high definition
high disappointment

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For all those complaining about Microsoft's design & lack of Metal... Here are 2 links to very reputable Apple website's that have insight into what material & design cue's that the next iPhone 7 will have.

http://iphone.appleinsider.com/articles/15/09/27/rumor-iphone-7-might-be...

http://9to5mac.com/2015/09/27/iphone-7-waterproof-design-rumors/

Not sure why Windows Central hasn't highlighted any of these rumors in the articles about the new Windows Phones to stop all these little babies from crying about not getting a iPhone Windows Phone design that they want... If you hate it so much go buy an iPhone 6S already and join Apple Insider...

Whoa I thought it was curved

But design is worst

Waiting for this phone

I like the minimalist look of these devices. Nothing flashy (no pun intended) and gets the job done. Looking forward to this device.

i simply want MS to win but this is crap. screamingly ugly. fire their design team. shit they never get any design perfect(surface i take it as luck) i hate apple but the importance they give for design is awseome.

feel really let down. go get drunk. goddamn MS. even surface phone render was amazing. was waiting for this guess am going android for lg v10.anyways having windows mobile has no advantage with windows 10 unlike apple iphone and mac os.

If Microsoft was smart they would get Nikon to add Windows phone OS to their WIFI app. At present the app only supports Apple or Android. Either the iPhone or Samsung new phones enough spare storage will to support large picture files without microSD. Nikon WiFi app only works with smartphones and tables. These new phones would have a easy sales pitch with the up to 2TB external storage feature.....customers like me.

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It stinks that the speaker is in the back.

So I didn't see anything amongst all the bitching comments, but is the front glass curved down the sides? Or is it just the lighting?

At least they don't have those gross antenna join lines the iPhones have top and bottom, so ugly, why can't Apple make a one piece back?

The 950 actually looks good!
I was worried about that metal ring around the camera.  In the renders it looked cheesy,  but in the photo's it looks good!

Feeling much better about my commitment to buying a Lumia 950.

One thing: why do phonemakers keep making the mistanke of putting the FF camera in the corner?! Then you have to angle the phone to actually be in the middle of the picture, ffs.

"Ugly, bland, cheap, plastic, boring, dull" : Shut up and get iPhone. Shows proof that apple can make ipoop with a rose gold finish and gloss and isheep will wait at apple store with long ishit lines, and after purchasing it will hi-five each other with ipoop gloss smears.

My only issue is in comfort, there was a shot from an angle that shows the 950 with quite boxy sides, I tend to find boxy phones uncomfortable to hold (early iPhones, Xperia) so I'm going to have to get the phone in my hands to decide whether or not I like it.

Pricing and Verizon

i'm still going to get one regardless... but my patience is wearing thin when it comes to apps. And i get annoyed when i see television ads saying "download our app in the app store" and the company will have a windows app but they will never showcase it! it make me upset as if companies create intentional brand bias toward Microsoft when im sure the majority of their IT infrastructure runs it. I dont get it!

It looks fine. One thing I hope it that Microsoft makes Windows 10 Mobile available on Oct 6 for everyone

That silver camera ring though----yuck.

XL looks quite nice

The 950 camera design should look like that of the 920 or 930.

This look out place for a high end phone!

Finally, a real photo and guess what, the 950 just looked awesome as hell. The render portrayed the silver thing around the camera as lame and ugly but this made it feel more classic.. Nokia classic. And I like Nokia design. Now to the most important parts.. 1) will it be available in Singapore? 2) how much will it cost?

Carriers?

Lovely Phones!

I haven't been able to follow all the news with these phones so forgive my question, but which phone is which? Based on this article, I thought the 950 was on the left and toward the top of the two parts of the article, but the pictures seem to be the opposite of the pictures that were leaked on the store. Is it the 950 with the thick camera ring or the XL?

http://www.windowscentral.com/8-photos-lumia-950-lumia-950-xl-microsoft-...

Anyone try going to the http://proto.microsoft.com like that's at the bottom of the phones?

I am really hoping these phones will work on the VZW network.

Beautifull mid-end. Thats rly not high-end design

I still don't get why people should prefer this dumb iris scanner or ffc or whatever to an ir-blaster...

(Is it cause MS will not get any information about you from an ir-blaster?)

I like the silver ring as it adds a little bit of style and class to what would otherwise be a very plain indistinct phone. All the budget on these phones was put on the internals and functionality (opposite of iPhone), but the camera accents give a nod that this is not a standard Lumia 600 or 500 series. These are best in industry flagship devices.

Most high end phones , 6s+, note 5, nexus 6p ,all come with solid metal casing except this one .  Plastic ? Really

Yes!! The dual-sim option is what I want on the 950xl!! Hope it will come out on the day 1!

At least they will stand out...

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Has anyone seen that new Nexus phone? Now that's what I call ugly.

"we have waited a lot for a flagship Lumia....but leaked images disappointed me....not so good design....no hardware navigation keys....i was expecting like Lumia 925 & 1520 design language."
Anyways let's see....what comes out finally on 6th Oct."

But will it have snapchat

This Flagships are UGLY. This silver circle omg.

RIP Lumia design by Nokia

I think both these phones will fit nicely into the Microsoft eco system. I hope not too pricey so I can nab the 950 XL on day one.

Is that a curved screen?

Jebote kakav stroj!

It looks awesome!

Granted this is a highly anticipated release that actually has specs greater than the current iPhone series. However, this reminds me of the Lumia 928 release... They are really handcuffing themselves with two colors. I realize it is a shallow and cosmetic issue. However, it is still a SERIOUS ONE if they plan or even want to steal users away from apple! Although this phone will have better specs than the iPhone, it does not look better! Imagine you are an isheep looking for a new mobile experience in store. You compare the iPhone to the 950xl. Specs are better but fairly similar. Guess what they are buying, a phucking iPhone.. Lumia's are known for their colors. Every oem has stolen from the color scheme concept since Nokia made it popular a few years ago. This is the first big release since the 930 and 1520 and there are only two colors?! This strategy will fail. I realize they will probably release more colors around Christmas, but I guarantee even two months after it's release that will be too late!! By Christmas I will wait for the surface (juggernaut) leaks and hold out until April. Snooze you loose. This game changes too fast. The options have to be ready on day one. Period. That is the first impression amd it will last..

I truly hope they are releasing this day one with more colors, and that they have not been leaked yet...

That's much better! Great design! nothing too out of the square, but they are nice looking phones!

A curved screen woulda kill it!

All that hardware!!...but if Windows 10 mobile sucks...we're all doomed.!!!

the high res pics of the devices are actually decent, better than the leaked pics prior.

I'm fine with the designs. Please MS, don't make us wait any longer!

Nice hardware ruined by a flop software

Am I the only one who can see the D curve screen. Same like Samsung s6 edge?

Ugly phones

Ugly phones

Hopefully OEMs jump on board with W10M so Windows fans can all choose the hardware we want instead of being "forced" to buy whichever Lumia fits our budget. I still dream of an Xperia Z5 with W10M!

Looks nice actually. I do need flagship phone with DUAL-SIM support! This is the must.

Am I the only one who can see a D curve screen same like Samsung edge??

I'll give them a hi-res meh! I'll be sticking with my 928 until they figure out what the hell they are trying to do with W10M and someone comes out with a worthy flagship. If these are the new definition of flagship, W10M doesn't have a chance on hell of succeeding unless they are willing to sell the handsets at a material loss.

One thing I can't tell from the render is whether the 950XL will have software navigation buttons. The 950 obviously does (the background of the nav bar is white). I would actually prefer for my phone to use soft navigation buttons, since they can be hidden when you don't need them, plus they rotate with the phone's orientation. Anyone know whether the XL features software navigation buttons?

Lots of strong feelings here.

in-screen buttons on a flagship... REALLY?! Other than that, I'm loving it, even with that odd ring around the camera on the 950 (which is the one I plan to get)

Yuck

Can't even read the screens with all that garbage in the background.

Currently using my HTC android but only because I'm using my lumia icon as a backup and as a tester for win 10.. but I can't wait for that 950 xl... Looks great. I like the lumia look and feel. Love the size and the front does looks awesome. Back looks good but kinda dull.. although idc really because I'm sure eBay will offer colored backs eventually. Does the front kinda look curved around the edge or is that just the pics?

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The front looks good

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In October 2015, Microsoft is releasing the iPhone 4.

Wow. Really like the design. I love the back and front. Amazing specs. Easily most feature rich phone when it releases. Well done Microsoft.

We can just put cases on them, even though I don't like cases. Might just give up and get the new nexus too.

When do the unlocked versions go on sale in the US?  Any rumors?  I'm just hoping they don't announce it, then release it next April.  Because Microsoft would never do something like that.

The size difference between the 950 and 950XL doesn't appear to be that significant. Hope this is the case because if so, why get the 950? This looks nothing like the iPhone 6 vs 6 Plus where one clearly is gigantic and the other isn't. 

Anyone else notice that? Are they two separate photos merged together like the one showing the front of the phone? Thoughts?

Well I think Microsoft has done a wonderful job on theses phones. Great specs, removable battery, SD card, great camera, and nice style IMHO. However, will I get one? Yes, but only if the price is right. With Microsoft trailing behind by a huge and I mean huge margin if the price tags are over $399 for the 950 and $499 for the 950XL I will pass.

Hi-end dual sim+SD is a bingo for me.

One of them will replace my 640 XL in early 2016

I'm gonna buy this phone so hard! 

Judging from the comments here, I must just be totally missing something. I see comment after comment about how great these look and I am just not seeing it. And it's not even just "these look good", but it's like people are going ga-ga over them. They may not be ugly, but I just don't see the appeal. If I end up with one, I will have no qualms about it going in a case.

What is it about these pictures that people see that makes them be so excited for these phones? Or has the flagship drought been so long that our standards are coming down, just so long as we finally get a flagship?

I personally am not focused on looks. I just want my 950XL NOW!

So excited! Must wait for pricing though.

What was the point in making two separate phones? They're basically the same in size, specs and everything.

So finally, for the first time in like what, 13 years, we get a top of the line Windows phone that actually has all of the latest cutting edge stuff? ABOUT TIME!!!!

Dan wins, haha. I've hated all the previous renders, but these new high-res photos definitely put the phone in a new light. It's actually pretty gorgeous! As long as they release a blue after-market back cover (Since it's been repeatedly confirmed that this will be one of the thinnest devices with a removable back out there), I'll be set! Those specs are pretty juicy also!

So gosh-darn it Mr. Rubino, you were definitely accurate when saying that while we hated the renders, we'd love the actual phone. Just like my reaction to the 925. And the 1020.

... And the 1520... :/

I'm definitely sold on the 950 XL, it looks damn fine. My only complaint is the terrible placement of the speaker. But otherwise: Good!

Will the 950XL have a pen/stylus?

yay.. for me the ring does not bother me at all... now i am really tempted by the L950.. have to save up to buy that which will have dual in India for sure

No LED notifications?????

Getting more excited by the day for the (official) reveal! Only 4 more to go! Already set my heart on the 950xl, after two happy years with the 1020. Hope they're released quickly.

Looking at them side by side, the size difference is negligable.  This may have just swayed me to the XL.  I'll need to hold them to be sure though.

Would be nice to see a pic with the navi keys hidden. Hmm. Finally something I still can look forward to in the launch! :P

I don't get why people hate this phone. I like design of it a lot. I'm excited

I believe it is, strictly speaking and splitting hairs (which I have precious little left, at least on my head), iris recognition (and not scanning), i.e. the camera essentially takes a picture of the iris and compares it to the pattern on file; scan (as in an actual scanning beam) is used in retina recognition. :)

Not that I really understand or that it matters. :P

Still don't look like true flagships. :/

Look awesome! For me its a nice looking design!

Will there be a 1020 successor?

Looking closer at the hidef shots, the ring on 950 reminds me of the Minions. I hope they release an official yellow colored Minion model ;) But hey, thats an excellent idea for the covers!

The 950XL looks fab! And it sounds like damn good specs too! All that remains is the price which I hope is reasonable. If it is I will buy it within three months of its release to replace my trusted 1520.

That Microsoft logo on the back side is so sexy. I am going to get a black version just to show off the logo! Putting a case is out of question. I just hope these phones are as strong as my 920. It is strong as a tank! Dropped it so many times, even on conrete. Not even a crack. Its been 3 years and my Nexus/Galaxy owner friends have changed their screen 3 times and changed phone once. But, they just don't learn from the mistakes. Feel pitty for them.

I think the 950xl look like a nicer phone. Love the slight nod to the 1020 camera look on the back.

Damn!!

That looks awesome ... I am sold :)

950.. I'm waiting for you :D

What if I want to look at the lock screen but not unlock it?

I love these two high end smartphones running Windows 10 mobile. Why?

1) SD card slot at up to 1 TB!! Space problems are over!

2) Removable battery.

These two features alone will make these phones a success.

BUT these two smartphones are much better than the iPhone 6 and 6S, as they have several features not present on the iPhones. And the Windows 10 mobile OS is better than the iPhone iOS OS.

There are going to have Windows fans shedding crocodile tears because the shell is in polycarbonate instead of being in metal. I prefer in polycarbonate for many reasons.

Finally, the quality of the pictures taken on these new phones is going to be amazing or excellent.

Damn, they look even better as real devices than previous renders!
Now I want it even more.

Has anyone else wondered why the camera housings look drastically different on both? Is it really just for esthetic reasons or is the camera slightly better in some way on the XL?

So lumia 950 don't have surround microphone in the rear and Lumia 950xl have it...

They should have tried harder to get the front facing camera and the infrared LED to line up (in line with speaker). A minor aesthetic touch, but one less thing for Apple to poke fun of.

Why the f**k is that camera ring chromed?! And that bezels!?

Ewww those ugly speaker grill.. /s

Microsoft is really going all out with the imaging department ont the new lumia.Notice the 3 LEDS with different colour/tone each. Should give the iphone 6s and OPT a good fight.

There screen real estate to front face size is surprisingly quite huge.

The irony for me is that every time I read of a new feature, I get bummed out because I was really hoping for a competetive upper mid-range phone that wouldn't break the bank (like the Nexus 5x, Moto X PE, new HTC One A9, etc). Every new "flagship" feature translates into more money, and less likely that I will be able to buy it...Just me though. I know the community is thrilled at the high-end features, and I'm happy for them.

It is still a little odd that they would be called 950 and 950XL when the design are so different. You would think that they would be exactly the same but one with larger screen (and battery). Maybe it will be 850 and 950 in the end.

Qi charging for the 950 is with an extra cover, right? I think it should be noted in the spec list.
 

Camera sensor size? Better than 1020?

Who cares? We want deets on that surface.

These look pretty good actually - kinda like the 1520. Would love the Surface phone but can't hold out anymore. 950XL it is.

Talking about dual sim version, I heard that Lumia phones with dual sim do not support LTE/4G they only support 3G. Does anyone know if this true?

I like it, looks great.

3 points:
- I has got's to get me one of those dual SIM 950XL.
- no case for me, if replacement backs are available, hopefully in color.
- don't like the ring on the 950? That's what sharpie markers are for.

Haha this is the last time I'm going to take back my statements. OK these don't look as good as previous flagships still in my opinion but they sure as heck look good now. Very nice. All I need to know is can I get one through T-Mobile. I hope I can.

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I really would've preferred flat sides for a more premium look but I'll get one regardless. My 1020 seems so old and dinky now compared to my wife's 640XL.

Microsoft this ur last chance to develop our windows devices so please make it meaningful and great . If windows 10 is not popular I'll switch to android devices.

I guess I have to buy the 950 XL looks good to me.

What is the benefit of a triple flash as compared to a dual flash?

Is there a camera near the navigation bar?

"One more thing, I'm shuttering the Windows Phone project!"

Beautiful phones, I wish I had the $$$ to buy them here in Brazil! But I'm 100% satisfied with my L930 anyways.. good job MS!