Microsoft loses Nokia design edge with new Lumia 950 and 950XL


This - apparently - is Microsoft's upcoming new Lumia flagship.

And it's...well...a bit dull.

It's the Lumia 950XL as leaked by @evleaks, which virtually guarantees authenticity.

It's got a 5.7" screen and a super-powerful 20MP rear camera, which will undoubtedly be very good.

But it's still...well...dull.

The shape of the phone is much the same as the current crop of lower-speced Lumias so it looks like another Lumia to add to the confusing array of Lumias that already look just like each other.

Alongside it will be released its smaller sibling, the Lumia 950 with a 5.2" display and general all-round lower specs.


And - surprise, surprise - it looks just like a Lumia too.

It seems the days of Nokia design innovation in the Lumia range are well and truly gone now Microsoft owns the brand.

Both the 950 and the 950XL will go on sale loaded with Microsoft's new Windows 10 operating system, which is a plus point because it works well and feels fairly fresh.

But the hardware.

Dull.

PS: it won't surprise you that Microsoft appears to have dropped Nokia's colourful Lumia shells. Both these phones will come in either black or white. That blue 950XL in the photo is a prototype-only.

Dull.

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