Microsoft Lumia 950 deals and reviews

What the critics say (scores are out of 100)

87	NotebookCheck | Michael Moser "Microsoft's Lumia 950 is a good Windows 10 smartphone with decent equipment and interesting technical features" Read full review
86	TechAeris | Alex Hernandez The Lumia 950 is a wonderful device if you live in Microsoft's ecosystem it's an ideal solution. If you tend to rely on Google apps then you may find it will take some extra effort to accomplish what you need. Read full review
80	S21 It's a highly capable phone, with a powerful processor, an excellent 5.2 screen, outstanding camera, plenty of memory, and good battery life. Two things let it down -its plastic build, and the scarcity of third-party apps. Read full review
80	Mashable | Raymond Wong The Lumia 950 is Microsoft's best smartphone to date, and Continuum is a neat trick, but will anyone care? Probably not. Read full review
77	pocketnow | Michael Fisher The Lumia 950 does very little to earn its price tag. It bears some of the least aspirational industrial design we've seen this year, and it struggles with the very fundamentals of the smartphone experience, like shooting video and checking email (email!). Read full review
76	MobileTechTalk | Craig Bradshaw The Lumia 950 delivers nothing new in the design and aesthetic department whilst managing to maintain many of the staples of Lumia devices in the days of Nokia's stewardship; optics, fluidity and an intuitive UI. These all remain and have been, to a less or greater degree, improved. The device does however fail to deliver class leading battery life, and build quality, with many of the newer inclusions lacking a final polish. Read full review
70	Tom's Guide | Mike Prospero The Lumia 950 is a versatile Windows 10 phone that can transform into a mini PC and that offers an excellent camera, but there's still an app gap... Get the Lumia 950 if you want a Windows Phone that can help you get real work done when connected to a monitor, keyboard and mouse. The camera is also excellent, but Windows 10 still trails Android and iOS in app selection. Read full review
70	Know Your Mobile | Paul Briden The Lumia 950 has a superb camera and Windows 10 Continuum is a revelation, but it's crippled by sluggish performance and a mediocre battery Read full review
70	TechRadar | Matt Swinder The Lumia 950 proves that there's a lot going for Windows 10 Mobile, though also a lot of work to be done. Its best trick is that it blows up to desktop-like proportions with Continuum, but it sorely needs apps. Dedicated Microsoft fans and willing beta testers need apply. Read full review
70	The Journal If you use Microsoft suite products regularly, then it makes sense to look at this. Yet the problem, and it continues to be a problem, is there is little here that will appeal to non-Windows fans. Despite the nice touches, it's hard to see why iOS and Android users would want to switch over. Read full review
70	Recombu | Ben Griffin There's a lot to like about the Microsoft Lumia 950. It's well built, offers a lot of freedom in the form of expandable storage and a removable battery and the operating system is familiar yet more capable. Read full review
70	Register Hardware | Andrew Orlowski Overall the Lumias include some great hardware in a light package, but it's all dressed up with nowhere to go. The real world Windows 10 Mobile experience is not a good one, as the user is beset with bugs, half finished apps and needlessly fussy ways of doing things. Which is bit of a shame really. Read full review
70	The Inquirer | Carly Page The hardware - its lacklustre design aside - impressed with a gorgeous display, great camera and slick performance, but it's hard to overlook the lack of apps that continues to plague Microsoft's mobile operating system. Read full review
70	phoneArena | John V. We're really impressed by what Microsoft is doing with the platform and with Continuum's functionality, but we surmise that something bigger, more flagship-worthy will one day or another come to light. This isn't it, that's for sure. Read full review
70	CNET UK | Jessica Dolcourt The Lumia 950 is a mostly average smartphone, giving iPhone and Android users no reason to switch, and offering little appeal outside Windows phone diehards. Read full review
68	Engadget | Chris Velazco Ultimately, we're left with a phone that doesn't feel as expensive as it is, running software that still needs some polish and stronger app support. Read full review
65	The Verge | Dan Seifert Sure, Microsoft put some newer guts in it, and Windows 10 has some interesting features, but there's nothing really here that would drive anyone but the most die hard Windows fan to buy it. Read full review
60	Phone Scoop | Eric M. Zeman I gotta admit it, I'm a bit disappointed with the Lumia 950. I know Microsoft could have made a better phone. It distinctly feels like Microsoft cut corners in creating this handset and purposely gimped it with a boring, non-descript design and cheap materials. There's plenty to like, but the overall value is not compelling. For it's price tag, I expected a whole lot more from the Lumia 950. Read full review
60	IT PRO | Alan Lu A good-enough smartphone, but there are better smartphones available unless Continuum is utterly compelling and revolutionary for your business Read full review
60	Pocket-lint | Chris Hall The Microsoft Lumia 950 doesn't feel like a glittering showcase of the future of Microsoft mobile devices. It's a poor cousin to the Surface, something that seems adequately conceived rather than brilliantly executed. Read full review
60	Stuff | Andrew Williams Photo and screen quality are terrific, but Windows 10 feels clunky and Microsoft doesn't make up for that with jaw-dropping hardware either Read full review
60	Alphr | Jonathan Bray The Lumia 950 will be a mere passing curiosity, a handset that looks interesting but ultimately one that misses the mark in too many ways. Read full review
60	V3 | Carly Page The Lumia 950 has a gorgeous display, great camera and slick performance, but it's hard to overlook the lack of apps that continues to plague Microsoft's mobile operating system, and it will struggle to drag buyers away from Google and Apple. Read full review
60	Trusted Reviews | Max Parker Great camera aside, the Lumia 950 is a dull phone that doesn't do Windows 10 Mobile any favours. Read full review
60	Expert Reviews | Katharine Byrne Its camera and Windows 10 Continuum are fantastic, but day-to-day performance, battery life and low screen brightness just aren't quite good enough to warrant a whole-hearted recommendation. Read full review
60	Digital Spy | Luke Johnson The Lumia 950 is not a bad device on the whole. Its screen is stunning and camera impressive. It's just everything else - the bits that meld the core features together - that are lacking. That and the design. Read full review
50	TechnoBuffalo | Todd Haselton The display, the camera, the battery life, all of that is just fine with the Lumia 950. Folks who know the app situation and don't mind it, they'll be happy with the hardware here... For everyone else, though – the ones who wanted to actually use Continuum to work, the ones who want Windows 10 Mobile but who also want apps – well, I think you'll find that this is very much an unfinished product. Read full review

Compare Microsoft Lumia 950 specs side-by-side with other phones COMPARE SPECS

Dimensions & Form	Form factor: Touchscreen bar Dimensions 145 x 73.2 x 8.2 mm (5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 in) Weight: 150 g (5.29 oz)
Screen	Size: 5.2 inches diagonal Resolution: 2560 x 1440 pixels Screen Density: 565 ppi Screen-to-Body Ratio: 70.2 % Display Type: AMOLED
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Performance	Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 CPU: Dual-core 1.82 GHz Cortex-A57 & quad-core 1.44 GHz Cortex-A53 GPU: Adreno 418 RAM: 3GB
Camera	Main Camera: 20 megapixels with flash, 4K video recording Secondary Camera: 5 megapixels
Storage	Built-in Storage: 32GB Expandable Storage: Micro SD
Battery & Charging	Capacity: 3000 mAh Removable Battery: Yes Wireless Charging: Yes Quick Charge: None
SIM standard	Micro SIM Compare SIM Only deals
Water & Dust Resistance	Not Available
Fingerprint Reader	None
References & More info	Official website GSMArena specs page

Photos taken with the Microsoft Lumia 950

We've used Flickr to find a selection of pictures taken by the Microsoft Lumia 950 camera. Here is a selection of photos taken by users from around the world so you can see what kind of picture quality you can expect from real-world use of the Microsoft Lumia 950.

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