Nokia 950 is the new product of 2015, which boasts excellent features complete with innovative technologies. The smartphone runs on Windows 10, in more detail about its characteristics and customer reviews, read on.
Appearance
The design of Nokia 950 is rather modest, one might say standard - a rectangular plastic polycarbonate case with rounded edges, in white or black. The smartphone is light, thin (8.3 mm) and moderately large — 14.5 cm in height and 7.3 cm in width, so that it fits comfortably in the palm or pocket of your trousers.
There are all standard physical buttons specific to Nokia (volume, unlock, camera shutter) and a standard headphone jack at the top of the smartphone.
The back cover is easy to remove and provides access to a memory card, battery and nano SIM card.
And for charging, a new USB-C cable is used, the corresponding connector for it is located on the bottom.
Display
The 5.2-inch AMOLED screen is protected by Gorilla Glass 3 and boasts an impressive resolution of the new quad HD format - 2560 pixels by 1440, with a pixel density of 564 inches and an aspect ratio of 16 to 9. Predictably, the display gives a stunning image, but to the utmost ideal he does not hold out - the brightness level is slightly worse than the latest models of Apple and Samsung.
Despite this, in sunlight you can still conveniently use the Nokia 950.
The model has a screensaver showing hours and notifications, without the need to unlock the smartphone, as well as a one-handed control mode - when the active screen area is halved. Thanks to this, it becomes convenient to work with him with one hand.
Stuffing the Nokia 950 smartphone
Features satisfy the needs of even the most demanding user:
- Snapdragon 808 processor - 6 cores, 1.82 GHz;
- Built-in video card Adreno 418;
- RAM - 3 GB;
- internal memory - 32 GB;
- memory expansion options - up to 200 GB.
All this is powered by a powerful 3000 mAh battery. The charge lasts for a day of standard use, and the new cable allows you to reduce the charging time to just 1.5 hours (from 0 to 100%).
The model supports all the necessary communication protocols (WiFi, NFC, Bluetooth), as well as 4G and GPS.
New cool features
One of the most interesting smartphone options is Windows Hello - unlocking your smartphone with a retinal scan. Moreover, photos or even blood relatives can not deceive the system - the smartphone recognizes the trick and asks for a PIN. In truth, it takes a little longer than scanning a fingerprint, but you must admit that it’s impressive.
The Continuum option presents a new way of working with documents. Now you can use your smartphone instead of a desktop computer and use a special device (Display Dock) to connect a monitor or TV, mouse and keyboard to it. Now your workplace can be anywhere and its main element fits comfortably in your pocket.
Two versions
Simultaneously with the Nokia 950, the Nokia 950 XL was announced. It differs from the usual one with a large display - 5.7 inches, a Snapdragon 810 processor and a liquid cooling system that prevents overheating of the case, evenly distributing heat from the processor over the entire area of the back cover.
Photo and video
The smartphone is equipped with two cameras - front (5 MP) and powerful main (20 MP with LED flash).
Under normal lighting conditions it is easy to get bright, high-quality images with the correct color reproduction. But autoexposure does not work accurately, often a good result can be achieved only on the second attempt, which is not always convenient to do.
The camera application, Microsoft Camera, lacks many convenient settings and modes that not only competitors have, but were also included in an earlier application of the Lumia Camera 5.0 brand.
As for the video, the camera can shoot it in 4K resolution - 2160 pixels, 30 frames per second. But the result also can be of different quality due to problematic auto exposure.
Customer opinion
The first reviews quickly appeared on the new product - fans of the brand were looking forward to it. To view it from all sides, you can easily find a video review from one of the major electronics stores on Nokia 950.
The approximate price for a smartphone is about 45 thousand rubles. Is it really worth that kind of money? What do customers think of the Nokia Lumia 950? Reviews on it are most often positive. This is a very good, but not perfect smartphone. It has a beautiful bright screen, a large amount of internal memory, an elegant and convenient OS. The latter is a bit damp, which causes small glitches, but since updates are regularly coming to it, this does not cause tangible inconvenience.
You can’t say about a limited number of applications - yes, their number is growing rapidly, but even in the long run it will not be equal to the number of applications for Android or iOS.
The battery easily withstands the day of work and charges very quickly.
But many buyers noticed a significant heating of the smartphone during a long (more than half an hour) operation.
Also disadvantages include such an important parameter as call quality. The interlocutor is heard with a slight echo, when switching to the speakerphone mode, the sound deteriorates significantly (and the interlocutor immediately understands that you are busy not only with the call).
Most users are satisfied with the operation of the camera, in poor lighting conditions the pictures are processed a little longer, but overall this is a good alternative to a separate compact digital camera, especially in everyday life.
To summarize
Nokia 950 is a smartphone that fully justifies its price. If you are not confused by the possible inconvenience in the form of the absence of some applications, then it is unlikely to disappoint you.