I've a 950 in original packaging: Shall I swap it for an XL???

[N1cks]

An opportunity as presented itselt. The Lumia 950 I brought on Christmas eve has died (I dunno, it won't turn on!). Optus in Australia has provided me with a replacement 950, all neatly contained in it's original plastic wrap.

Shall I swap it for an XL?? (if Optus lets me).

Coming from a 920 (4.5" screen), I originally chose the 950 (5.2" screen) because I didn't want to go 'too big' (5.7" screen XL). But after using the 950 for 14 days, I find myself using it more or less like a phablet. So I reckon I might as well get the extra screen real estate of the XL, but I'm still not sure!

Help me decide Lumia fans!

Lumia 950 in Original packaging. I'm back using my old 920.



Another reason why I chose the 950 was because of this video by Winbeta: https://youtu.be/4eLLu7ywWlI

 

[Chris Howarth K2]

I would have preferred a device a similar size to my Lumia 925 which I was replacing. I went into a shop and handled the 950 and 950XL and it seemed like they were both bigger than I really wanted. However, there didn't seem a lot of difference in the overall size to me and the 950 appeared to be bigger than necessary for the usable screen size. I plumped for the XL for this reason, and also the fact that in UK I could get a free display dock (arrived) with the XL but not with the 950. It's a lovely screen, but still a bit too big to sit as comfortably in the pocket as I would like.

 

[N1cks]

It's a lovely screen, but still a bit too big to sit as comfortably in the pocket as I would like.

I'm more concerned about single handed use.. than pocketability. I don't want to drop my new XL!

 

[TheChazas]

If you are heavy user, go for XL, if you have PC/Laptop and like doing stuff there, working, reading, movies, go for 950, because it is nonetheless a beast.