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My small mini review of the Lumia 950 with a Green Mozo Cover with a clear TPU case and tempered glass screen protector.
I have been using the 950 now for a little over 1 week. Switched over to it from my 640. Here are my thoughts:
1. Audio output is stellar on headphones, I use Sennheiser wired headphones. Side by side comparison with the LeEco S3 which supposedly puts out FLAC output shows it is better. Same song, same headphone, same audio output setting.
2. Camera is just superb, low light, bright light, portrait, you name it. In fact there are a few pictures where my Canon Rebel T1i is showing its age and the Lumia 950 edges it out in a head to head comparison.
3. Performance is fluid, no hangups on the latest production firmware/software. The phone just flies through everything that I throw at it.
4. The screen is actually awesome, took me about 4 days of using it side by side with the LeEco S3 (got it launch day) to come to that conclusion. I am in love with this AMOLED screen, I didn't think that was going to happen after using the 640 for 14 months straight, one of the best LCD screens from last year. Don't take my word for it, look it up on Anandtech. This screen is stellar. I usually run it one setting below the Suggested one and doesn't seem to bother me at the darker setting.
5. Battery life is actually quite decent, still not as good as my Lumia 640 on WP8.1.1 but not bad by any stretch of the imagination. The LeEco S3 just crushes it in battery life though. 42% battery left on the S3 after 3.5 hours of SOT, that is stellar battery life for the LeEco but I get through full day without any issues on the 950 though so that is good enough and the fast charging is great as well.
6. I am happy with all the apps that I have on it. I use mTalk, Starbucks, Twitter, WhatsApp, Spotify, Shazam and Instagram most as 3rd party apps. Stock apps work just fine which I thoroughly enjoy.
7. The Green and Black Walnut Mozo covers make it stand out in a sea of standard phones. I keep getting asked about what device I have constantly. A cheap 99c clear case from China keeps the phone covers from getting beat up but shows it off in its full glory.
8. Oh, how I missed wireless charging. In hindsight, I think that probably was my biggest gripe with the 640.
That is all I can think of right now. If I find some other things to add here, I will post a follow up to this review.