After I got the 950 sorted out by using WDRT I managed to get it up to insiders release preview with ease.
Well impressed by this phone, would happily use one of I didn't have my 950XL.
So to some sort of comparison of our (Me and the wife) last four phones. Size wise it's a fairly based step up with each phone just a bit larger than the next with the 830 being the smallest, then the 950, 950 XL and the 1520 being the largest.
Spec wise, obviously the 830 is at the bottom, but this time the 1520 comes next followed by the 950 and the 950XL.
The next one is a bit more subjective, value for money, the 830 was a bit over priced when on sale, but I got it with a discount and the charging plate and MD12 speaker thrown in, but the 950 with the free dock is way out in front on this, selling at ?249 in the UK with the dock it is by far and away the best deal on the market in my opinion with 950XL coming a close second.
Future:
Don't get me wrong the 830 was a good little performer and the 1520 a bit of a powerhouse for it's time, but they miss the one thing that semi- future proofs the 950 and XL for the next couple of years and that is Continuum, this is a bit of a game changer for me. If my SP3 or the wife's Surface Pro died tomorrow I doubt I would replace them as the phones can effectively (For ME) take over a lot of the ground that the Surface devices are used for, I am considering buying a monitor with built in speakers for the bedroom and using it with the phones as an alternative desktop when needed (And to stop the wife plugging into mine).
So each phone has it's plus and minus points, the 830 was a nice little phone but the camera was blown out of the water by the other three. The 1520 was in all honesty BIG, had a non (Well not very easy) replaceable battery, the 950 and the 950XL have Continuum.
I prefer my 950XL, those few centimetres make it more practical than the 1520 in day to day usage and it you can see the performance difference, so the 950XL is the stand out performer for me.
However the 950 has a better power/volume button arrangement. If I couldn't have my XL I would happily have the 950 and at the prices Microsoft are currently charging it really is a solid phone with very good specs and I would happily recommend anyone to buy one before the stocks run out and although I can see why MS have dumped the low end Lumia's, I would have recommended they keep on making the 950 and 950XL as their business and enthusiasts phones for another year, on the evidence in front of my eyes, these are really good top end phones at prices that put them in the mid range price bracket, when you take into account I got the 950XL, 950 and two display docks for less than the price of an HP Elite 3 and they aren't really shown up by it.
PS We have two sets of the Nokia charging plates and MD12's and they actually work better with the 950/950XL than they did with the 830 and 1520 :smile:
Well impressed by this phone, would happily use one of I didn't have my 950XL.
So to some sort of comparison of our (Me and the wife) last four phones. Size wise it's a fairly based step up with each phone just a bit larger than the next with the 830 being the smallest, then the 950, 950 XL and the 1520 being the largest.
Spec wise, obviously the 830 is at the bottom, but this time the 1520 comes next followed by the 950 and the 950XL.
The next one is a bit more subjective, value for money, the 830 was a bit over priced when on sale, but I got it with a discount and the charging plate and MD12 speaker thrown in, but the 950 with the free dock is way out in front on this, selling at ?249 in the UK with the dock it is by far and away the best deal on the market in my opinion with 950XL coming a close second.
Future:
Don't get me wrong the 830 was a good little performer and the 1520 a bit of a powerhouse for it's time, but they miss the one thing that semi- future proofs the 950 and XL for the next couple of years and that is Continuum, this is a bit of a game changer for me. If my SP3 or the wife's Surface Pro died tomorrow I doubt I would replace them as the phones can effectively (For ME) take over a lot of the ground that the Surface devices are used for, I am considering buying a monitor with built in speakers for the bedroom and using it with the phones as an alternative desktop when needed (And to stop the wife plugging into mine).
So each phone has it's plus and minus points, the 830 was a nice little phone but the camera was blown out of the water by the other three. The 1520 was in all honesty BIG, had a non (Well not very easy) replaceable battery, the 950 and the 950XL have Continuum.
I prefer my 950XL, those few centimetres make it more practical than the 1520 in day to day usage and it you can see the performance difference, so the 950XL is the stand out performer for me.
However the 950 has a better power/volume button arrangement. If I couldn't have my XL I would happily have the 950 and at the prices Microsoft are currently charging it really is a solid phone with very good specs and I would happily recommend anyone to buy one before the stocks run out and although I can see why MS have dumped the low end Lumia's, I would have recommended they keep on making the 950 and 950XL as their business and enthusiasts phones for another year, on the evidence in front of my eyes, these are really good top end phones at prices that put them in the mid range price bracket, when you take into account I got the 950XL, 950 and two display docks for less than the price of an HP Elite 3 and they aren't really shown up by it.
PS We have two sets of the Nokia charging plates and MD12's and they actually work better with the 950/950XL than they did with the 830 and 1520 :smile:
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