After reading Dan's review of the 950, I felt a little apprehensive about ordering one. I'm definitely a Windows fan, but not enough of one to own a bunch of Lumia variants just to have them. However, my daily driver is one of those 1520's with the bad touch screen issues. I have been looking to replace it for some time and had my eye on the 950 since it was made public, so I went for it. I bought an unlocked one directly from MS.
Based on all of the comments about the lack of good design, I was expecting the worst. But I rather liked the simplicity and really liked the design. Even the camera washer was not bad in person.
I've been using my 920 with Windows 10 for as long as it's been available, so I was aware of the UI changes. In fact there is a lot I really like in 10 over 8.1. I'm ok with the OS being a little unfinished as I'm expecting things to get fixed in the coming months.
All of the apps I used worked except for one that required facebook connectivity. I could blame Edge (and I'd love to, because I will not use it on desktop), but people complained about a few apps needing facebook connectivity having issues. But it appears that some recent app updates to some of those have resolved the issue (one being Candy Crush - connected and synchronized fine for me on the 950).
So what is my reason for returning? The difference from my 1520 (even with the crappy screen) is simply not worth $550 to me. I also realized after using it, I think I'd prefer the XL size after all. So I'll wait 3-6 months and hopefully the price will come down a bit and the OS and apps will be just that much better.
Based on all of the comments about the lack of good design, I was expecting the worst. But I rather liked the simplicity and really liked the design. Even the camera washer was not bad in person.
I've been using my 920 with Windows 10 for as long as it's been available, so I was aware of the UI changes. In fact there is a lot I really like in 10 over 8.1. I'm ok with the OS being a little unfinished as I'm expecting things to get fixed in the coming months.
All of the apps I used worked except for one that required facebook connectivity. I could blame Edge (and I'd love to, because I will not use it on desktop), but people complained about a few apps needing facebook connectivity having issues. But it appears that some recent app updates to some of those have resolved the issue (one being Candy Crush - connected and synchronized fine for me on the 950).
So what is my reason for returning? The difference from my 1520 (even with the crappy screen) is simply not worth $550 to me. I also realized after using it, I think I'd prefer the XL size after all. So I'll wait 3-6 months and hopefully the price will come down a bit and the OS and apps will be just that much better.
I'm still on the fence whether I'm keeping my 950XL, also coming from a 1520. It's the hardware/firmware issues of the XL that concern me the most. 
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