Microsoft Lumia 950, Lumia 950 XL to hit India today

Zee Media Bureau

New Delhi: Lumia 950 and 950XL, the first Windows 10 smartphones from Microsoft is all set to hit Indian stores today, November 30.

Microsoft had sent out invitations for the 11:15 am program set for Monday. As per reports, the event will occur simultaneously in Delhi, Mumbai and Bangaluru.

Microsoft India Chairman Bhaskar Pramanik and Microsoft Mobile Devices Country Head Ajay Mehta are expected to be present at the launch.

Though there are no news about the exact prices of the Windows 10 smartphones, the Microsoft Lumia 950 was priced at USD 549 (Rs 35,800 approx) while the Lumia 950 XL was priced at USD 649 (Rs 42,300) during its October launch in the US.

Features of Microsoft Lumia 950:

Dual SIM

A 5.2-inch QHD (1440x2560 pixels)

ClearBlack Amoled display,

A pixel density of 564ppi featuring Corning Gorilla Glass 3.

It is powered by a hexa-core Snapdragon 808 processor clocked at 1.8GHz coupled with 3GB of RAM.

There is 32GB of inbuilt storage and is expandable up to 200GB via microSD card.

The dual-SIM dual standby device support dual Nano-SIMs and comes with USB Type-C port (USB 3.1). Backed by a 3000mAh removable battery, the handset sports a 20-megapixel rear camera with autofocus, OIS (optical image stabilisation), an f/1.9 aperture, and a triple-LED RGB flash module.

There is a 5-megapixel front-facing camera as well. It measures 145x73.2x8.2m and weighs 150 grams.

Features of Lumia 950 XL:

Dual SIM

A 5.7-inch QHD (1440x2560 pixels)

ClearBlack Amoled display with a pixel density of 518ppi.

It is powered by a 2GHz octa-core Snapdragon 810 processor coupled with 3GB of RAM.

It packs 32GB storage and is expandable via microSD card (up to 200GB).

The Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM features the same camera module from the Lumia 950 and both the devices also sport a dedicated camera button as well.

The Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM packs a large 3340mAh battery. It packs 151.9x78.4x8.1mm and weighs 165 grams. Both the Lumia 950 Dual SIM and Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM also support dual standby with Nano-SIM card support.

Both Windows 10 Mobile handsets are liquid-cooled.