Officially announced on October 6th at the same event that Microsoft unveiled the Surface Book and Surface Pro 4, the Lumia 950 long awaited successor to outdated Lumia 930. Together with it’s bigger brother the Lumia 950 XL, the Lumia 950 brings top shelf hardware parity to the Windows Phone platform. Barely a month after the bott devices were first made available to the general public in the United States, Microsoft has announced that starting today the Lumia 950 will be available in Kenya from their partner, Midcom.
Some of the key features of the Lumia 950 are:
- Support for Continuum
- Windows Hello Iris Recognition
- Snapdragon 808 with 3GB Ram
- Latest Generation Lumia Camera
- 5inch WQHD screen
The Lumia 950 is now available in Kenya for KES 67,000 (inclusive of VAT and taxes).
Specifications
| Operating System | Windows 10 |
| Dimensions | 145mm x 73.2mm x 8.2mm (HxWxT) |
| Weight | 150g |
| Material | Polycarbonate |
| Colors | White, Black (Exchangeable back cover ) |
| Operating keys | Volume keys, Camera key, Power/Lock key |
| Display | |
| Display size | 5.2″ |
| Display resolution | WQHD (2560 x 1440) / 564 ppi |
| Display technology: | AMOLED with ClearBlack |
| Display features: | Orientation sensor, Glance Screeen, Sunlight readability enhancements, Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3, Easy to clean, High brightness mode, Lumia Color profile, Wide viewing angle, Automatic brightness control |
| Touch screen technology: | Capacitive multipoint-touch |
| Processor & Memory | |
| Mass memory1: | 32 GB |
| RAM: | 3 GB |
| Expandable Memory | MicroSD (upto 200 GB) |
| Sensors | Ambient light sensor, Accelerometer, Proximity sensor, Barometer, Gyroscope, Magnetometer, SensorCore |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 (Hexa Core) 1800 MHz |
| Battery | |
| Battery capacity: | 3000 mAh (replaceble) |
| Battery voltage: | 3.85 V |
| Charging3: | Built-in wireless charging (Qi, PMA), Fast charging |
| Maximum standby time: | 11 days |
| Maximum talk time (3G) | 13 h |
| Maximum music playback time | 67 h |
| Maximum Wi-Fi network browsing time: | 8.1 h |
| Maximum video playback time | 6.3 h |
| Connectivity | |
| SIM card type: | Dual Nano SIM |
| AV connectors: | 3.5 mm stereo headset connector, DisplayPort over USB-C |
| Charging connectors | USB-C |
| USB: | USB 3.1, USB Dual Role Port (Gen1) |
| Bluetooth: | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| NFC: | Pairing, Secure NFC for payment, Sharing, Tagging |
| Wi-Fi | WLAN IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, MIMO, Wi-Fi cal |
| Wi-Fi hotspot | Up to 8 Wi-Fi-enabled devices |
| Other wireless connectivity | Screen projection |
| Cellular Connectivity | |
| GSM network | 850 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 1900 MHz |
| GSM max data speed | DL: EGPRS 236.8 kbps , UL: EGPRS 118.4 kbps |
| WCDMA network | Band 1 (2100 MHz), Band 2 (1900 MHz), Band 4 (1700/2100 MHz), Band 5 (850 MHz), Band 8 (900 MHz) |
| WCDMA max data speed | DL: 42.2 Mbps (Cat 24), UL: 5.76 Mbps (Cat 6) |
| LTE FDD network: | 2100 MHz, 1900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 1700/2100 MHz, 850MHz, 2600 MHz, 900MHz, 800MHz, 700 MHz) |
| LTE max data speed | DL: 450 Mbps (Cat 9) , 50 Mbps (Cat 6) |
| Location technologies | A-GLONASS, A-GPS, Barometer, Cellular and Wi-Fi network positioning, Sensor enhanced positioning, Gyroscope |
| Main camera | |
| Main camera: | 20.0 MP, with Carl Zeiss 6-lens optics |
| Main camera focus type: | Auto focus with two-stage capture key |
| Stabilization: | Optical image stabilization |
| Sensor size: | 1/2.4 inch |
| Main camera f-number/aperture: | f/1.9 |
| Camera focal length: | 26 mm |
| Flash type: | Triple LED Natural flash |
| Camera features: | Backside-illuminated image sensor, PureView, True 16:9 sensor, Fast Focus, High resolution zoom |
| Video resolution | 4K (Ultra HD, 3840 x 2160 |
| Camera video frame rate: | 30, 60, 120 fps |
| Video recording features: | Video zoom, Optical image stabilization, Continuous autofocus, Video light, Lumia Rich Recording with four microphones |
| Front-facing camera | |
| Front camera: | 5 MP wide angle |
| Front camera f-number/aperture: | f/2.4 |
| Front camera video resolution: | 1080p (Full HD, 1920 x 1080) |
| Audio | |
| Audio recording features: | Lumia Rich Recording with four microphones |
| Noise cancellation | Multi-microphone uplink noise cancellation |
| What’s in the box | |
| Contents | Microsoft Lumia 950, Quick Start Guide, Battery, Charger, USB-C cable |
Continuum
The Lumia 950 also touts the Continuum feature that Microsoft is banking on to transform the way we use smartphones to improve productivity.
Connect your Lumia 950 to a Microsoft Display Dock and use it with an external monitor, a keyboard, and a mouse. Office apps and Outlook scale up to create a big screen-optimized work environment that makes you more productive. It’s a PC-like experience that’s powered by your phone.
