Leaked Slides Confirm Specs For Microsoft’s Windows 10 Mobile Lumia 950, 950 XL Flagships
When its comes to smartphone operating systems, there’s Android, iOS, and everyone else. BlackBerry had hoped to regain prominence in the smartphone market with its Blackberry 10 operating system, but those plans have faltered. The company has instead chosen to embrace Android for its upcoming Priv flagship slider smartphone.
Microsoft, also once a pretty big player in the smartphone game, is also looking to makeup for lost ground with its new Windows 10 Mobile operating system. Leading the charge for the Redmond, Washington-based tech giant will be the Lumia 950 and 950 XL flagship smartphones. We’ve seen plenty of leaks over the past few months including renders, actual pictures of prototype devices and presumed specs. But today, leaked slides have confirmed the specs that we’ve known for quite some time.
Lumia 950 XL
The leak comes courtesy of a Microsoft Mexico staff event that was held earlier this week, and specs of the the Lumia 950 and 950 XL were plastered all over the big screen for audience members. The specs are as follows:
Lumia 950 XL
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor with 3GB RAM
- 5.7-inch QHD display
- 32GB internal storage
- 20MP PureView camera with optical image stabilization (OIS) and triple LED flash
- 5MP front-facing camera
- 3300 mAh battery
- USB-C connectivity
Lumia 950
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor
- 5.2-inch QHD display
- 3GB RAM
- 32GB internal storage
- 20MP PureView camera with OIS and dual LED flash
- 5MP front-facing camera
- 3000 mAh battery
- USB-C connectivity
In addition to the confirmed specs for the two Windows 10 Mobile smartphones, the Microsoft Display Dock was also revealed. The dock works with Continuum support built into Lumia 950 and 950 XL. The dock support mouse and keyboard input and when hooked up to an external display turns the smartphones into pretty close approximation of a miniature Windows 10 PC.
