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Microsoft Lumia 950 priced at Rs 43,699 and 950 XL priced at Rs 49,399 in India were launched today officially – both the smartphones are based on Windows 10 Operating System. The smartphones will be made available on sale starting December 11, 2015. Here is all you wanted to know about the smartphones' features, specifications, availability and more in 10 points:
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1. Both Microsoft Lumia 950 and 950 XL can be pre-booked starting today at Microsoft Priority Resellers, Microsoft Store on Amazon.in and retail chains of Croma, Reliance and Sangeetha.
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2. Both Microsoft Lumia 950 and 950 XL are packed with new features like Cortana and Microsoft Edge. The new Windows OS is an attempt from Microsoft to lure back consumers who gave up on Windows for mobile devices.
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3. Microsoft Lumia 950 and 950 XL handsets come loaded with the ‘Continuum’ feature which when connected to a supported Display Dock beams all the apps to a larger screen. The dock has been priced at Rs 5,999, but will be free for initial buyers.
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4. On the launch of Microsoft Lumia 950 and 950 XL, Microsoft India Chairman Bhaskar Pramanik said, “With the launch of Windows 10, we have ushered in an era of more personal computing which is all about interacting more easily, more naturally and more securely in a mobile-first, cloud-first world”.
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5. While Microsoft Lumia 950 sports a 5.2-inch AMOLED display, the Lumia 950 XL features a larger 5.7-inch IPS display.
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6. Both Microsoft Lumia 950 and 950 XL feature a 20MP PureView rear camera with triple LED flash and a front camera of 5MP with wide angle lens.
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7. Microsoft Lumia 950 battery is of 3,000mAh, whereas Lumia 950XL battery is slightly bigger at 3,340mAh.
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8. The Lumia 950 has 1.8HHz Snapdragon hexa-core processor, 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage (supports 200 GB expandable storage).
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9. Microsoft Lumia 950 XL will feature liquid cooling technology to dissipate the heat.
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10. As far as the size and weight of the two smartphones goes, very important to see whether they will fit in pocket or not, then the Lumia 950 height comes in at 145 mm, width at 73.2 mm, thickness 4: 8.2 mm and weight 150 gms; the Lumia 950 XL height is 151.9 mm, width is 78.4 mm, thickness is 4: 8.1 mm, and weight 165 gms.
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