My Nokia Lumia was definitely the most beautiful phone I had. It stayed with me for more than two years. I was the only guy in our class (possibly the whole batch) who had a windows phone and was constantly haggled by my friends to shift to android. It didn't have many apps, but it had all the apps I needed. I used to joke with my friends who would check it out and call it as the no-fun phone since it was Spartan. Not many exciting games or out of the ordinary apps. It was reliable though, very fast, easy to use, and durable. I could go on using my phone listening to music, watching videos, or surfing on the net without bothering to charge in between for the whole day and even the next day. Sadly I lost the phone and since Windows Phones were already pulled out of my country by the time I had to buy a new one I was forced to buy an Android. I am satisfied with android, but there is something about that easy swipe and those tiles that Windows 8 had which just lightens you up.
I totally agree, and seeing those tiles again is actually a little upsetting they were the best, and then I saw some theme creater for iPhone make something that looks spectacularly like windows phone and it's made them rich
@@avatarspirit57 yeah from Windows phone 7 to 8 and then windows 10 phone never liked it called that but they were the best. Sadly at that time the whole of Microsoft had issues I believe in the sence look at the original Xbox one just as badly managed as Windows phone was. If the surface team and the Xbox team of today were around back then, not only would the original Xbox one have been a great upgrade from the 360 but windows phone would also still be around, especially with Phil Spencer and the whole cross platform and interconnetability
@Dhruv I agree. That's why I stopped using google products. They did everything possible to kill this OS. They refused to make a CZcams app and even removed one that Microsoft had created.
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Yes, my last on lasted 7 yrs.Felt bereft without it and I didn t know you could still buy them online so i bought a different one, a Samsung, and just couldn t adapt.Then I took a chance and bought a refurbished one online ,and went on contract with tesco mobile with it,it lasted 4 yrs. Finally now in feb 2022 i ve just ordered a Lumia 950.Looking forward to it arriving!!
I just wish that they bring back windows phone. Not as a flagship or flagship killers and all. Just a windows phone for enthusiasts. Im still using Lumia 950xl😍
Did you see the settings were complicated? Windows settings are a total breath of fresh air. On the iPhone setting things up is a nightmare, not on WP.
Well, you are probably right but it took me 5 minutes to find the windows hello settings and the search bar wasn’t helping at all. I am not a smart guy after all. The settings are looking clean though. In comparison Apple’s settings getting worse and worse the more features they are putting into the iPhones but at least the pull-down search is really fast and helpful.
@@TheIdeaofTechnology Yes, somehow search does not work in Windows settings (does not work on a PC too). But the tree structure is very straightforward. Also they keep app-settings where they belong, in the apps, whereas with iOS those settings are all added to the main settings. Why do I need to leave the camera app to change a resolution or framerate?
@@TheIdeaofTechnology Cortana and Hello have been deprecated on Windows 10 Mobile. Don't confuse the dying functionality of the OS today with what it was 3 years ago.
WP is absolutely good than android or ios. Is smooth until is dead, 5 year running without slowing down on casual usage. Is different with android, which slowing down overtime just for casual usage. I miss them, and hope windows arm will succeed.
If Microsoft releases new windows phones at a decent price with decent features like good camera, replaceable battery and HEADPHONE JACK , I think it’ll become popular. I’d be in line to get one right away , wish I would have got one when they were around, they sound and look awesome. I think business would really benefit from this phone especially now , it’s 1000x better than blackberry. Also... this channel is great , such descriptive and well made videos, this is this first video I watched and I am hooked ! I subbed !
Thanks for your comment and sub. You are right. If Microsoft would focus on the enduser voice and the features so many want they could bring back a really great phone.
I still miss the windows phone 😭 I had lumia 640xl But there were no apps. Devs were working only for Android and IOS. I want Windows phone back. UI was better than ios and StockAndroid.
With so few users, devs never wanted to invest time and money for the few Windows phone users. There were few users because of Microsoft's lack of marketing and promoting the device. Many people didn't even know it existed.
I thought one of the great things about this phone was the daylight visibility. The high contrast made it so easy to read in full sunlight. The camera was and still is one of the best there was.
Lumia Phones It is a beautiful story and it stays in my memory from the experience of the Lumia 950 XL. It is the best and best phone I have bought in my life and still I have it and I still use it, but I was shocked when Microsoft announced that it will stop support for phones and stop some applications such as WhatsApp and Instagram. That didn't stop me.I still use it and enjoy its great photography
I ditched Android for Windows Phone back in July 2016 with the Nokia Lumia 830. Upgraded to a Lumia 950 XL in October 2018 and a Lumia 950 in September 2020 and I still love using Windows Phone as my daily driver to this day. Sure that the OS has died and a lot of popular apps aren't available on Microsoft Store, but I have everything that I need for my daily use and that is more than good enough for me. Plus, the 20MP PureView camera can still challenge todays' software-focused smartphones.
I have been using this phone for 5 years and it still works. The battery works like new. It dropped many times and there was nothing to it. When I use it for a long time, it does not overheat like other phones. the phone is perfect compared to any newer phones from 2020. Too bad they stopped production.
I still love my Lumia 950XL and Windows 10 Mobile! It stills ahead of Android lots & lots of years! Even on smartphone definitions. Android did not catch and apply many options used on Windows Mobile. And I miss a lot this mobile phone!
@@RedSollySam Yes! Had to buy another battery, but it sitll works. A lovelly photo & video Machine, a good MS Office worker and Outlook email. Twitter & LinkedIn works too. Sincerly, I have to spend some time, trying apps to see, what doesn't and what does work. Movies (when uploaded to SDCard) work great and mp3 too. And something amazing, that Android doesn't doo. The Real syncing between Smartphone and Cloud. Windows 10 Mobile does a very good work with onedrive. Even Saving Wifi networks definitions. If I would on MSFT, I would absolutely reborn windows 10 on mobile phones.
These phones were so good.. A lot of different models to choose from. If only more apps would have been released. I really wish windows wouldn't have gave up on this project. (Also I thought the same thing as I watching your video. This looks so much like iOS14! The app library etc..)
I just noticed Cortana doesn't work on my Lumia 640 anymore. You can't ask about the weather, you can't ask the time etc... She responds with "Sorry, Cortana is no longer supported on Windows Phone, but I can still help you on your PC." Oh well, it still looks nice sitting on my desk.
THANKYOU!!I m taking a chance and buying a good as new windows 950 phone because I ve been using the smaller ones for 8 yrs now and I love them! I ve tried a couple of other phones and I find them boring and unimaginative and lacking innovation.People are nearly always outraged when I say I m using a Windows phone,especially the staff in phone shops.They say"There are no Windows phones now" And I reply"Yes, there are and I m using one."(!)
I had a Nokia Lumia 520 for a mong time. I remember installing the first preview of Windows 10 Mobile on it, and 2 days after i broke it I went on a Microsoft Lumia 535 but stayed on Windows Phone 8.1, and i was in love with the OS, but the lack of developing was annoying. But thanks to Rudy Huyn, the creator of the 6 apps (6insta, 6snap...), it was enjoyable, until Snap forbid his app. But i broke that phone too, and went on Android.. So i never got to really use Windows 10 Mobile, but i remember that Microsoft had a preview of Windows 10 mobile that could run Android, but it got removed on final version...
The cortana integration was great. I loved being able to sit in my car and tell her to play a song or an album that was on my device. Google just tries to open CZcams lol.
@@Music.Studio22 I had many nokia Lumia phones.. last one was lumia 640 XL. Even I wanted to continue with that phone but Microsoft drops it support. Now I m using Nokia 7 plus and Nokia 7.2. but I must say Nokia Lumia series was truly classic... Even my Lumia 520 was much better. 😭 950 XL was very very expensive...
I bought one with 50$ new I'm using it as a second phone and I'm in love with it I've always been a fan of win phone os, but with 950, it's looks much cooler And oh man, the camera, best I ever had or seen personal physically 3 gb Ram, 32 gb storage, 20 mb camera better than the today 100 mb camera today, perfect phone if Microsoft didn't shut down the os I use telegram on it and others app, I have to many games and apps in my account that doesn't exist anymore in the store without my account I wouldn't love the windows phone today
This video made me take my old loved Lumia 950 and power it on. It's still amazing phone compared to any Android phone I had. I wish Windows Phone is back :-(
I had lumia 435 in the high school days... The best thing i remember was upgrading to Windows 10 and being able to come back to 8.1 version. Cute phone with amazing system without any lags, even when they cut off facebook apps from store in june 2016 i wasn't mad
That OS way back in 2011 was ahead of its time. They should have paid the app developers to build apps for them because Microsoft had ton of money to support the developers during their nascent stage.
I now use the Pixel 3 XL. But my Lumia 950 XL is never too far from reach 😂. I keep it as a secondary phone, I even managed to dual boot it with windows 10 on ARM.
@@NarinderxBali Honestly, It's not all that useful I find. The battery lasts less than an hour, the battery usage is so high that even plugged in it will take a while to charge up. The performance is OK, just a bit slower than 10 mobile. I couldn't get the new Microsoft Edge to work, Bluetooth works but audio devices don't. My opinion is that it's a lot of work to install, but not a lot of reward.
Hi! The phone has a quick button on the camera when you press it - opens the photo mode, but you can configure the button to press and record the video immediately!?
Ah the days on the windows phone.... I do miss them dearly. I still have my Lumia 1020 Yellow of course, my Lumia 950 XL, I believe also a Lumia 920 after my old Lumia 800 gave up the ghost. I also had an HTC Titan which sadly was the worst of them all, gorgeous phone but so many dead pixels from day one and on so many when I went to get it replaced. I ended up getting the Black Lumia 800 as the replacement, which I luckily was also able to claim the free £200 Monster headphones which I also still have and love! Although the fake leather bit had come off of the ear cushions 😔. But truly truly miss windows phone 7 and what became windows 10 phone I believe which doesn't sound so great personally.
I hope Windows Phone comes back. But this time they give their users more customization options like installing launchers etc. And they care feedbacks from their customers
It's a shame that the Windows Phone failed. It was a really great phone, way ahead of it's time. Probably failed due to lack of marketing and stores not having it on display, and the few that did had them in a back corner. Wasn't enough users for app developers to be willing to take the time to develop apps for it. One thing not mentioned in this video was the ability to connect USB devices. I had a USB hub that I plugged into mine, and everything I've plugged into it from external hard drives, printers, disc drives, game controllers, typing keyboards, midi keyboard worked with FL Studio, and even a mouse worked. Actually still a decent phone to use today for basic use, especially for people who don't like having 50+ apps installed.
I am still using my Lumia 950 XL as my daily driver till today... the only real bummer is WhatsApp, but I just switch to telegram and skype and threema (as long as it was possible) and it still works pretty good. Yes sometimes I have to jump through some loops and I might have to switch some day in future, but till now - it pretty much is still pretty cool ;). But yes I have to admit... you really have to love it.
They won't. Microsoft has moved onto making an Android flagship folding phone. www.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/devices/surface-duo?activetab=overview&&ef_id=Cj0KCQjwy8f6BRC7ARIsAPIXOjimSr3Q4FcyCNOQP3ccYMcGPvQ5OJG_iu6_mbmEJrmRB0myZtJB96UaAjEXEALw_wcB:G:s&s_kwcid=AL!4249!3!455586421838!b!!g!!%2Bmicrosoft%20%2Bphone&ef_id=Cj0KCQjwy8f6BRC7ARIsAPIXOjimSr3Q4FcyCNOQP3ccYMcGPvQ5OJG_iu6_mbmEJrmRB0myZtJB96UaAjEXEALw_wcB:G:s&OCID=AID2100839_SEM_Cj0KCQjwy8f6BRC7ARIsAPIXOjimSr3Q4FcyCNOQP3ccYMcGPvQ5OJG_iu6_mbmEJrmRB0myZtJB96UaAjEXEALw_wcB:G:s
It really is a shame that MS decided to let it go. Far ahead of its time and featuring very powerful hardware as well as useable software. Some of my friends were using it "back in the day" ;) I was blown away by the speed and the camera quality. At that time I used a Lumia 630 - due to certain circumstances and a very attractive price tag of 57 € - and I was trying to decide whether to get the 950 or the 950xl when Microsoft announced the discontinuation of the series. I was very disappointed to say the least and had a hard time choosing an alternative. The lifestyle solutions produced by apple were (and are) no alternative for me. So I chose Android and Sony and ended up feeling quite at home, but I still miss a lot of things about the Lumia series...
Had to dust off my HTC One X Windows phone when my iPhone 7 Plus finally died. Still a great product. Will be my phone until my new iPhone arrives in a few days. Nostalgia mode activated.
I hated moving on from my Lumia 950XL such an amazing phone. I still have mine with a display dock and am so tempted to take a giant leap backwards to it. When my banking app for it stopped being supported it was a pain but I used edge for a while then eventually I couldn't access my online banking with edge either and at that point I figured I better move on. When you can't do the basic stuff we all use our devices for it just isn't worth it to cling to the old tech. Just can't bring myself to get rid of it yet though. Honestly kind of tempted to see if I can dock it and stream Geforce Now through it and some of the other streaming services just for fun. Thanks for the video!
Thank you so much for this video, it was really spot on with my nostalgia! I loved Windows Phone and Windows Mobile and seriously hope we can get it back. Maybe support for Android apps would help solve the app issue...
Way back when, I used Windows Phone 7 on an LG, even the guy at the phone store used one and I was so excited. It was basically a continuous car crash with an overly optimistic fan base, largely as Google feared it and Microsoft made 9999 poor decisions - from the WP8 upgrade destroying the tiny app ecosystem to forcing everyone to use IE as their web browser. As with everything WP, it ended with monumental expectation and a complete implosion. Edge was switching to Chromium, we had Windows 10 coming, even apk support. Running android apps on my phone felt like we'd finally made it. Considering the $$$ spent, killing Nokia in the process, and the poor uptake, I think Satya made the right choice to can it and now Microsoft is finally challenging Amazon's monopoly on cloud, and we have open source even Linux software being created by MS which was unthinkable. But I miss this. I only left for Android to use Apple Music after Microsoft canned apk support, and now PWAs are everywhere - I use the apple music web app in Edge on my PC - it feels like if WP held on even just a year more, it could have been so different. Rip Windows Phone, there are few products with such a tragic history or loyal fanbase.
If only facebook, messenger, instagram and whatsapp continued working I could still be using windows phone till now (lumia 950xl). Heck battery was OK. Map was usable without wifi. Edge was easy to use because the browser bar was easy to reach
I loved my Windows Phone, I think we all loved our Windows phones. I was never bothered about the lack of apps, but, a few key apps being pulled like Whatsapp, and the fact Google screwed WP making things like CZcams unplayable meant it was difficult to dedicate long term loyalty to WP, I use Android now and I hate it, but it is convenient.
Well I used Lumia 640 LTE as main phone from 2016 until early 2020 when it's battery died because of over heating. At the same time I also used Motorola Moto G 2012 only as my secondary device it also died because of over heating. Luckily I still have it today so if I want to I can restore it but only for making phone call, sms, email, editing Word file and for listening to music. So sad Windows Phone died as a platform I really love it and still does to this day.
nokia lumia 730 was a beast phone hands down. and the fantasia painter application was insanely the best app i ever used till this day. i haven't found any app similar to fantasia painter.
When I was kid this is my dream phone. Last year I decided to buy a used Lumia 950 XL. The motherboard dead after 1 hour 😂. So next week a bought a Lumia 950 with Microsoft Continuum. When I first turned it on the screen fully burned in. The Continuum's cable broken. The phone have a no name batter which is overheating. After all of these bad thing I decided to buy an official working battery. It's died after 6 months...
That's the reason why they got kicked out of the market. Nobody liked it. My lumia 820 got repaired 7 times in 9 months after purchase. My sister's lumia 530 started giving problem in just 6-7 months
@@MatijaBozanic I think 🤔 it was my bad luck that I got a faulty product. And the reason that I hate Nokia soo much is because when I filed a case against Nokia in consumer forum (India) I didn't get a justice. I can clearly see the defect in lumin with my naked eyes. There is a gap in between screen and body. My ask to Nokia was replace it if you cant repair it.
Since I got a Lumia as my first smartphone I really liked the home screen of these devices. I mean you didn't get app icons on the home screen instead only widgets which flipped with live information. Android still can't do that I guess. App store sucked tho.
I absolutely despise android and iphones. I find them boring and predictable. I have a lumia 830 which i adore. The Os is as smooth as anything. It's such a shame that windows phones are no longer supported!!
I've hated iphone and android, ever since they came out... Had one android phone, and it was a cludgie piece of shit... apple is such an evil company, I'd never spend a nickel of my money, or even take a free one... EVIL !!!
I'm still using my Lumia 950 and will until it completely fails. It is comparatively so much better than anything out there other than a modern flagship; but they don't have removeable batteries or Windows OS, so I'm sticking with it until the bitter end. But then, I also said that about my Tungsten W, Treo 600 and Palm Pre, lolz.....
i have lumia 520 til now,rubber buttons are ripped/torned but the OS is smooth as butter no LAG!! as in no LAG! for a 512mb ram..even the memory is full still managed to be smooth..for me i think windows phone is the smoothest and unique style and easy to use OS ever built in a phone..
I still don't understand why Microsoft doesn't insist on a machine similar to the Nokia Lumia 950 XL (I have one of my own). But, already in 2023, together with the current hardware, it should add something that many of us who know a little about computing: software similar to ARM Windows, which would allow us -without complications- to have a dual start. Thus, we could read "exe" files, and even program. It would be finely a pocket computer, and cell Phone. Hopefully this idea will be implemented by Microsoft. Good video.
I've had mine since it was new, love it, and dread the day it dies... HOT TIP...If you turn off roaming, your battery life will fall in the toilet... If yours already dropped off, make sure Roaming is ON 😉 It's the only phone I use... I've got 2 other Lumias on the shelf... One thing no one seems to mention is the hands free texting when paired with your car audio ??? !!!
Es más, estoy considerando tener uno y convertirlo en mi segundo equipo, tiene buenas especificaciones y para mi es suficiente si Telegram trabaja, el resto es añadido, qué opinas?
R u guys facing any battery draining problem? I bought 950 few days ago at a price of 50 dollar bt the battery is really bad. Standby time is ok bt whenver i use it as a wifi hotspot and click some pictures the battery is lasted for like 2 hours
@@mikevanvolkenburgh5348 bt i have checked this issue on google and plethora or users are facing this kinda issue and my phone gets heatup as well in just 10 to 15 minutes of use
Great review thanks 😊 I've just bought the Nokia lumia 930 just for the camera really, for £20 pound it is worth it i hope. Update. Sold my Nokia lumia 930 for £45 pounds and bought a microsoft lumia 950 for £30 pounds, got a bargain 👍 😀
Size of the phone is cool, camera is ok depending on light conditions - in full sun you'll get good effect in general. CPU and 3GB of RAM should be good here but the performance is very very poor. Older lumia 1520 or 1320 with Win8.1 with lower specs work definitely much better
My daily driver is still the 950. But it is time to move on because Edge isn't displaying many web pages correctly, also ATT alerted me that they will be cutting me off December 2021. So I'll be moving to a Galaxy S10e soon mainly because it is similar in size and weight to the Lumia 950, also it has a 3.5 headphone jack. I have used Androids before, but it will be strange to no longer be using Windows Phone. I've been with the Windows Phone since 2012.
You won't be to far off. Not sure if the s10E has it. But most Note and S series have similar to Continuum called Dex. Besides the phones normal UI based Android. Dex basically gives you a Windows-like UI of Android OS. So it'll feel almost similar to Windows Contiuum, Expect Android.
The world wasn't ready for this operating system, it was ahead of its time.
I will miss it forever :(
My Nokia Lumia was definitely the most beautiful phone I had. It stayed with me for more than two years. I was the only guy in our class (possibly the whole batch) who had a windows phone and was constantly haggled by my friends to shift to android. It didn't have many apps, but it had all the apps I needed. I used to joke with my friends who would check it out and call it as the no-fun phone since it was Spartan. Not many exciting games or out of the ordinary apps. It was reliable though, very fast, easy to use, and durable. I could go on using my phone listening to music, watching videos, or surfing on the net without bothering to charge in between for the whole day and even the next day. Sadly I lost the phone and since Windows Phones were already pulled out of my country by the time I had to buy a new one I was forced to buy an Android.
I am satisfied with android, but there is something about that easy swipe and those tiles that Windows 8 had which just lightens you up.
I totally agree, and seeing those tiles again is actually a little upsetting they were the best, and then I saw some theme creater for iPhone make something that looks spectacularly like windows phone and it's made them rich
@@avatarspirit57 yeah from Windows phone 7 to 8 and then windows 10 phone never liked it called that but they were the best. Sadly at that time the whole of Microsoft had issues I believe in the sence look at the original Xbox one just as badly managed as Windows phone was.
If the surface team and the Xbox team of today were around back then, not only would the original Xbox one have been a great upgrade from the 360 but windows phone would also still be around, especially with Phil Spencer and the whole cross platform and interconnetability
@@NonStick872 Sadly that's how it works, the most popular isn't the best always : /
@@NonStick872 I actually shifted my Android Home App with something that looked like the Live Tiles of Windows phone.
The only thing wrong with Lumia WP is that they stopped making them. Still mad at MS for dropping such a great product
Dude, nobody was buying them, no need to be mad. It's the MS that should've push on with marketing.
@Dhruv I agree. That's why I stopped using google products. They did everything possible to kill this OS. They refused to make a CZcams app and even removed one that Microsoft had created.
Microsoft have a new phone
@@Ananasij It's not really a phone
@@piotrmazek540 It runs off Android which is the issue, they're forced to suck off Google so the Surface Duo doesn't get killed.
I miss windows mobile 😢
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I have two 🥺 but now i can't download anything
Even company not supporting Phone
I have it do you want to buy ?
@@g9170 yes
Windows phone was a masterpiece
The Lumia brand was really innovative: Qi charging, iris scan, big Mpx cameras, Windows hello, quick charge...
I still have a lumia 6 years old. Sometimes I look at it and it gives me goosebumps.
@@ObaidulHasan isn't window phone dead
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Yes, my last on lasted 7 yrs.Felt bereft without it and I didn t know you could still buy them online so i bought a different one, a Samsung, and just couldn t adapt.Then I took a chance and bought a refurbished one online ,and went on contract with tesco mobile with it,it lasted 4 yrs. Finally now in feb 2022 i ve just ordered a Lumia 950.Looking forward to it arriving!!
Maybe it's the nostalgia talking, but I loved the sleek minimalist tiles design of the Windows mobile OS
Not nostalgia, windows phone was beautiful
Yes I do too. I just can t adapt to any other phone so I ve carried on using them, they re alomost like my best freind by my side.
I just wish that they bring back windows phone. Not as a flagship or flagship killers and all. Just a windows phone for enthusiasts. Im still using Lumia 950xl😍
Are you still using it?
@@aiapps7852 yes...
My dad once had a Samsung Ativ S Windows Phone. It was a great phone while it lasted. R.I.P. Windows Phone. You are missed 😭
I really enjoyed using a WP as long as I had it.. Top notch Hardware and software... I would definitely buy if they restore the app support ...
Did you see the settings were complicated? Windows settings are a total breath of fresh air. On the iPhone setting things up is a nightmare, not on WP.
Well, you are probably right but it took me 5 minutes to find the windows hello settings and the search bar wasn’t helping at all. I am not a smart guy after all. The settings are looking clean though. In comparison Apple’s settings getting worse and worse the more features they are putting into the iPhones but at least the pull-down search is really fast and helpful.
@@TheIdeaofTechnology Yes, somehow search does not work in Windows settings (does not work on a PC too). But the tree structure is very straightforward. Also they keep app-settings where they belong, in the apps, whereas with iOS those settings are all added to the main settings. Why do I need to leave the camera app to change a resolution or framerate?
@@2kBofFun These are exactly the same things that annoy me quite a lot. I want to change settings within the apps.
@@TheIdeaofTechnology ye you just wanna search for something but it doesn't work so you have to go through the entire app to find this one setting 🥵😡
@@TheIdeaofTechnology Cortana and Hello have been deprecated on Windows 10 Mobile. Don't confuse the dying functionality of the OS today with what it was 3 years ago.
WP is absolutely good than android or ios. Is smooth until is dead, 5 year running without slowing down on casual usage. Is different with android, which slowing down overtime just for casual usage. I miss them, and hope windows arm will succeed.
I am currently using Lumia 950 XL. I love Windows phones. 😚❤
pls, write to me about your experiencia about it (950XL), some recommendationes mayne? i would like to use it as my secondary phone, what do u think?
If Microsoft releases new windows phones at a decent price with decent features like good camera, replaceable battery and HEADPHONE JACK , I think it’ll become popular. I’d be in line to get one right away , wish I would have got one when they were around, they sound and look awesome. I think business would really benefit from this phone especially now , it’s 1000x better than blackberry.
Also... this channel is great , such descriptive and well made videos, this is this first video I watched and I am hooked !
I subbed !
Thanks for your comment and sub. You are right. If Microsoft would focus on the enduser voice and the features so many want they could bring back a really great phone.
I still miss the windows phone 😭
I had lumia 640xl
But there were no apps.
Devs were working only for Android and IOS.
I want Windows phone back.
UI was better than ios and StockAndroid.
S. I too have 640xl. I love it. Is there any chance to come back?
With so few users, devs never wanted to invest time and money for the few Windows phone users. There were few users because of Microsoft's lack of marketing and promoting the device. Many people didn't even know it existed.
I thought one of the great things about this phone was the daylight visibility. The high contrast made it so easy to read in full sunlight. The camera was and still is one of the best there was.
Correct, yes, superb camera and versatile.
Lumia Phones It is a beautiful story and it stays in my memory from the experience of the Lumia 950 XL. It is the best and best phone I have bought in my life and still I have it and I still use it, but I was shocked when Microsoft announced that it will stop support for phones and stop some applications such as WhatsApp and Instagram. That didn't stop me.I still use it and enjoy its great photography
I ditched Android for Windows Phone back in July 2016 with the Nokia Lumia 830. Upgraded to a Lumia 950 XL in October 2018 and a Lumia 950 in September 2020 and I still love using Windows Phone as my daily driver to this day. Sure that the OS has died and a lot of popular apps aren't available on Microsoft Store, but I have everything that I need for my daily use and that is more than good enough for me. Plus, the 20MP PureView camera can still challenge todays' software-focused smartphones.
Still using it and loving it in 2021!
I have been using this phone for 5 years and it still works. The battery works like new. It dropped many times and there was nothing to it. When I use it for a long time, it does not overheat like other phones. the phone is perfect compared to any newer phones from 2020. Too bad they stopped production.
I loved windows phones.
Microsoft should start them again but with better apps and encouraging more developers to make apps for them
Beautiful channel, you deserve more subscribers!
Wow, thank you!
You deserve WAY more subs. This is the first vid I've watched, and I'm defo subscribing to see more. Great video!
Thanks for your comment. I really appreciate that you leave something positive here.
@@TheIdeaofTechnology it's clear you put so much effort in to your videos, keep at it you'll get really popular in no time :)
I still love my Lumia 950XL and Windows 10 Mobile! It stills ahead of Android lots & lots of years! Even on smartphone definitions. Android did not catch and apply many options used on Windows Mobile. And I miss a lot this mobile phone!
do you still use???
@@RedSollySam Yes! Had to buy another battery, but it sitll works. A lovelly photo & video Machine, a good MS Office worker and Outlook email. Twitter & LinkedIn works too. Sincerly, I have to spend some time, trying apps to see, what doesn't and what does work. Movies (when uploaded to SDCard) work great and mp3 too. And something amazing, that Android doesn't doo. The Real syncing between Smartphone and Cloud. Windows 10 Mobile does a very good work with onedrive. Even Saving Wifi networks definitions. If I would on MSFT, I would absolutely reborn windows 10 on mobile phones.
These phones were so good.. A lot of different models to choose from. If only more apps would have been released. I really wish windows wouldn't have gave up on this project. (Also I thought the same thing as I watching your video. This looks so much like iOS14! The app library etc..)
I just noticed Cortana doesn't work on my Lumia 640 anymore. You can't ask about the weather, you can't ask the time etc... She responds with "Sorry, Cortana is no longer supported on Windows Phone, but I can still help you on your PC." Oh well, it still looks nice sitting on my desk.
This was the best phone I ever owned. I've had iPhones and Androids but the 950XL was amazing.
To be honest, tge the way you review products is very professional.. It's like you already have millions subscribers.. Keep it up
Thanks. You made my day.
THANKYOU!!I m taking a chance and buying a good as new windows 950 phone because I ve been using the smaller ones for 8 yrs now and I love them! I ve tried a couple of other phones and I find them boring and unimaginative and lacking innovation.People are nearly always outraged when I say I m using a Windows phone,especially the staff in phone shops.They say"There are no Windows phones now" And I reply"Yes, there are and I m using one."(!)
I had a Nokia Lumia 520 for a mong time. I remember installing the first preview of Windows 10 Mobile on it, and 2 days after i broke it
I went on a Microsoft Lumia 535 but stayed on Windows Phone 8.1, and i was in love with the OS, but the lack of developing was annoying.
But thanks to Rudy Huyn, the creator of the 6 apps (6insta, 6snap...), it was enjoyable, until Snap forbid his app.
But i broke that phone too, and went on Android..
So i never got to really use Windows 10 Mobile, but i remember that Microsoft had a preview of Windows 10 mobile that could run Android, but it got removed on final version...
The cortana integration was great. I loved being able to sit in my car and tell her to play a song or an album that was on my device. Google just tries to open CZcams lol.
I also have Microsoft Lumia 950 Black variant still working perfectly.
How is camera now ? Still perfect?
@@KT43124 Camera is awesome, When you compare it is still better than some of the fake flagship killers smartphones.
@@Music.Studio22 I had many nokia Lumia phones.. last one was lumia 640 XL. Even I wanted to continue with that phone but Microsoft drops it support. Now I m using Nokia 7 plus and Nokia 7.2. but I must say Nokia Lumia series was truly classic... Even my Lumia 520 was much better. 😭 950 XL was very very expensive...
I have a Lumia 950 but Internet doesnt work what can it be?
@@MauricioVillegasValencia Reset your phone then try, and don't forget to take the backup of your phone data.
I bought one with 50$ new
I'm using it as a second phone and I'm in love with it
I've always been a fan of win phone os, but with 950, it's looks much cooler
And oh man, the camera, best I ever had or seen personal physically
3 gb Ram, 32 gb storage, 20 mb camera better than the today 100 mb camera today, perfect phone if Microsoft didn't shut down the os
I use telegram on it and others app, I have to many games and apps in my account that doesn't exist anymore in the store
without my account I wouldn't love the windows phone today
there is hope hahah
Only problem was the lack of apps
This video made me take my old loved Lumia 950 and power it on. It's still amazing phone compared to any Android phone I had. I wish Windows Phone is back :-(
This kills Android!
I had lumia 435 in the high school days... The best thing i remember was upgrading to Windows 10 and being able to come back to 8.1 version. Cute phone with amazing system without any lags, even when they cut off facebook apps from store in june 2016 i wasn't mad
I'm still using my Lumia 730. It works as a great alarm clock
I'm using a 540
can u provide me the os of window u are using by backing it up as i wanted to flash that rom on my android device.....pls
or can u pls suggest me anny way to get window os on my android tab having 2gb ram and 64 gb rom
That OS way back in 2011 was ahead of its time. They should have paid the app developers to build apps for them because Microsoft had ton of money to support the developers during their nascent stage.
I now use the Pixel 3 XL. But my Lumia 950 XL is never too far from reach 😂. I keep it as a secondary phone, I even managed to dual boot it with windows 10 on ARM.
@@NarinderxBali Honestly, It's not all that useful I find. The battery lasts less than an hour, the battery usage is so high that even plugged in it will take a while to charge up.
The performance is OK, just a bit slower than 10 mobile.
I couldn't get the new Microsoft Edge to work, Bluetooth works but audio devices don't.
My opinion is that it's a lot of work to install, but not a lot of reward.
OOH very good, well done!!
Still have my lumia 950 and im still using it as a secondary phone. Loved it still.
Hi! The phone has a quick button on the camera when you press it - opens the photo mode, but you can configure the button to press and record the video immediately!?
Ah the days on the windows phone.... I do miss them dearly.
I still have my Lumia 1020 Yellow of course, my Lumia 950 XL, I believe also a Lumia 920 after my old Lumia 800 gave up the ghost. I also had an HTC Titan which sadly was the worst of them all, gorgeous phone but so many dead pixels from day one and on so many when I went to get it replaced.
I ended up getting the Black Lumia 800 as the replacement, which I luckily was also able to claim the free £200 Monster headphones which I also still have and love! Although the fake leather bit had come off of the ear cushions 😔.
But truly truly miss windows phone 7 and what became windows 10 phone I believe which doesn't sound so great personally.
I hope Windows Phone comes back. But this time they give their users more customization options like installing launchers etc. And they care feedbacks from their customers
Omgg, i wish they brought these back. My last one was the Lumia 550. Much better than the other brands in this price category.
It's a shame that the Windows Phone failed. It was a really great phone, way ahead of it's time. Probably failed due to lack of marketing and stores not having it on display, and the few that did had them in a back corner. Wasn't enough users for app developers to be willing to take the time to develop apps for it. One thing not mentioned in this video was the ability to connect USB devices. I had a USB hub that I plugged into mine, and everything I've plugged into it from external hard drives, printers, disc drives, game controllers, typing keyboards, midi keyboard worked with FL Studio, and even a mouse worked. Actually still a decent phone to use today for basic use, especially for people who don't like having 50+ apps installed.
This phone was amazing. I would buy it in a heartbeat if the 2014 update still exists
I am still using my Lumia 950 XL as my daily driver till today... the only real bummer is WhatsApp, but I just switch to telegram and skype and threema (as long as it was possible) and it still works pretty good. Yes sometimes I have to jump through some loops and I might have to switch some day in future, but till now - it pretty much is still pretty cool ;).
But yes I have to admit... you really have to love it.
the 950 would be the ultimate phone if the win 10 arm could fully use the cpu, if the developers made progress, I'll add the phone to my collection
I really hope that they will bring it back one day.
They won't. Microsoft has moved onto making an Android flagship folding phone. www.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/devices/surface-duo?activetab=overview&&ef_id=Cj0KCQjwy8f6BRC7ARIsAPIXOjimSr3Q4FcyCNOQP3ccYMcGPvQ5OJG_iu6_mbmEJrmRB0myZtJB96UaAjEXEALw_wcB:G:s&s_kwcid=AL!4249!3!455586421838!b!!g!!%2Bmicrosoft%20%2Bphone&ef_id=Cj0KCQjwy8f6BRC7ARIsAPIXOjimSr3Q4FcyCNOQP3ccYMcGPvQ5OJG_iu6_mbmEJrmRB0myZtJB96UaAjEXEALw_wcB:G:s&OCID=AID2100839_SEM_Cj0KCQjwy8f6BRC7ARIsAPIXOjimSr3Q4FcyCNOQP3ccYMcGPvQ5OJG_iu6_mbmEJrmRB0myZtJB96UaAjEXEALw_wcB:G:s
@@TrentBedrock ye I know, but pls don't call it foldable as it doesn't fold.
This is just a dual screen like the ZTE Axon M or LG8X Dual screen.
@@matteoclementi I will keep hoping
Great video!!! I miss my 950 😪❤️
missing the lumia series ❤️
It really is a shame that MS decided to let it go.
Far ahead of its time and featuring very powerful hardware as well as useable software. Some of my friends were using it "back in the day" ;) I was blown away by the speed and the camera quality.
At that time I used a Lumia 630 - due to certain circumstances and a very attractive price tag of 57 € - and I was trying to decide whether to get the 950 or the 950xl when Microsoft announced the discontinuation of the series. I was very disappointed to say the least and had a hard time choosing an alternative. The lifestyle solutions produced by apple were (and are) no alternative for me. So I chose Android and Sony and ended up feeling quite at home, but I still miss a lot of things about the Lumia series...
Had to dust off my HTC One X Windows phone when my iPhone 7 Plus finally died. Still a great product. Will be my phone until my new iPhone arrives in a few days. Nostalgia mode activated.
I got 635, 650, 930 and 950 as well. All are working.
I love windows phone, but i can't find windows phone now a day,
True wp are like iPhone even if you turn on a 10 years model it will work exactly as the first time.
I hated moving on from my Lumia 950XL such an amazing phone. I still have mine with a display dock and am so tempted to take a giant leap backwards to it. When my banking app for it stopped being supported it was a pain but I used edge for a while then eventually I couldn't access my online banking with edge either and at that point I figured I better move on. When you can't do the basic stuff we all use our devices for it just isn't worth it to cling to the old tech. Just can't bring myself to get rid of it yet though. Honestly kind of tempted to see if I can dock it and stream Geforce Now through it and some of the other streaming services just for fun. Thanks for the video!
Windows Phones was Awesome 🔥
I am still missing !!
Thank you so much for this video, it was really spot on with my nostalgia!
I loved Windows Phone and Windows Mobile and seriously hope we can get it back. Maybe support for Android apps would help solve the app issue...
My lumia 550 still works :)
I love my 550. Handy and light weight. But the problem is without whatsapp.
Way back when, I used Windows Phone 7 on an LG, even the guy at the phone store used one and I was so excited. It was basically a continuous car crash with an overly optimistic fan base, largely as Google feared it and Microsoft made 9999 poor decisions - from the WP8 upgrade destroying the tiny app ecosystem to forcing everyone to use IE as their web browser. As with everything WP, it ended with monumental expectation and a complete implosion. Edge was switching to Chromium, we had Windows 10 coming, even apk support. Running android apps on my phone felt like we'd finally made it. Considering the $$$ spent, killing Nokia in the process, and the poor uptake, I think Satya made the right choice to can it and now Microsoft is finally challenging Amazon's monopoly on cloud, and we have open source even Linux software being created by MS which was unthinkable. But I miss this. I only left for Android to use Apple Music after Microsoft canned apk support, and now PWAs are everywhere - I use the apple music web app in Edge on my PC - it feels like if WP held on even just a year more, it could have been so different. Rip Windows Phone, there are few products with such a tragic history or loyal fanbase.
I wish windows phone comes back it was one of my favorite phones of all time I miss this phones the apps suck but the phone was smooth like an iPhone
I have a Lumia 640 LTE. I've updated to Win10M...to be a humble phone, it works pretty well. It's a pity WhatsApp no longer works
I use Viber now. It's really good. I just asked my friends to install it on their android phones!!
Nigel mine is working with Win 10 mobile
Nigel Don’t know. I did it a couple of months ago
windows 10 + windows phone = Perfect
If only facebook, messenger, instagram and whatsapp continued working I could still be using windows phone till now (lumia 950xl). Heck battery was OK. Map was usable without wifi. Edge was easy to use because the browser bar was easy to reach
i agreed!
I loved my Windows Phone, I think we all loved our Windows phones. I was never bothered about the lack of apps, but, a few key apps being pulled like Whatsapp, and the fact Google screwed WP making things like CZcams unplayable meant it was difficult to dedicate long term loyalty to WP, I use Android now and I hate it, but it is convenient.
could the nokia xr2 be similar?
Well I used Lumia 640 LTE as main phone from 2016 until early 2020 when it's battery died because of over heating. At the same time I also used Motorola Moto G 2012 only as my secondary device it also died because of over heating.
Luckily I still have it today so if I want to I can restore it but only for making phone call, sms, email, editing Word file and for listening to music. So sad Windows Phone died as a platform I really love it and still does to this day.
nokia lumia 730 was a beast phone hands down. and the fantasia painter application was insanely the best app i ever used till this day. i haven't found any app similar to fantasia painter.
950XL still good for Windows 10 ARM64 Desktop
using it rn and its pretty fun to experience!
With windows ARM coming it wont be long before a mobile os is ported, its a perfect chance for microsoft to make UWP good
HOPE WINDOWS PHONE WIILL COMEBACK 💪
When I was kid this is my dream phone. Last year I decided to buy a used Lumia 950 XL. The motherboard dead after 1 hour 😂. So next week a bought a Lumia 950 with Microsoft Continuum. When I first turned it on the screen fully burned in. The Continuum's cable broken. The phone have a no name batter which is overheating. After all of these bad thing I decided to buy an official working battery. It's died after 6 months...
What a story,...
@@TheIdeaofTechnology haha. Maybe he bought faulty Lumia.
That's the reason why they got kicked out of the market. Nobody liked it.
My lumia 820 got repaired 7 times in 9 months after purchase. My sister's lumia 530 started giving problem in just 6-7 months
@@akhileshdewangan8473 I had few Lumias and never had similar experience.
@@MatijaBozanic I think 🤔 it was my bad luck that I got a faulty product. And the reason that I hate Nokia soo much is because when I filed a case against Nokia in consumer forum (India) I didn't get a justice.
I can clearly see the defect in lumin with my naked eyes. There is a gap in between screen and body. My ask to Nokia was replace it if you cant repair it.
Since I got a Lumia as my first smartphone I really liked the home screen of these devices. I mean you didn't get app icons on the home screen instead only widgets which flipped with live information. Android still can't do that I guess. App store sucked tho.
I absolutely despise android and iphones. I find them boring and predictable. I have a lumia 830 which i adore. The Os is as smooth as anything. It's such a shame that windows phones are no longer supported!!
I've hated iphone and android, ever since they came out... Had one android phone, and it was a cludgie piece of shit... apple is such an evil company, I'd never spend a nickel of my money, or even take a free one... EVIL !!!
I'm still using my Lumia 950 and will until it completely fails. It is comparatively so much better than anything out there other than a modern flagship; but they don't have removeable batteries or Windows OS, so I'm sticking with it until the bitter end. But then, I also said that about my Tungsten W, Treo 600 and Palm Pre, lolz.....
i have lumia 520 til now,rubber buttons are ripped/torned but the OS is smooth as butter no LAG!! as in no LAG! for a 512mb ram..even the memory is full still managed to be smooth..for me i think windows phone is the smoothest and unique style and easy to use OS ever built in a phone..
I still use it now as a secondary phone 😊
I bought one 3 years ago and I think it was an amazing phone
Damn I miss windows phones. That dark UI was clean!
👍 in 2015 I am using using up Nokia Lumia 630 awesome phone in my budget.
I always miss nokia Lumia, love it
I still don't understand why Microsoft doesn't insist on a machine similar to the Nokia Lumia 950 XL (I have one of my own). But, already in 2023, together with the current hardware, it should add something that many of us who know a little about computing: software similar to ARM Windows, which would allow us -without complications- to have a dual start. Thus, we could read "exe" files, and even program. It would be finely a pocket computer, and cell Phone. Hopefully this idea will be implemented by Microsoft. Good video.
I'm using a Microsoft Lumia 540...still working fine and quite secure
I'm still using lumia 640 as a my secondary device..
I'm missing lumia devices so bad that I'm re-watching lumia review videos and pretending it's 2015
I've had mine since it was new, love it, and dread the day it dies... HOT TIP...If you turn off roaming, your battery life will fall in the toilet... If yours already dropped off, make sure Roaming is ON 😉 It's the only phone I use... I've got 2 other Lumias on the shelf... One thing no one seems to mention is the hands free texting when paired with your car audio ??? !!!
I really miss Lumia phones 😭
9:19 amazed with the quality
miss those lumia phone ❤️❤️❤️
9:04 that's really good video quality
I just love this phone. I have 950xl.❤👍
I really miss lumia phone
So do i
Lumia 950 fue un Smart phone adelantado para su época. La mayoría de especificaciones fueron la ventana al futuro del resto de los Smart phones de hoy
Es más, estoy considerando tener uno y convertirlo en mi segundo equipo, tiene buenas especificaciones y para mi es suficiente si Telegram trabaja, el resto es añadido, qué opinas?
Please someone start a petition to bring back lumia series ❤️ lets show microsoft how badly we want windows phone back ❤️
💚
i am still using my Microsoft lumia 950 XL today
Me too yeahhhhhhhh
R u guys facing any battery draining problem? I bought 950 few days ago at a price of 50 dollar bt the battery is really bad. Standby time is ok bt whenver i use it as a wifi hotspot and click some pictures the battery is lasted for like 2 hours
@@unboxeverythingwithkuku you might need a new battery
@@mikevanvolkenburgh5348 bt i have checked this issue on google and plethora or users are facing this kinda issue and my phone gets heatup as well in just 10 to 15 minutes of use
Great review thanks 😊 I've just bought the Nokia lumia 930 just for the camera really, for £20 pound it is worth it i hope. Update.
Sold my Nokia lumia 930 for £45 pounds and bought a microsoft lumia 950 for £30 pounds, got a bargain 👍 😀
i looooooove these devise so much i hope Microsoft to go back and produce devices
Size of the phone is cool, camera is ok depending on light conditions - in full sun you'll get good effect in general. CPU and 3GB of RAM should be good here but the performance is very very poor. Older lumia 1520 or 1320 with Win8.1 with lower specs work definitely much better
Thanks for your video pal🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🥰🥰🥰
Using Lumia 830 . Camera not working . No support for apps. Love windows OS
So.. It was just a mini surface pro with capabilities to make a phone call.
What Was The Price for New And Old?
My daily driver is still the 950. But it is time to move on because Edge isn't displaying many web pages correctly, also ATT alerted me that they will be cutting me off December 2021. So I'll be moving to a Galaxy S10e soon mainly because it is similar in size and weight to the Lumia 950, also it has a 3.5 headphone jack. I have used Androids before, but it will be strange to no longer be using Windows Phone. I've been with the Windows Phone since 2012.
You won't be to far off. Not sure if the s10E has it. But most Note and S series have similar to Continuum called Dex. Besides the phones normal UI based Android. Dex basically gives you a Windows-like UI of Android OS. So it'll feel almost similar to Windows Contiuum, Expect Android.
Microsoft really needs to come back 🥹
I feel nostalgic watching this video
I had an lumia 950