Using a Windows Phone in 2020? - Microsoft Lumia 950 - Review

Here we go and welcome to my attempt of using the Microsoft Lumia 950 as my daily driver for one week in 2020. There are still so many great things I love about this smartphone and at the same time so many things that haven´t aged well in the last five years. But it´s still impressive what Nokia / Microsoft was capable of and I hope we will see a revival of a Windows-powered smartphone in the future.

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It´s funny that you can still buy the Lumia 950 here on Amazon:

Video Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
0:58 The Specs
4:00 The Display
5:12 The Camera
7:21 MOFT X
8:15 Backside
9:03 Video and photo quality
11:38 OS and updates
12:58 iOS 14 similarities
13:43 Windows 10 mobile
14:10 Windows App Store and app support
15:28 Dedicated hardware buttons
16:03 Windows Continuum
17:32 Conclusion
18:15 Outro

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[elfrikicarlos]

The world wasn't ready for this operating system, it was ahead of its time.
I will miss it forever :(

[peterjohnson]

The only thing wrong with Lumia WP is that they stopped making them. Still mad at MS for dropping such a great product

[DamirMaatar]

The Lumia brand was really innovative: Qi charging, iris scan, big Mpx cameras, Windows hello, quick charge...

[shoumikkumbhakar]

I still have a lumia 6 years old. Sometimes I look at it and it gives me goosebumps.

[Renhansen]

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😍

[sha]

Maybe it's the nostalgia talking, but I loved the sleek minimalist tiles design of the Windows mobile OS

[mewzzeri]

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 😭

[madhurshankard]

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 ...

[noahr]

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 !

[taramondido]

I am currently using Lumia 950 XL. I love Windows phones. 😚❤

[AchmadBadra]

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.

[kBofFun]

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.

[lavazzamoon]

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.

[DJSinestro]

I loved windows phones.
Microsoft should start them again but with better apps and encouraging more developers to make apps for them

[OllieLK]

You deserve WAY more subs. This is the first vid I've watched, and I'm defo subscribing to see more. Great video!

[steefbob]

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

[FAT]

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.

[henryhurlbutiv]

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.

[mohamedariwa]

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

[Sneakingmentor]

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.