Microsoft launches the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL in India, priced at Rs. 43,699 and Rs. 49,399 respectively

Reported by Zara Ali November 30th, 2015 at 02:08 pm

After teasing it for quite a while, Microsoft has finally made the Lumia 950 Dual SIM and Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM, official in India. Both the smartphones were first announced at an event in New York last month. The Lumia 950 Dual SIM has been priced at Rs. 43,699, while the Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM will be retailing at Rs. 49,399.

Lumia 950

In terms of the specifications, the Lumia 950 comes with a 5.2-inch QHD OLED display with a resolution of 1440×2560 pixels, and is powered by a hexa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 chipset paired with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of expandable internal storage. The phone runs Windows 10 Mobile OS, and sports a 20-megapixel PureView primary camera with OIS and RGB LED flash, along with a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. In terms of connectivity, the phone supports 4G LTE, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, and USB Type-C. It is backed by a 3,000mAh removable battery.

On the other hand, the Lumia 950 XL comes with a 5.7-inch QHD OLED display with a resolution of 1440×2560 pixels, and is powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 810 processor coupled with 3GB of RAM. It features 32GB of expandable internal storage, and runs Windows 10 Mobile OS. The device sports a 20-megapixel PureView primary camera with OIS and RGB LED flash, along with a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It supports connectivity features such as 4G LTE, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, USB Type-C, and is backed by a 3,300mAh removable with Qi wireless charging support.

Microsoft Lumia 950 XL

The Microsoft Lumia 950 Dual SIM and Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM will be available in Black and White color options. Airtel 4G customers will get the double data offer with both the smartphones. Moreover, Microsoft is also giving away a Display Dock HD-500 worth Rs. 5,999 along with these smartphones, as a part of a launch offer that will go on till December 11. The display dock will come handy when using the much-talked about ‘Continuum’ feature, which turns your Windows 10 smartphone into a PC when connected to a monitor. The Display Dock features Display Port connector, two USB 2.0 ports, USB 2.0 high current charging port, USB-C port, and HDMI connector.

Both the devices are up for online pre-ordering from today, on Amazon India. For the physical purchase, the device can be pre-ordered via retail stores such as Croma, Reliance and Sangeetha.

Commenting on the launch, Bhaskar Pramanik, Chairman, Microsoft India, 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. Now, with Windows 10 on Lumia we take innovation to the next level and build upon the unique experiences of Windows 10 for phone users. Designed for Windows fans and mobile professionals who desire a premium phone that takes full advantage of Windows 10, the new flagship devices are powerful, performance-driven, unique and innovative,”