Images of the Microsoft Lumia 950 (XL) prototype revealed for the first time

Microsoft Lumia 950

For weeks at present we have been filling in the news regarding the Microsoft'southward Talkman and Cityman Lumia phones due later this autumn. Possibly going past the names Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 Forty these phones should correspond the next-generation of loftier-end devices for the struggling mobile maker.

This morning time, numerous photos of the Lumia 950 XL aka Cityman prototype have appeared online in the WPXAP forums.

Windows Central can confirm that these images are indeed real and recent.

The photos are of decent quality. However, the phone is only seen from a few angles. The chief i, seen above, shows the five.2-inch WQHD AMOLED brandish with a black trunk. As we have indicated earlier, these phones have a polycarbonate body.

The phone is also plain in a protective case to help disguise it.

There is as well a rear shot that reveals the xx MP camera and triple LED flash (yellow and white) forth with a USB Blazon-C port on the lesser. Also, as we have confirmed earlier, this phone and the Lumia 950 XL with a larger brandish both take on-screen keys and non physical capacitive ones. Presumably Microsoft chose this to keep the screen bezel smaller.

Talkman (Lumia 950)

Matte White or black polycarbonate body
5.2 inch WQHD (1440x2560) OLED display
Snapdragon 808, 64-bit Hexa cadre
Iris scanner (infrared) for Windows Hello
3GB of RAM
32GB of internal storage with a microSD menu slot
20MP PureView rear photographic camera
5MP Broad-angle front end facing camera
3000 mAh removable battery
Qi wireless charging with flip comprehend
USB Type-C

Cityman (Lumia 950 XL)

Matte White or black polycarbonate body
5.vii inch WQHD (1440x2560) OLED display
Snapdragon 810, 64-bit Octa cadre
Iris scanner (infrared) for Windows Hello
3GB of RAM
32GB of internal storage with a microSD card slot
20MP PureView rear camera with triple LED flash
Aluminum side buttons
5MP Wide-angle front end facing camera
3300 mAh removable battery
Qi wireless charging integrated
USB Blazon-C

The telephone is also running build 10240 of the Windows 10 Mobile OS, and it has an early build of Continuum for telephone on board too. Interestingly, the camera settings confirm that this phone can shoot 120 FPS in 720P HD, which is something many people accept requested for some time.

Microsoft is expected to reveal more than about Talkman and Cityman in an October upshot, likely in New York City. Along with these phones, the Surface Pro iv, Microsoft Ring 2, and Windows 10 wave 2 are expected to be revealed every bit well.

Update: There is some fence whether this is the Lumia 950 (Talkman) or Lumia 950 Xl (Cityman). Nosotros are trying to confirm which it is at this fourth dimension, but besides some slight pattern differences (which would exist hidden by the example) and the screen size, both phones are quite similar.

Update2 : We accept been able to confirm that this case is actually more than that. Information technology is meant to hibernate the last pattern of the phone and ID anyone who uses it publicly. Specifically:

It is meant to hide the real shape of the telephone and prevent leaks about the final design, mainly the back part
It cannot be removed from the engineering sample
To track leakers, the case has identifying information including: shape of the case (number of stripes, space between stripes); upper/lower cases for letters: there is a sort of binary code: MicRoSoft MObIle, MICrosOfT mObILE, etc.; The phone is ugly with this 'special' example and the shape hurts your mitt when you hold it

All of these things near the instance are meant to distract people from using the prototypes in public. This also ways the owner of that telephone is likely in a coming together right now and about to go fired.

Yous tin can read more about these devices, including their iris scanners for Windows Hello and more in our large betrayal on these devices a few weeks back:

Microsoft'south Cityman and Talkman flagship Lumia phones and what you lot need to know

Source: WPXAP; Thank you, everyone, for the tips!

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