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you know the routine new phone comes out there's a flurry of commentary and after a handful of videos we move on to the next new thing Halla phone ages is as important as that initial review experience so let's do something about this six months after its release let's take a second look at Microsoft's Lumia 950 on our full review Microsoft's first branded flagship left a lot to be desired expectations were high following phones like the Lumia 930 and 1520 especially after such a long hiatus in between phone releases the result was a combination of a handful of interesting features but uninspired design and extremely raw software over these last couple months using the 950 reinforces that this phone really isn't a consumer facing device we've seen significant improvements to Windows 10 on mobile but only after becoming a part of the insider program to use early release roms progress on official releases has been agonizingly slow especially for firmwares when carriers are involved this newest software build has been refreshingly snappy returning us to some of the things we liked about the best flavors of Windows Phone 8.1 though we still see a few inconsistencies in the Windows Store the occasional lag or catch as we're looking for updates but at least it doesn't force clothes on us like it used to new innovating features like the iris scanner are simply slower to use than traditional fingerprint sensors and require a more deliberate action in bringing the phone up to your face though was nice to use during a winter trip to the East Coast while wearing gloves continuum is an undeniably cool feature turning your phone into a more PC like setup when connected to a larger display but we honestly haven't found much opportunity to incorporate it into our daily use or when traveling we still need to pack up a proper laptop for working on the go and the camera remains one of this phones shining features the Zeiss branded shooter has one of the best sensor and lens Hardware combinations we've ever used and terrific microphones for recording video but after a couple of updates this camera app still produces overly processed images with oddly warm white balance and color tone disappointing as it's not as easy to edit a raw file on windows phones as it is on Android and rounding out the rest of what this phone offers we get mid-pack battery life mid pack headphone performance dull design and a five hundred and fifty dollar unlocked price tag after that initial review we had a hard time recommending this as a general consumer solution and while improved since then we still have reservations about offering this phone up as a mainstream daily driver Windows 10 offers one of the most elegant interfaces available but viewed as a total package the 950 still feels like a test platform even more so in the light the Lumia brand is likely an evolutionary dead end the next anticipated Microsoft branded flagship probably to come from the surface team what little DNA remained from the former Nokia acquisition soon to be bred out of this platform it's a crazy fun phone to tinker with and it shows off a lot of potential for Microsoft's mobile future but we've been seeing potential for years now we've yet to see that potential fully realized as always thanks so much for watching be sure to LIKE share and subscribe to this channel for more reviews like these for PocketNow i'm juan carlos bag now you can chat me up on Twitter and Instagram is some gadget guy and I will catch you all on the next video ah three and a half minute review and we didn't mention the app gap once ah shoot