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As you know, a long time Nokia has not reacted to the requests of users who wanted the Android tube from this manufacturer. However, in the recent time, their requests were heard, and Nokia pleased their fans with a whole line of smartphones based on the Android operating system. About one of these smartphones - Nokia XL Dualsim will be discussed in this review.

Nokia XL design is something mean between ASHA and Lumia rules. The dominant material of the housing is the polycarbonate, from which the back panel and the sidewols are made. At first glance, it may seem that the case is non-separable and the user does not have access to the battery. However, everything is in order. True, to how the lid of the battery pack is removed, you will have to get used, although not for a very long time. Perform this procedure is best running out the lid on the left side face. But thanks to such a device, the cover does not be the housing with respect to the case.

The fit of other elements was also good. No screenshot, backlash, or tangible gaps. In the hand, the smartphone sits not bad, for which thanks to the matte polycarbonate and tangible weight in 190 gr. By the way, despite the five-seam display, the Nokia XL user can reach any hardware button, and virtually any touch. Well, the good sensitivity of the display only accompanies the convenient travel on it.
The front panel of the smartphone is divided between the large display, the slot of the conversational speaker, as well as the eye of the front-length two-step chamber, the lighting sensors and the approximation, one touch button slightly below the display, as well as the slot of the built-in microphone. On the back of the main chamber and outbreak, plus the output of speaker speaker. Here, with the help of special paint, the company's logo is applied.
After examining the right side face, the user will detect the volume rocker, as well as the power button. On the opposite edge, no functional elements are provided. The upper end is notable for a classic audio connector, and the bottom port of MicroUSB.
Nokia XL DualSim has a five-fashioned display with an IPS matrix and a budget resolution of 480x800 points. Pixelization is visible to the naked eye, viewing angles - medium both vertically and horizontally. While working with a tube in the conditions of hitting the bright sunlight panel, the information displayed on the display will noticeably blind, although you can read the data. Adjusting the screen illumination is carried out manually and automatically. In addition, in the corresponding settings menu, the user can activate, or disconnect the screen of the screen, configure sleep mode, as well as activate the "double touch" function. The latter displays a smartphone from the sleep mode with a double tapping on the display, in the style of the famous LG G2. There are no problems with the sensitivity of the display, the sensory control is supported by five fingers at the same time.
Of the 4 GB of the officially stated embedded memory capacity, the user is available a little large 2nd. Of these, a little over the 1st GB is internal drive, A 1.2 more - the volume to install applications. Also provides for the expansion of the MICROSD memory set - up to 32 GB. inclusive.
Nokia XL has two separate speakers - internal (or communication), as well as loud connections. Removable battery capacity - 2000 mah. In practice, one hundred percent charge is enough for two days of work in total loads at least 1.5 hours in call mode, about 3 hours of web sefing, about 40 minutes. Use the camera and video and 40 min. games. Unfortunately, no corporate energy saving settings are provided.
Nokia XL is running the Customized Android 4.1 operating system, which is called Nokia X Software Platform 1.1.

Hardware inside dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon. S4, the clock frequency of which 1GHz. In addition, on board 768 MB of RAM and Adreno 203 graphics.
The shell in Nokia XL is a fancy mix of live icons from Windows Phone and notifications panels, as well as Android settings menu. The user can customize the icons, however, editing the mains is reduced mainly to the change in their size, but the non-core can be painted in different colors and, if necessary, delete.

Besides main screen You can endure widgets. The notifications panel uses the choice of the main SIM card, as well as quick access to wireless interface labels.
The main 5 megapixel camera is equipped with an outbreak and autofocus. In addition, the user has the ability to configure ISO, activation of the face detection item, saturation and much more.
To be honest, at a price tag about 200 dollars and the Nokia XL potential will be in demand, except for brand lovers, because it's no secret that today with the same gland under the hood competitors can offer smartphones by 10-40 dollars cheaper. However, if you still feel about the connoisseurs of the Nokia brand, you can buy this smartphone in Russia at a good price in such online stores as connected, Sotmarket or Yutinet.

Specifications of the Nokia XL Dual SIM smartphone

Dimensions Length (mm): 141,4 Width (mm): 77.7 Thickness (mm): 10.9 Weight (d): 190	Multimedia Main Camera: 5 MP Front camera: 2 mp.
Display Display: Color IPS Display diagonal (inches): 5 " Display Resolution (Pix): 480x800	Interfaces HSDPA, WiFi, bluetooth stereo, USB port
System Operating system: Android 4.1.2 Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Processor frequency (GHz): 1 Number of kernels: 2 RAM (MB): 768 Internal memory: 4 GB	Food Battery capacity (Mach): 2000

Microsoft Windows 10 for traditional personal computers Was presented last summer. The persistence of the manufacturer offering free updates to users of some past versions, according to Microsoft, in 200 million activations at the beginning of this year. When creating this product, the company was focused, including the market for smartphones and tablets, so the update mobile version In a certain sense, one of the editions can be considered, and not an independent product. Of course, it is not about complete compatibility, since hardware platforms are different, but certain progress to create universal applications has already. By the way, we mention another edition - Windows 10 IoT Core operating on Raspberry PI 2 and some other microcomputers. True, here it is more likely about internal unity than the user interface.

However, the end consumer internal organization Operating systems are usually not interested. Moreover, the stories about the "single ecosystem" we have heard no first year from different companies offering our universal solutions to the market. At the same time, if you look in the direction of Apple and Google, then their implementation are already familiar to the market and do not cause serious issues. But the Microsoft path with the adaptation of the desktop operating system on mobile devices continues to look controversial.

The first real products with Windows 10 Mobile became Microsoft Lumia 950 smartphones, Lumia 950 XL and Lumia 550, announced on October 6 last year. Two new devices of the 900th series are explicit flagships in their technical characteristics, and the third is designed to defend their position in the budget segment.

In this material we will get acquainted with Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual Sim, try to evaluate in practice some of the stated new features of Windows 10 Mobile, as well as how and who can be interested in these solutions. Note that for the local market, the company decided to partially translate the name of the device and it sounds like that "Microsoft Lumia 950 XL two SIM cards".

Before proceeding with the test, we note that the manufacturer provided us with a little unusual sample. The software considered the device model Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM, however, only one SIM card slot was in fact under the rear lid. Nor in Russian, nor on the American website of the device with such configuration, we did not find (except for some references in the early announcements). So then we will assume that the model was tested with the title title, and the second slot simply forgot to put. There are, of course, the chance that such a confusion could have been affected by some test results, but we have no other device, and we do not compare nothing.

Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM smartphone characteristics

• Soc Qualcomm Snapdragon 810, 2 GHz, 8 cores, 64 bits
• GPU Adreno 430.
• Microsoft Windows 10 Mobile Operating System
• Touchscreen display 5.7 ", AMOLED, CLEARBLACK, WQHD 2560 × 1440
• RAM 3 GB
• Internal memory 32 GB
• MICROSDXC memory card support up to 200 GB
• Two Nano-SIM SIM Cards
• Communication 2G GSM (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz), 3G WCDMA (850, 900, 1700, 1900, 2100 MHz), 4G / LTE (ranges 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40)
• GPRS, EDGE, HSPA + data transmission (up to 42 Mbps), LTE (Cat 4, up to 150 Mbps)
• Wi-Fi 802.11a / B / G / N / AC, 2.4 / 5 GHz, Bluetooth 4.1, Ble, NFC
• Navigation A-GLONASS, A-GPS
• Compass, position sensor, accelerometer, approximation sensor, light sensor, barometer, gyroscope, magnetometer
• FM radio
• Cameras: Main 20 MP (1 / 2.4 ", Autofocus, Flash, Video 4k), Additional 5 MP (Full HD video)
• USB Type C connector for PC connection and charging (with DISPLAY PORT support)
• Standard 3.5 mm connector for headset
• Removable battery 3340 mA · h
• Sizes 152 × 78 × 8 mm
• Weight of 166 g

The smartphone uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 platform, which is also found in such devices as Google Nexus. 6p, HTC One M9, LG G Flex2 and OnePlus 2. The chip has eight cores operating at a frequency of 2 GHz. It is difficult to say how similar performance will be in demand on this platform, but probably for the high-resolution screen and the continuum function will definitely not be.

The manufacturer indicates the presence in the device 3 GB of RAM. Remembering the experience of working on a micropk with Soc Intel Atom with 2 GB of memory, we can say that it is quite a reasonable option. One gigabyte would clearly be enough, and in the characteristics of the figure three looks much more interesting.

The device is equipped with 32 GB flash memory, from which about 25 GB is available on the new smartphone. Additionally, there is a slot for memory cards with support for the SDXC standard, so if necessary, you can easily increase the space available for files. Both storage facilities provide a computer with a cable connection using the MTP protocol.

On the screen in Microsoft decided not to save that it is quite expected for the flagship model. It has a diagonal of 5.7 "and uses the AMOLED panel with a resolution of 2560 × 1440 (WQHD). As with the processor, acute necessity in such a large number of pixels, in our opinion, no. But in this case, you can talk about 515 ppi.

Please note that due to the high resolution, the original screenshots of the screen, which will be used further in the article, can be quite large - up to 4 MB.

The display is closed with Corning Gorilla 4 protective glass, and also has a ClearBlack technology, familiar to the latest Nokia products, which significantly improves visibility with bright external lighting. We also note the presence of a sensor for automatic brightness adjustment. The screen has a special coating, so it is contaminated while working is rigorously, and it is not difficult to clean it.

The Adreno 430 graphic controller supports the DirectX 11 interface, as well as decoded by modern video encodes as H.264 and H.265.

Smartphone supports work in the networks of the second, third and fourth generations. And for LTE, the support of almost one and a half dozen ranges is announced. The original model has two Nano-SIM card slots that work in Dual Standby SIM mode.

The device is equipped with a two-band Wi-Fi wireless controller with support for 802.11a / B / G / N / AC standards. At the same time, in some sources, the presence of MIMO technology is noted, which may mean the installation of two antennas and a higher speed. It can be in demand when working with wireless displays. Also there is a Bluetooth 4.1 adapter with BLE support and NFC technology.

You can use GPS and GLONASS for navigation. The set of built-in sensors consists of light sensors, approximation, orientation, accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, barometer and magnetometer. Present in the smartphone and FM radio operating with connected headphones acting as antenna.

This is one of the few devices that has a USB Type C connector for charging and connecting to a computer or docking station. In addition to significantly more convenient design and increased reliability, the implementation of this port ensures the transmission of the video signal using the DisplayPort protocol. As for the speed, the Support for USB 3.1 and the USB Dual Role mode (work not only as a client, but also as a host).

The main camera of the smartphone has a 20 megapixel 1 / 2.4 format sensor and supports autofocus. The flash is equipped with several LEDs for more natural backlight. Also, the characteristics are mentioned PureView technology, the Zeiss brand, the optical system of six lenses and stabilization. Video recording The camera can lead in 4K format with a resolution of 3840 × 2160. The front camera is traditionally modest - 5 MP, video to Full HD.

Given the device format, the installation of a removable high-capacity removable battery is 3340 mA · h - quite expected. Special meaning precisely in the possibility of its replacement, of course, no longer no longer. Moreover, the established uSB port Type C can provide high charging speed (though, Qualcomm Quick Charge in this device is most likely not), and for further convenience, the smartphone also supports wireless chargers performed using Qi technology.

According to its formal technical specifications, Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM may well claim to place in upper segment - It has a powerful platform, excellent screen, 4G / LTE, an interesting module of the main chamber, modern wireless interfaces and standards, USB Type C and a good battery.

That's just the Windows operating system immediately displays it into a separate category. Still, if the user is ready to spend money on the top smartphone, it expects an appropriate level and from its software filling. Moreover, in this case, still confusing, since it is almost the only model with the latest version of Microsoft Mobile OS.

Perhaps, we will not make a table of potential competitors this time. It is enough to say that the models for the main characteristics (and costs) of the Android base is Huawei, LG and Samsung. So the smartphone in this article is clearly in a very dense group of competitors.

Equipment

This device was granted to the test manufacturer without retail packaging. Judging by the description on the site, complete with a smartphone in a standard cardboard box provides a charger, user manual and a USB Type C cable to USB 3.0.

Note that the power supply (AC-100E model) in this case has a built-in cable, which is not surprisingly considering its parameters - 5 in 3 A. surprises and the thickness of the cable constitues 4 mm.

As additional accessories, the QI wireless charging is offered and the Microsoft Display Dock module. At the time of writing the article, the charger was not available for order. The device describes the Bluetooth LE and NFC support. When paired with a smartphone, the panel can act as an event indicator, as well as remind of the need to recharging the battery. A Microsoft Display Dock is used to connect a smartphone to a standard computer peripherals - monitor and USB devices (in particular, the keyboard and the mouse), which we will tell you more in the article.

Appearance and ease of use

Smartphone, unlike many other Lumia series models, is offered only in two variants of color design - white and black. The dark apparatus took part in testing. The overall dimensions of the smartphone housing are about 152 × 78 mm. The thickness of the main part of the device is 8 mm. The chamber block performs about a couple of millimeters. Weight with installed memory card and SIM card - 166

The design is quite traditional for Lumia line and in the main elements differs little from many smartphones on the market. But still, we note the strict style with flat ribs and well-selected radii of angles and the form of the back cover. The latter has a matte surface and comes on the side face. The combination of its material, size and weight of the device is sufficiently comfortable. In hand, the smartphone lies comfortably (of course, as far as possible for such a diagonal screen). The device has special regime Management of one hand, which is included with the holding of the central button. But the implementation is not very successful. For example, call a digital keyboard for a dialing in it we failed to see the latest messages in SMS correspondence too.

The entire front panel is closed with a single glass. The background is black and for dark and for a bright design. It does not have fashionable "roundings" on the edge, like protruding sides. Instead, the role of a third available outside of the housing element is the rim of dark matte plastic, not different from the surface texture from the back cover. The gap between them is almost imperceptible and during testing dust in it was not going.

The side fields of the screen are about 3.5 mm. In the block above the screen having a height of 14 mm, there is a conversational speaker grille, a frontal chamber window and additional sensors necessary, in particular, to implement the Windows Hello function. LED indicators for notifications or status The device is not equipped.

The smartphone does not have a dedicated panel for the main sensory navigation buttons. They appear on a special strip at the bottom of the screen. If necessary, for example, if the application has controls on this site, the unit can be hidden by brushing up. The repeat of this movement returns it to the place. The field under the screen has a height of about 11 mm and only the opening of the conversational microphone can be seen on it.

The smartphone has four hardware control buttons. All of them are on the right edge and have a glossy metal coating. Slightly above its middle we see the block from the volume keys, between which the lock button is. Because the latter is set slightly lower, it is convenient to use them quite conveniently, and you can get used quickly.

Below is a highlighted two-stage button starts the camera application. Even from the locked state, you can quickly make a photograph to quickly.

Instead of an already standard fingerprint sensor, to provide additional convenience when authenticating Microsoft users offers Windows Hello technology, which is currently in the status of the beta. It allows you to use special hardware components to check the user's personality on the front panel of the smartphone, scanning the iris.

There are no devices on the left edge of the device. In the center of the upper end, a standard 3.5 mm minijack is installed to connect the headset.

On the lower end, we see the USB port of the new standard - USB Type C. Its design is much better adapted for modern mobile devices - the port is symmetrical, so it's easier to connect the cable, it supports higher exchange speeds and a larger charging current. In addition, the video signal can be displayed through it.

At the top of the rear panel of the device there is a protruding circle with a diameter of 25 mm, in which the block of the main chamber is located - the lens and LED flash. Its main part of it is closed with black glossy plastic, and metal inserts go around the outbreak and around the outbreak. As a collected form, the side of the lid itself turns out to be slightly higher and protects the camera block.

Above the chamber and symmetrically at the bottom of the panel, we see five more noticeable points. Extreme right are holes and behind them are likely to be installed additional microphones.

To the left of the camera there is another grille that closes the main speaker. And about the center of the panel placed the stylized logo of the operating system.

The smartphone has a removable back cover under which there is a battery and slots for Nano-SIM SIM cards and memory cards. The battery can also be pulled out that in any case it will be necessary to install SIM cards. Slots are spring-loaded, it is quite convenient to use them.

Note that the NFC antenna (at the top, around the camera) and the receiving element of the wireless charging unit are installed on the rest of the reverse side. This reduces the chances of the release of a replaceable detail of different from the base colors. The lid is fastened, made of thick and flexible plastic, on traditional latches. On the device used in the test, a small backlash was present.

The design of the smartphone is difficult to call original or unusual. Rather, it can go about the combination of corporate workstation and practicality. It is convenient to use the device - the thickness for such a diagonal is comfortable, and the buttons are located on the right place. Separately, we note the selected button for the photography. Given the unusual interface of the operating system, it will clearly be in demand.

Screen

Screens with exceeding Full HD permit are increasingly found in modern mobile devices. Moreover, it can afford not only leading manufacturers, but also less large companies.

Lumia 950 XL has a screen with a diagonal of 5.7 "(about 117 × 71 mm) and a resolution of 2560 × 1440 (WQHD), which corresponds to 515 PPI. It is performed using AMOLED technology and supports ClearBlack technology to increase readability in bright external lighting. In the additional smartphone settings, you can choose a color profile or manually specify the color temperature, tint and saturation.

The touch sensor supports at least ten touch, and the screen is closed with a glass of Corning Gorilla 4. Subjectively, and taking into account not very sunny weather these days, it is no worse than that of previously tested top models of Nokia Lumia. Well, as for permission, it is almost impossible to see individual points even an armed magnifying glass look. So for a more careful study, we use accurate devices.

The front surface of the screen is made in the form of a glass plate with a mirror-smooth surface resistant to the appearance of scratches. Judging by the reflection of objects, the anti-glare properties of the screen is not worse than the Google Nexus 7 (2013) screen (hereinafter simply Nexus 7). For clarity, we give a photo on which a white surface is reflected in the screens off (on the left - Nexus 7, on the right - Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, then they can be distinguished by size):

Microsoft Lumia 950 XL screen is only a little lighter (brightness of photographs 111 against 106 in Nexus 7) and does not have a pronounced shade. Note that reflection from bright objects in the Microsoft Lumia 950 XL screen has a pale bluish halo, a little more pronounced in the transverse direction. Two reflected objects on the Microsoft Lumia 950 XL screen is very weak, it suggests that there is no air interval between the screen layers. Due to the smaller number of boundaries (type of glass-air) with highly different refractive coefficients, such screens look better with a strong external illumination, but their repairs in the event of a cracked exterior glass costs much more expensive, since it accounts for a whole screen. On the outer surface of the screen there is a special oleophobic (fat-repellent) coating (effective, even better than Nexus 7), so traces from the fingers are removed significantly easier, and appear at a lower rate than in the case of conventional glass.

When the white field is outputing the entire screen and with manual control, its maximum value was 290 kD / m², minimum - 7 cd / m². It is also necessary to take into account the fact that in this case the smaller the white area on the screen, the brighter, that is, the actual maximum brightness of white areas will always be higher than the specified value. For example, when withdrawing white on half of the screen and black on the second half, the maximum brightness during manual adjustment increases to 320 cd / m². However, it is still not very much, therefore, even given the good anti-glare properties, the readability of the day in the sun will be at the border level. The automatic brightness adjustment on the illumination sensor works (it is located to the right of the slot of the front loudspeaker). You can make adjustments to the work of this function, moving the brightness settings slider. Next, for three conditions, we give the screen brightness values \u200b\u200bfor the three values \u200b\u200bof this setting - for 0%, 50% and 100%. In full dark in automatic mode The brightness decreases to 6, 11 and 21 kD / m², respectively (normally), under conditions lit by artificial office light (approximately 400 lux), the brightness is set to 50, 160 and 280 kD / m² (dark - just right - it is not enough, which corresponds to the specified Correction), in a brightly illuminated environment (corresponds to the lighting with a clear day outside the room, but without direct sunlight - 20,000 LCs or a little more) - rises to 330 kD / m² regardless of the position of the slider. This value is a bit more maximum with manual adjustment. In general, the result of the operation of the automatic brightness adjustment function corresponds to the expected. At any level of brightness, there is a significant modulation with a frequency of approximately 243 Hz. Figure below shows the dependences of the brightness (vertical axis) from time to time (horizontal axis) for several brightness setting values:

The presence of modulation can be seen in the test for the presence of a stroboscopic effect or simply with the quick movement of the eyes. Depending on individual sensitivity, such flicker may cause increased fatigue. Note that the settings traditionally have an option, the inclusion of which allegedly improves readability on bright light. And it is also traditionally not clear that in reality this setting changes, since when it is activated, the brightness of the backlight does not change, and visually on the screen also does not change anything, even in the bright outdoor light, even in the dark.

This screen uses the Super Amoled matrix - an active matrix on organic LEDs. The full color image is created using subpixels of three colors - red (R), green (G) and blue (B), but green subpixels are twice as much as possible as RGBG. This is confirmed by a microfotography fragment:

For comparison, you can familiarize yourself with the micrographic gallery of the screens used in mobile technology.

On the fragment above, you can count 4 green subpixels, 2 red (4 halves) and 2 blue (1 whole and 4 quarters), while repeating these fragments, you can lay out the entire screen without breaking and overlap. For such matrices samsung company Entered the name Pentile RGBG. Screen resolution The manufacturer believes on green subpixels, in two others it will be two times lower. The location and form of subpixels in this embodiment is similar to the option in the case of a screen and some other newer devices from Samsung (and not only) with AMOLED screens. This version of Pentile RGBG is better than an old with red squares, rectangles of blue and strips of green subpixels. Nevertheless, some irregularities of contrasting borders and other artifacts are still present. However, due to very high permission, they minimally affect image quality.

The screen is characterized by magnificent viewing angles, though the white color when deviating, even for small angles, acquires a light blue-green or pinkish shade, but black is just black under any corners. So black that the contrast parameter in this case is simply not applicable. For comparison, we give the pictures on which Microsoft Lumia 950 XL screens (profile Standard) And the second comparison member is displayed the same images, while the brightness of the screens is initially installed about 200 kD / m², and the color balance on the camera is forcibly switched to 6500 K. White field:

Note good uniformity of brightness and color tone of the white field. And test picture (profile Standard):

In this case, the camera does not cope with the registration of an image that has a not quite typical spectrum. Visually color rendering is good, the saturation of the colors is normal, the color balance of the screens is slightly different. In the photo - too much pink and richness elevated. Photography above received after selecting profile Standard In the screen settings, all of them are four:

In profile Additionally Color reproduction can be adjusted to the color temperature sliders, shade and saturation:

While leave profile Standard And let's look at the image at an angle of about 45 degrees to the plane and to the side of the screen. White field:

The brightness at an angle in both screens has decreased significantly (to avoid a strong dimming, the shutter speed is increased in comparison with previous two photos), but in the case of Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, the brightness drop is expressed much less. As a result, with formally the same brightness, the Microsoft Lumia 950 XL screen visually looks much more brighter (in comparison with LCD screens), since the mobile device screen often has to be viewed at least at a small angle. And test picture:

It can be seen that, despite the displacement of the shades in the blue-green area, Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, colors, in general, did not change much from both screens, while the brightness of Microsoft Lumia 950 XL at an angle is noticeably higher.

Switching the status of the matrix elements is performed almost instantly, but a step of a width of approximately 17 ms may be present at the front (and less frequent shutdown) (which corresponds to the screen update frequency in 60 Hz). For example, it looks like a brightness dependence on time when moving from black to white and back:

Modulation interferes a little bit from distinguishing the step and leads to the registration artifacts (negative emissions). In some conditions, the presence of such a step can lead to loops stretching for moving objects, but with usual use to see these artifacts are difficult. Rather, on the contrary - dynamic scenes in films on screens OLED They are distinguished by high definition and even some "dongy" movements.

Constructed by 32 points with an equal interval in the numerical value of the shade of a gray gamma curve did not reveal in neither lights or in the shadows. In fact, there is a couple of shades in the shadows in the shadows, but it is slightly affected by the image. The index of the approximating power function is 2.04, which is slightly lower than the standard value of 2.2, while the real gamma curve is slightly deviate from the power dependence:

Recall that in the case of OLED screens, the brightness of the image fragments is dynamically changing in accordance with the nature of the displayed image - decreases for bright in general images. As a result, the obtained dependence of brightness from the shade (gamma curve) is most likely not a little corresponding to the gamma curve of the static image, since the measurements were carried out at sequential output Shades of gray almost full screen.

Color coverage in the case of profile Standard (And he is chosen by default) is close to SRGB:

When choosing a profile Additionally You can move the saturation slider. With the maximum increase in saturation, coverage increases:

And when removing the setting in a minimum decreases:

The spectra look accordingly, the components are well separated:

Or mixed up to each other:

Note that on screens with a wide color coverage without the corresponding color correction of ordinary images optimized for SRGB devices, look unnaturally saturated. Good that in the profile Standard Coverage is almost equal to SRGB. The balance of shades on the gray scale is good, as the color temperature is almost equal to the standard 6500 K, and the deviation from the spectrum of absolutely black body (ΔE) is less than 10, which is considered a good indicator for the consumer device. In this case, the color temperature and Δe change little from the shade to the shade - this has a positive effect on the visual assessment of the color balance. (The darkest areas of the gray scale can not be considered, since there the balance of colors does not matter, and the measurement error of the color characteristics on the low brightness is large.)

Can be changed using adjustments in profile Additional, there is no sense, and it's better to do it (we tried). It is not clear why there is this page with the settings, apparently, the tradition.

Let's summarize. The screen has good anti-reflective properties, but has a border maximum brightness, so the comfort of using the device outside the room summer sunny day can be questioned. In complete dark, brightness can be reduced to a comfortable value. It is permissible to use mode with automatic adjustment of brightness, working quite adequately. A very good oleophobic coating must be attributed to the advantages of the screen, as well as the color coverage of SRGB and close to the standard color balance (when default settings). At the same time we remind about the general advantages of OLED screens: true black color (if nothing is reflected in the screen), excellent uniformity of the white field, noticeably less than that of the LCD, the drop in the brightness of the image at a look at the corner. The disadvantages include modulating screen brightness. In users who are particularly sensitive to flicker, due to this, increased fatigue may occur. Nevertheless, in general, the quality of the screen is high.

Sound

The main speaker is located near the camera on the rear panel. Its grille does not overlap when the smartphone is located on the table screen up. The maximum volume of its average, from such a large model we waited more. When listening to music there are practically absent low frequencies. There are no distortions caused by overloading even at maximum volume.

When connecting headphones, listen to music becomes significantly better, but overall sound even in this case it seemed not the most successful. Partially correct this situation, you can try to use the built-in equalizer, which has several presets and custom settings.

And it works independently for the main dynamics and for headphones. Note that the smartphone supports the automatic definition of the connection of headphones or headset, and you can configure the autorun of the necessary programs through the "Accessories" program.

Spoken speaker provides high quality in telephone conversations. Its maximum volume is sufficient for relatively noisy places, and there are no distortions in this case.

The microphone hole for telephone calls is located directly on the front panel under the screen. This allows you to ensure high quality of work even in external noise conditions. Determine the presence of special noise reduction technologies using additional microphones failed.

Two of them, as we have already written above, are near the ends on the rear panel. They are used, in particular, when writing videos. The manufacturer says about the presence of Lumia Rich Recording technology and four microphones, but the last we did not find. Perhaps he is located next to the conversational speaker.

Not forgotten about the vibrating alert. Like most modern devicesIt will be useful for meetings or other similar situations. There is a chance to feel it in the outer pocket of the outerwear or the more so in the bag a bit.

Camera

Smartphone is traditionally equipped with two cameras. The main one has a matrix of 20 megapixel and equipped with a 1 / 2.4 format sensor. It has a flash of three LEDs (the same unit can be used for illumination) and supports autofocus. Also for it is stated using PureView technology and optical stabilization. The maximum resolution of the obtained photographs is 4992 × 3744 (19 MP, 4: 3) and 5344 × 3008 (16 MP, 16: 9). The video camera can record in the formats up to 4k inclusive. The front camera has a 5 MP matrix and can provide a resolution of 2592 × 1936 (5 MP, 4: 3) and 2592 × 1456 (3.7 meters, 16: 9). In video mode, it provides support for Full HD format (there is a frame option 2208 × 1242 in the settings). Recall that the smartphone has a highlighted two-step button working with the camera, which is very convenient.

As standard application Installed program "Windows Camera". It does not have additional shooting functions, except timer. In the Windows system, it is proposed to use third-party photographs for this purpose. You can view their directory in the store directly from the standard program.

The utility provides two modes of operation - simple / automatic and professional. In the first case, the user when photography is available only to control the flash and disabling the automatic selection of optimal parameters.

The second option is significantly more interesting - here you have access to the installation of white, manual focusing, the choice of ISO, excerpt and exposure correction. In addition, ZOOM is implemented by vertical movement on the screen. Taking into account the possibility of recording pictures in DNG format, it allows you to talk about the professional use of a smartphone for photography.

When switching to the front chamber, only white, ISO balance, exposure and exposure correction in professional mode remain.

The parameters in the program is relatively few. For photos, you can configure the function with a long-term hold of the shutter button, the format and resolution of the pictures, mapping a grid of cropping, focusing backlight. A part of the camera-related options is configured in other places, in particular, the location of the files, recording pictures in the ONEDRIVE cloud, the use of information about the coordinates.

	Excellent working out of parts on all plans.
	Even indoors good attention to detail.
	Good sharpness over the field and by plans.
	Oddly enough, even the color of the sky is not so bad.
	Text worked well.
	You can disassemble the number of the nearest car through the stop glass.
	With night shooting, the camera copes relatively well.
	With difficult lighting, the camera copes well enough.
	The room is not the closest car to distinguish.
	Macro shot with a flash manner is good.
	Without an outbreak, the camera copes no worse.
	Good work output even with complex lighting.

Looks like Lumia engineers managed to significantly increase the resolution compared to the last models without losing in the quality. Even in Lumia 1520, really good snapshots were obtained only when shooting in 5 MP. Here we see an excellent sharpness of the field and by plans with almost complete resolution. The camera adequately copes with all the plots at the level of a good compact. As a result, the camera will perfectly cope with documentary and artistic shooting.

Before recording videos, you can configure their resolution and the number of frames per second, as well as include digital stabilization. During the shooting, you can use the backlight of the flash LEDs, as well as the slow motion mode. In the advanced version, the focus setting is available, installing white balance and exposure correction. For the front camera there are only two last options. The slow motion in this case works only in a resolution of 1280 × 720 and writes the file without sound with a bit rate of about 9 Mbps and 30 FPS, while the actual number of frames per second is 120 (slowdown four times).

The smartphone model under consideration is one of the few that uses two microphones on the rear panel (even for the front camera) when writing video recordings. Of course, we would not be able to talk about the effective transfer of stereoopanoras, but the recording really turns out two-channel. The codec and its parameters are quite characteristic of mobile devices - AAC LC, stereo, 192 kbps, 48 \u200b\u200bkHz, regardless of video mode and camera.

For the main chamber, frame formats are maintained from 1280 × 720 to 3840 × 2160, and the personnel frequency can be 24, 25, 30 or 60 FPS (in 4k - maximum 30 FPS). The front camera provides a more modest set - 720p30, 1080p24, 1080p30 and a 2208 × 1242 format with 24 and 30 FPS.

Rollers are recorded in standard MP4 format with H.264 codec for video and AAC for sound. The parameters of some options and references to the examples of records (the volume is from 6 to 130 MB) are listed in the following table.

Format	Video	Examples
Main 720p24.	1280 × 720, AVC [Email Protected], 24 fps, ≈6 Mbps	, ,
Basic 720p60	1280 × 720, AVC [Email Protected], 60 FPS, ≈16 Mbps	,
Basic 1080p24	1920 × 1080, AVC [Email Protected], 24 FPS, ≈14 Mbps
Basic 1080p30
Basic 1080p60	1920 × 1080, AVC [Email Protected], 60 fps, ≈36 Mbps	, ,
Main 2160p24.	3840 × 2160, AVC [Email Protected], 24 FPS, ≈40 Mbps
Main 2160p30	3840 × 2160, AVC [Email Protected], 30 fps, ≈52 Mbps	, , , , ,
Frontal 720p30	1280 × 720, AVC [Email Protected], 30 fps, ≈8 Mbps
Frontal 1080p30	1920 × 1080, AVC [Email Protected], 30 fps, ≈18 Mbps
Frontal 1242p30	2208 × 1242, AVC [Email Protected], 30 fps, ≈24 Mbps

The quality of the video in general liked. Perhaps this is one of those rare cases when viewing a video from a smartphone on a computer monitor differs little from the photos obtained on it.

Software

The smartphone is running the Windows 10 mobile operating system. At the time of testing, taking into account the installed updates, it had version 1511 with the assembly number 10.0.10586.107. The devices on this platform rarely fall into our laboratory, so it's difficult for us to tell in detail what specifically changed or was added in the new software versions. Therefore, we look at the impressions of the short work with the current firmware.

Various notifications may be present on the lock screen. A set of programs that will work with it can be selected. Of course there is a background image.

The desktop has a familiar interface with "live" tiles, a set, location and dimensions of which the user can change. In this case, the field can scroll in the vertical direction if all selected programs do not fit on one screen. Maximum in one line on this smartphone You can put six minimum tiles, and vertically - nine ten rows. This supports the grouping of tiles in the group (folders), which can help bring order when using a large number of programs.

Long pressing the "Back" button calls running programsaM presented in the form of a preview of their current screens. Four such icons are fed on the desktop, and you can turn the list in the horizontal direction. In addition to the rapid transition to the desired applicationThis feature allows you to close the programs.

At the top of the screen, the status string is superimposed with connection information, icons of some types of notifications, battery status and clock. Looking from it opens a list of fast modes switches, as well as deployed notifications. Here we see the charge of the battery in percent and the current date.

For the transition to K. full list Programs need to brush the main screen left. The list goes into one column with a grouping according to the first letters of program names. With the Russian interface installed, first goes Cyrillic, and then English letters. Srollist List can be quite tedious, so that in the upper part there is a search field.

The total number of pre-installed programs in the firmware is about five dozen. Among them are such traditional utilities for smartphones, like a clock, calculator, contacts, weather, voice recorder and course telephone and messages. Note that as an alternative to the last two service, the manufacturer offers Skype. At the same time as separate program The list is both "video Skype".

Of multimedia services There is a program for servicing the camera, Photo Gallery, Lumia Photo Studio Editor, music player "Music Groove" with support for online subscription, "Cinema and TV" perform the function of the video player, the FM radio has a useful appointment from the name. Also on the device is pre-installed the Shazam utility.

The main web browser is Microsoft EDGE. A set of office programs consists of mail and calendar Outlook., text editor Word, Excel for tables, PowerPoint for presentations and ONENOTE for notes.

Additional software is purchased and installed through the standard Store directory. A wallet will be able to help save various cards, tickets and other information, but only after the installation of special programs with its support (however, at the time of testing, there were no links provided in the program).

"Explorer" allows you to view the list and manage files on the built-in disk and the memory card. Do not forget about the integration of the device with the cloud service onedrive.

For social network users there are clients "Vkontakte" and Facebook. We also mention the availability of "News", "Finance", "Sport", as well as the search for Yandex, which will help stay abreast of events. If you are a fan of console games, you can use the Xbox Live client.

This platform uses the Card's own brand application. Recall that in it you can use offline maps, three-dimensional buildings models, voice and traffic jams and other functions.

The remaining programs are service and reference, including Continuum, "Accessories", "Getting Started", "Memory", "Lumia Help + Tips", "Data Transfer", "Search" and others.

Note that after switching on and configuring the Microsoft account, the smartphone has downloaded yourself and installed several more programs, in particular Yandex.Money and Litres: read!

The smartphone has a variety of user-tuned parameters and options. In the relevant section, we see ten groups. At the same time, the latter - "Optional" - is responsible for the options extended relative to the basic operating system for this model. In particular, this is controlling information display in monochrome in a locked state, a screen color profile, an equalizer, SIM card control and others.

Despite the grouping and search, find something concrete is very difficult, since in all major nine groups will be scored more than six dozen points. What is interesting, the most numerous of them is "confidentiality". In particular, you can manage the permissions to work with certain functions (for example, a camera and microphone) and receive information (contacts, call log, etc.).

From the smallest things you like, we note the possibility of suction navigation in four directions on the regular keyboard. But unlocking the tapping on the screen is clearly not enough, especially considering the positioning of the model for the business. Cortana's voice assistant is currently unavailable.

More information with the capabilities of the new version of the operating system for smartphones you can find on the manufacturer's website.

Telephone part and communication

Smartphone Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM supports three relevant generations of modern cellular communication. At the same time, the company decided not to divide the models for supported frequencies according to regional characteristics and implemented everything in one model. According to the documentation, the device supports 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz for GSM, 850, 900, 1700, 1900, 2100 MHz for WCDMA, and a set of compatible ranges for LTE includes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 , 12, 17, 20, 28, 38 and 40. No problems with communication when testing the device in the network of the metropolitan operator MegaFon we have not met. Radio block in a smartphone one. Because of the features of the test instance described at the beginning of the article, it was not possible to find out the details of working with two SIM cards. From the operator settings, the device provides a maximum network generation, APN settings and other standard options.

The speed of Internet access on the fourth-generation network was impressed - several times we saw the results of more than 80 Mbps on reception. So do not forget to include options for online traffic, otherwise the pair of tests of test SpeedTest.Net will be able to very quickly empty your wallet for several hundred rubles.

On the Russian website of the manufacturer in the characteristics of the wireless module there is no mention of support for the 802.11ac standard. However, two ranges smartphone supports that it is already good. Unfortunately, due to the features of the operating system, it is impossible to determine the actual parameters of the adapter. So we tried to find out their experienced by connecting to routier asus RT-AC68U, which supports 802.11a / B / G / N / AC at speeds up to 1.3 Gb / s. The devices were located within the same room at a distance of about four meters. For testing, a specialized utility that implements the scenarios of receiving and transferring data to one stream between the mobile device and the computer in local network Router. Results are given in the following table.

Scenario	Speed
2.4 GHz, transmission	51 Mbps
2.4 GHz, reception	89 Mbps
5 GHz, transmission	86 Mbps
5 GHz, reception	28 Mbps

Compared with previously tested devices, the numbers are very low. Note that modern smartphone with one antenna and 802.11ac support is capable of showing more than 200 Mbps under similar conditions (the compound rate is 433 Mbps). It is a pity that the manufacturer failed to correctly implement the work of the wireless controller, given that the Qualcomm platform rarely has problems with it. It is possible in regional restrictions or certification. Or, our sample was faulty.

The wireless smartphone controller supports the connection of wireless displays, but it does now according to the technology of Continuum, which we will talk about further in the article.

Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM is equipped with a Bluetooth 4.1 adapter with BLE support. This allows not only to connect headsets / keyboards / mouses, but also interact with the most fitness bracelets today, smart clock and other gadgets. From standard profiles, work with audio devices, file sharing, input devices and network access are supported.

As we remember, Microsoft (Nokia) products are interesting and their cards that are characterized by a good coating and can be used offline. For their efficient use in the smartphone there is a receiver of signals of GPS and GLONASS navigation systems. Subjective testing in urban conditions has shown that the system starts quickly, the reception is stable, the accuracy corresponds to other models.

FM radio works with headphones as an antenna. The standard program provides for saving the list of selected stations, displaying the translated text information, as well as the output of the sound to the main speaker. Ability to record the ether and direct frequency input are absent. Reception quality can be estimated as mean. Range of supported frequencies - from 87.5 to 108 MHz.

Performance

This section in smartphone reviews with Windows already Not the first time seems optional to us if we talk about comparing different models among themselves. This segment of devices relatively slightly and choose them on the basis of benchmarks usually does not make sense, since there are more significant differences, including the size and quality of the screen, the presence of two slots for memory cards, the version of the operating system and others. It is clear that in most computing tests of Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM will be ahead of the rivals from its camp - eight cores of 2 GHz do not leave a chance to anyone. In addition, from those devices that we tested, the closest model performance is Lumia 930 and it was in our laboratory a year and a half ago. She has less nuclei, the screen has permission only Full HD, Windows there is "old" - just version 8.1, and indeed this Nokia. But there is nowhere to go, it seems that this opponent will have to be put in the table.

Useful tests windows platform It is clearly not spoiled, and here also to update the operating system seized ... So after studying the current situation, we left GFXBENCH for the graphic part and the tests built into the browser firmware to evaluate the computing processor cores.

Information about the brand, model and alternative names of a particular device, if any.

Design

Information on sizes and weight of the device presented in different units of measurement. Used materials offered colors, certificates.

Width Information about width - meant the horizontal side of the device when it is standard orientation during use.	77.72 mm (millimeters) 7.77 cm (centimeters) 0.25 ft (ft) 3.06 in (inches)
Height Information about height - meant the vertical side of the device when it is standard orientation during use.	141.35 mm (millimeters) 14.14 cm (centimeters) 0.46 ft (ft) 5.56 IN (inches)
Thickness Information about the thickness of the device in different units Measurements.	10.87 mm (millimeters) 1.09 cm (centimeters) 0.04 ft (ft) 0.43 in (inches)
Weight Information about the weight of the device in different units of measurement.	190 g (grams) 0.42 LBS (pounds) 6.7 oz (oz)
Volume The approximate volume of the device calculated on the basis of the size provided by the manufacturer. Refers to devices with a form of rectangular parallelepiped.	119.41 cm³. (Cubic centimeters) 7.25 In³. (cubic inches)
Colors Information about the colors in which this device is available on sale.	Orange Green Sine-green Yellow The black White

SIM-card

The SIM card is used in mobile devices to save data certifying the authenticity of mobile services subscribers.

Mobile networks

Mobile network is a radio system that allows multiple mobile devices to exchange data among themselves.

Mobile communication technology and data transfer rate

Communication between devices in mobile networks is carried out through technologies that provide different data transfer rates.

Operating system

The operating system is system software, controlling and coordinating the hardware components in the device.

SOC (crystal system)

The system on the crystal (SOC) includes all the most important hardware components of the mobile device in one chip.

SOC (crystal system) The system on the crystal (SOC) integrates various hardware components, such as a processor, a graphics processor, memory, periphery, interfaces, etc., as well as the Softera needed for their operation.	Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225
Technological process Information on the technological process to which the chip is made. The nanometers in the nanometers measured half the distance between the elements in the processor.	45 nm (nanometers)
Processor (CPU) The main function of the processor (CPU) of the mobile device is the interpretation and execution of instructions contained in software applications.	ARM Cortex-A5
Processor discharge The processor bit (bits) of the processor is determined by the size (in bits) of registers, targeted tires and tires for data. 64-bit processors have a higher performance compared to 32-bit, which are more productive for their part than 16-bit processors.	32 bits
Architecture of a set of commands Instructions are the commands with which the software is set / manages the operation of the processor. Information about the command set (ISA) that the processor can perform.	Armv7.
Zero-level cache (L0) Some processors have L0 (level 0) cache memory, access to which is faster than to L1, L2, L3, etc. The advantage of the presence of such memory is not only higher performance, but also reduced electricity consumption.	4 KB + 4 KB (kilobytes)
First Level Cache Memory (L1) Cache memory is used by a processor to reduce access to more frequently used data and instructions. L1 (Level 1) Cache memory is characterized by a small volume and works much faster both the system memory and other levels of cache memory. If the processor does not detect the requested data in L1, it continues to look for them in L2 cache. With some processors, this search is performed simultaneously in L1 and L2.	16 KB + 16 KB (kilobytes)
Second Level Cache Memory (L2) L2 (Level 2) Cache memory is slower than L1, but in return, it is distinguished by a large range that allows caching more data. It, as well as L1, is much faster than system memory (RAM). If the processor does not detect the requested data in L2, it continues to search them in L3 cache (if available) or in RAM memory.	1024 KB (kilobytes) 1 MB (megabytes)
Kingdom of processor cores The core of the processor performs software instructions. There are processors with one, two or more nuclei. The presence of a larger number of nuclei increases performance, allowing parallel execution of a plurality of instructions.	2
Processor clock frequency The processor clock frequency describes its speed by means of cycles per second. It is measured in megahertz (MHz) or Gighellians (GHZ).	1000 MHz (Meghertz)
Graphic Processor (GPU) The graphics processor (GPU) processes the calculations for various 2D / 3D graphic applications. IN mobile devices It is used most often by games, consumer interface, video applications, etc.	Qualcomm Adreno 203.
RAM (RAM) RAM (RAM) is used by the operating system and all installed applications. Data that are stored in RAM is lost after turning off or restarting the device.	768 MB (megabytes)

Built-in memory

Each mobile device has a built-in (non-removable) memory with a fixed volume.

Memory cards

Memory Cards are used in mobile devices to increase the amount of memory to save data.

Screen

The mobile device screen is characterized by its technology, resolution, pixel density, diagonal length, color depth, etc.

Type / Technology One of the main characteristics of the screen is the technology on which it is manufactured and on which the quality of the information image directly depends.	IPS.
Diagonal Mobile devices the screen size is expressed by the length of its diagonal, measured in inches.	5 in (inches) 127 mm (millimeters) 12.7 cm (centimeters)
Width Approximate screen width	2.57 IN (inches) 65.34 mm (millimeters) 6.53 cm (centimeters)
Height Approximate screen height	4.29 in (inches) 108.9 mm (millimeters) 10.89 cm (centimeters)
Aspect ratio The ratio of the size of the length of the screen to its short side	1.667:1 5:3
Resolution Screen resolution shows the number of pixels vertically and horizontally screen. Higher resolution means a clearer image item.	480 x 800 pixels
Pixel density Information on the number of pixels on a centimeter or an inch screen. Higher density allows you to show information on the screen with clearer items.	187 PPI (pixels per inch) 73 ppcm. (pixels for centimeter)
Color depth The color color depth reflects the total number of bits used for the color components in one pixel. Information about the maximum number of colors that the screen may show.	24 bits 16777216 Flowers
Screen Approximate area in percent, occupied by the screen on the front panel of the device.	64.98% (interest)
Other features Information about other features and screen characteristics.	Cucitive Multitach

Sensors

Various sensors perform various quantitative measurements and convert physical indicators to signals that the mobile device recognizes.

Rear camera

The main mobile camera camera is usually located on its rear panel and can be combined with one or more additional cameras.

Sensor size Information about the sizes of the photo sensor used in the device. Usually cameras with a larger sensor and with a smaller pixel density offer higher image quality despite the lower resolution.	3.6 x 2.7 mm (millimeters) 0.18 in (inches)
Pixel size Pixels are usually measured in microns. Large pixels are able to capture more light and, therefore, provide better surveillance with low lighting and a wider dynamic range than smaller pixels. On the other hand, smaller pixels allow you to increase the resolution while saving the same sensor size.	1.389 μm (Mikrometters) 0.001389 mm (millimeters)
Crop-factor Crop-factor is the ratio between the size of the full-frame sensor (36 x 24 mm, the equivalent frame of the standard 35 mm film) and the size sensor sizes of the device. The specified number is the ratio of the diagonals of the full-frame sensor (43.3 mm) and the photo sensor of a particular device.	9.61
Svetlomila Lights (also known as a diaphragm, aperture or F-number) is an indicator of a lens aperture size that determines the amount of light falling onto the sensor. The lower the number F, the greater the diaphragm and the greater the light reaches the sensor. Typically indicates the number F corresponding to the maximum possible aperture of the diaphragm.	f / 2.8.
Focal length The focal length indicates the distance in millimeters from the sensor to the optical center of the lens. The equivalent focal length (35 mm) is the focal length of the mobile device chamber, equalized to the focal length of the 35mm full-length sensor, in which the same viewing angle will be reached. It is calculated by multiplying the real focal length of the camera of the mobile device to the crop factor of its sensor. Crop-factor can be defined as a ratio between diagonals 35 mm of a full-format sensor and a mobile device sensor.	3.33 mm (millimeters) 32.02 mm (millimeters) * (35 mm / Full Frame)
Type of outbreak Rear (rear) mobile cameras mainly use LED flashes. They can be in configuration with one, two or more light sources and differ in shape.	Led.
Image resolution One of the main characteristics of the cameras is the resolution. It is the number of horizontal and vertical pixels in the image. For convenience, smartphone manufacturers often indicate permission in megapixels, indicating an approximate number of pixels in millions.	2592 x 1944 pixels 5.04 mp (megapixels)
Video resolution Information on the maximum allowing video allowing that can record the camera.	864 x 480 pixels 0.41 Mp (megapixels)
Video recording speed (personnel frequency) Information about the maximum recording speed (frames per second, FPS) supported by the camera at maximum resolution. Some of the most basic speed recording speeds 24 FPS, 25 FPS, 30 FPS, 60 FPS.	30 frames / sec (Frames per second)
Characteristics Information on additional software and hardware features of the rear (rear) camera.	Digital zoom Panoramic shooting Face Recognition White balance setting Setting up ISO.

Front-camera

Smartphones have one or more frontal chambers of various designs - POP-UP camera, swivel camera, cutout or hole in the display, camera under the display.

Radio

Mobile radio radio is a built-in FM receiver.

Location

Information on navigation and location devices supported by the device.

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi is a technology that provides wireless communication for data transfer to close distances between different devices.

Bluetooth

Bluetooth is the standard of secure wireless data transfer between different devices of different types for short distances.

Version There are several versions of Bluetooth, while each subsequent improves communication speed, coverage, contributes to more easily detecting and connecting devices. Information about the Bluetooth version of the device.	3.0
Characteristics Bluetooth uses different profiles and protocols that provide faster data exchange, energy savings, improve device detection, etc. Some of these profiles and protocols that support the device are shown here.	A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) AVRCP (Audio / Visual Remote Control Profile) DUN (Dial-Up Networking Profile) FTP (File TRANSFER PROFILE) GAVDP (Generic Audio / Video Distribution Profile) HFP (Hands-Free Profile) HSP (Headset Profile) OPP (OBJECT PUSH PROFILE) Pan (Personal Area Networking Profile) PBAP / PAB (Phone Book Access Profile) HS.

USB

USB (Universal Serial Bus) is an industrial standard that allows different electronic devices to exchange data.

Plug for headphones

This is an audio connector, which is also called the audio connector. The most widely used standard in mobile devices is 3.5 mm headphone jack.

Connecting devices

Information on other important connection technologies supported by the device.

Browser

The web browser is a software application for accessing and viewing information on the Internet.

Formats / Codecs Video Files

Mobile devices support different formats and codecs of video files that are respectively preserved and encoded / decoded digital video data.

Battery

Mobile batteries differ from each other in its capacity and technology. They provide an electrical charge needed for their operation.

Capacity The battery capacity shows the maximum charge that it is capable of saving, measured in milliamme aperture.	2000 mA · h (milliamper watch)
A type The type of battery is determined by its structure and, more specifically used by chemicals. Exist different types Batteries, and most often in mobile devices are used lithium-ion and lithium-ion-polymer batteries.	Li-Ion (lithium-ion)
Talk time 2G. The time of the conversation in 2G is the period of time for which the battery charge is discharged completely at a continuous conversation in 2G network.	16 h (clock) 960 min (minutes) 0.7 days
2G waiting time Waiting time in 2G is the time period for which the battery charge is discharged completely when the device is in standby mode (STAND-BY) and connected to 2G network.	720 h (hours) 43200 min (minutes) 30 days
Talk time 3G. The conversation time in 3G is the time period for which the battery charge is discharged completely with a continuous conversation in the 3G network.	13 h (hours) 780 min (minutes) 0.5 days
3G waiting time Waiting time in 3G is a period of time for which the battery charge is discharged completely when the device is in standby mode (Stand-BY) and connected to 3G network.	720 h (hours) 43200 min (minutes) 30 days
Characteristics Information on some additional characteristics of the device battery.	Removable
	Battery Model: BN-02

Among budget smartphones The Nokia 1030 model is in great demand. If we talk about the general parameters of the device, the display is 5 inches. According to the documentation for the device, the resolution is 800 per 480 pixels. The dimensions of this modification are as follows: width 77.7 mm, height 141.4 mm, thickness 10.9 mm. The housing is provided by the classic type. In the end, it should be noted that the two SIM cards are supported.

Stuffing device "Nokia 1030"

The equipment from the Nokia 1030 model is pretty serious. The thyristor unit in the model is available on three outputs. Directly high system performance is provided, naturally, due to a powerful processor. In turn, the accelerator is installed in the standard model. The modulator is available and connected in the system with a condenser. With the conductivity of the Nokia 1030 model, there are no problems due to the installation of a high-quality selector. If you believe consumer reviews, the system failures practically does not happen. The converter over the processor has a two-pole type.

Tools for communication

For communication, the Nokia 1030 model is well suited. The owner's Internet has the opportunity to enjoy all available formats. Browsers The specified system supports all types. To date, the most popular is considered to be the program "Google Chrome". With it, it is quite simple to deal with personal data. It should also be borne in mind that the represented browser has many tools for configuring. View of the panel quick access The user has the ability to change.

The scale of tabs varies through the main menu. Transfer of bookmarks, in turn, is carried out in the settings tab. Ordinary messages in the model "Nokia 1030" to recruit quite simply. In this case, the characters are enough for this. Directly the kit is carried out using the intelligent input system. If you need to change the text of the user, the user has the ability through the settings tab. Sound messages The Nokia 1030 model supports.

What is the camera installed at the model?

Modes In this case, the manufacturer provides various. Contrast and brightness The user can configure independently. In this case, the white balance function is activated by default. The light source is selected via the camera menu. Also there is the ability to assign video filter parameters. In particular, the owner can take advantage of the smoothing option. Download ready-made images for editing from memory card There is an opportunity.

What do you talk about the camera in the Nokia 1030 smartphone?

For the camera, Nokia RM 1030 smartphone Reviews from consumers, as a rule, gets positive. This is associated with high shooting resolution. It should also be borne in mind that the camera is equipped with an excellent stabilizer, and the blur in the images can be seen quite rarely. In this case, the brightness is regulated in wide range. Therefore, photos are interesting. The light sensitivity is configured in the device, and buyers will inflate it.

Also owners positively respond to rapid fixation of objects. With this zoom to use quite comfortable. Focusing in the presented instance is excellent. Video recording in the Nokia RM 1030 smartphone is pretty rarely interrupted. However, the flaws of the chamber are still available. They are connected to a greater extent with a microphone. If you believe the opinions of the owners, the sound in some cases may not be written. At the same time, long videos are often not saved due to failures.

Media player functions

Functions in the specified media player have quite a lot. Stereo Parameters The user is able to assign through the player menu. The function of the visual image in this model is available. Directly transferring tracks for albums from the user is an opportunity. You can also download melodies from memory cards. Playlists in the presented media player are formed pretty quickly. The album removal feature is provided. Playback is randomly available in the device. Also, the user can always view the full information on the track.

What are the reviews about the media player in the phone?

Name phones Nokia Dual. 1030 At the expense of the media player is mainly positive. However, it still has certain disadvantages. First of all, it should be noted a long load of visual images. In this case, long tracks can be played with a delay. Immediately transferring ringtones from a memory card for a long time.

If we talk about advantages, then users are positively responding about the control system. The rewind buttons in this case are in a convenient location. In this case, the recognition of the headset system is carried out quickly. Information about the track is presented quite extensive. Also, many owners respond positively about the "Nokia 1030" model due to the fact that the sound can be adjusted from the panel. In this case, the quick music shutdown button is provided by the manufacturer.

What is included in the Nokia 1030 smartphone?

Completion from the model "Nokia 1030" has a standard type and does not include anything superfluous, namely: telephone, instruction. Headphones in a box can be found ordinary. The quality of the sound is at the middle level. Additionally, it should be noted that the battery in the kit is quite powerful. The case, unfortunately, the device "Nokia 1030" is absent, and it will have to purchase the owner separately.

General settings of the device "Nokia 1030"

Opportunities To configure the device in the Nokia XL Dual 1030 smartphone there are quite a lot. You can directly monitor the operation of individual applications through the tab. special features. In turn, contacts in this device are very simple. Melodies The user is able to upload not only from the gallery, but also a memory card. At the same time, calls can always be tracked.

Information about them is viewed in the main menu of the device. Directly the sound parameters are assigned in the model settings. In order to go to the local groups, the user must select the contact tab. Special service has a special service to track the security of applications. You can view its parameter in the main menu.

Special features of the smartphone "Nokia 1030"

Go to the settings in the Nokia 1030 Dual SIM phone, you can via the main menu. In this case, the security settings can be specified independently. At the same time, customize the work of various programs can also be. In order to view reports on the operation of the system, you need to go to the Security tab. If it is necessary, you can select the screen shutdown.

Function reserve copy This phone is activated by default. Protection against viruses This apparatus has a rather reliable and efficient. If you believe customer reviews, it turns off quickly, if there is a need. To configure you need to go to the main menu of the device. Next, the user is obliged to go over the tab that is responsible for the display. Main updates The owner is able to view. In this case, the display format can be set separately.

Smartphone Display Settings

Tools for the display settings in the Nokia XL RM 1030 smartphone are a bit. In order to go to them, select the main menu. In this case, the background image can be selected on the screen. At the same time, a lot of standard images are presented in the gallery for these purposes. The shortcut panel in the specified device is configured separately. The backlight in this model can be displayed through the Additional Opportunity tab.

The time correction function in the specified apparatus is available. Standby settings for the display are configured from the functions tab. The font in the Nokia 1030 smartphone user is also capable of changing. In this case, only three positions are provided for this manufacturer. To change the image format on the display, you need to go to the main menu.

What is the organizer from the device "Nokia 1030"?

The Nokia 1030 smartphone XL useful programs are available in sufficient quantities. The calculator in this model is used simple. To solve simple mathematical tasks, it fits perfectly. Also, with its help, the user has the ability to calculate the percentage of the number.

The calendar in the smartphone is set with a handy menu. If you believe consumer reviews, then notes in it to leave the opportunity. Also, the owner can retain the dates of the birth of close people. Among other things, it is important to mention the clocks that are configured from the main menu.

The company believed that Nokia smartphones with Android was not allowed to stand out among other manufacturers. Alternatively, a Windows Phone platform known to all was selected. And although she gained sufficient popularity in latelySmartphones of other companies on Android OS are sold much more often. Android smartphones are becoming functional every year, and their price decreases. Given this, Nokia decided to create their own version of Android. Before developers, there was a task on the one hand, to create a smartphone on which Android-launches will be launched, on the other hand, it was important that the device does not call the Android-smartphone and there were no mention of Google. The operating system was changed to unrecognizable. The company has put a lot of effort to make it not similar to the usual Android. The interface of the new operating system is a set of elements from Windows Phone, Android and ASHA operating systems. The home screen is very similar to the screen from Widows Phone.

The first smartphone on the new operating system, Nokia XL, the company introduced on February 24, 2014 on a mobile Congress in Barcelona. Positioning the new smartphone from Nokia is very simple - " bright smartphone For Android applications. " The main audience of this device is young people who experience the need for a smartphone, but do not want to spend a lot of money on it. Also, the smartphone may be interested in enthusiasts and software developers, those who like to explore everything new. Today we will consider in detail the novelty and try to reveal all the pros and cons of the smartphone.

Contents of delivery

The Nokia XL smartphone comes in a compact cardboard box, which is already familiar to other Nokia products. In addition to the smartphone, you will find:

— Charger AC-20

- Battery Nokia BN 02 2000 Mach

- Nokia WH-108 stereo charter

- Quick Guide

The equipment is rather poor, but it is due, first of all, the low price of the smartphone.

Design

Nokia has always tried in terms of design to be not like others. Company engineers often experimented with external species His smartphones, but one of the most successful, according to users, was the design of Nokia Lumia. In the Nokia XL, as well as in the ASHA line, they tried to create a reduced version of the hull, similar to the Lumia lineup. However, the Nokia XL smartphone uses inexpensive plastic, and the body is sissing.

Another feature, which is characteristic only for Nokia smartphones, is a wide variety of color solutions. If most companies are trying not to represent many different colors of the case, then in Nokia, on the contrary, consider it a plus. Thanks to this, the user always has the opportunity to choose exactly the color that he likes.

Nokia XL smartphone can not be called compact. It has dimensions 77.72x141.35x10.87 mm and weighs 190 g. Feels the smartphone is wide enough, and sharp corners make it not too comfortable in hand. If we give the feeling with words, the device can be described as "heavy brick". However, Nokia XL is created just for lovers of large smartphones, so the buyer, for sure, will be ready for such dimensions of the device.

As for ergonomics, everything is used here. On the right side of the smartphone there is a paired volume adjustment key, just below - the on / off button.

In the upper end - 3.5 mm connector.

The MicroUSB connector is located on the lower end. The left end of the smartphone is completely empty. There are no buttons on it.

The rear surface of the smartphone is quite simple. It has a dynamics hole, a 5-megapixel camera lens and an outbreak, as well as Nokia inscription. On the front panel there is a front camera for video calls and one-only button under the screen, which plays a double role: short press - step back, Long - Return to home screen. The solution is ambiguous. Someone will like, someone - no. Matter of habit.

The quality of the assembly of the smartphone does not cause any complaints. A matt case is used, when pressed, it does not bete and does not build. For a budget device, the quality of the materials from which the housing is excellent is made.

A battery is located under the back cover, as well as two slots for microsim cards and a microSD memory card connector.

Display

The smartphone uses a 5-inch screen. The IPS matrix is \u200b\u200binstalled with a resolution of 800x480 points and color depth - 24 bits. In most situations, the picture looks good. However, given the screen size, the resolution is not enough. Nevertheless, if you do not require something special from the device, most users will like it. The display brightness is high enough, there is an automatic adjustment. With bright lighting, the image fades, but remains readable.

The Nokia XL smartphone display has good viewing angles, the image is not distorted.

I did not like the fact that the fonts do not have smoothing, in most situations they look not very. In any smartphone on Android from any other manufacturer such a problem with fonts, like on Nokia XL, no. The same situation and the menu icons. They are not very well adapted to screen resolution and to the operating system. I hope the company will fix this drawback in the following operating system updates. In the screen settings, you can specify the display of the clock in standby mode. This feature has already been used for a long time in phones and Nokia smartphones and will be very useful if the user does not carry watches. In the Nokia XL smartphone, there is also an approximation sensor, while the screen is blocked during the conversation.

Technical features

The Nokia XL smartphone is built on Qualcomm chipset, on the Nokia website it is indicated as Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225. This is already a fairly outdated type of chipset. Even in not new Nokia Lumia 520, the MSM8227 chipset is used, which is somewhat more productive. Nokia XL dual-core processor frequency - 1 GHz. The device uses the Adreno 203 graphic coprocessor, its performance is also quite low. Among the "budget" devices, Nokia XL is not the most productive solution. The reason is to use inexpensive components from Qualcomm, which, losing analogs from other manufacturers. However, if you do not intend to run on Nokia XL resource-intensive 3D games and heavy applications, the device performance will be enough for you.

Nokia XL has 4 GB of integrated memory, as well as 768 MB of operational. Unfortunately, all devices built on Qualcomm platform are more demanding of RAM than their counterparts on MediaTek. After downloading, about 326 MB of RAM is free. Memory management in Android is good enough, so applications are released by the desired number of memory and they use its maximum volume.

To store data 1.29 GB in the phone's memory, 1.17 GB is shown as a memory card, plus the user can set its memory card to 32 GB. The main minus of the Nokia XL operating system is that all applications are installed in the phone's memory, that is, the user is limited exactly in size in 1.29 GB and it is impossible to avoid it. Installing applications to the memory card is not yet supported. Perhaps this is fixed in the following versions of the operating system.

Inout the rest of the Nokia XL - a typical Android smartphone. There is the ability to transmit Bluetooth files, there is a Wi-Fi, there is a USB Mass Storage mode when connecting to a PC.

The Nokia XL smartphone supports working with two SIM cards, but the radio module in the device is one, so only one SIM card can be active at the same time. This is a cheaper option for the implementation of the presence of two SIM cards, which is most common today in the market and in the devices of this price segment. The smartphone supports WCDMA networks: 900 MHz, 2100 MHz and GSM network: 850 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 1900 MHz. In the settings, you can select one card for SMS / MMS / calls or specify them as autonomous, that is, working independently. The call list indicates which card you called.

Interface

The Nokia XL interface is a set of elements from Windows Phone, Android and ASHA operating systems. Awakes a smartphone with a side key or tapping along the end. We see the lock screen on which the latest events - mail, SMS, calls, programs and so on may be displayed. You can spend your finger in one direction or to get into the selected program or remind this reminder.

Unlike the usual Android OS, there are only two options for blocking the device - PIN or password. The interface in Nokia XL has been recycled so much that the usual Android is hard, the entire Android ideology was forgotten, and instead in Nokia came up with the Fastlane concept.

If you move the home screen of the Welcome, the menu will open, which is called Fastlane. The menu is copied from budgetary phones Nokia. ASHA. Fastlane is a hybrid news feed, notification panels and a list of newly running programs. By clicking on the post in Fastlane, the user falls into the program that has been sent this record. Unfortunately, by default, there is no task manager in the phone, however, like multitasking. You can switch between applications via Fastlane, but they were unloaded from memory or not, it is impossible to know.

The main menu is a tile like those that are used in Windows Phone: Phone, Contacts, SMS, Internet, Shop, Email, and so on. All installed programs are displayed on one screen. It is possible to create folders and save icons inside folders.

Icons can be changed in places, output the desired, while you can change the color of the tile for the icons. To find the application, you can use the search. To do this, you need to pull the entire page down, then a search will appear in which you can dial the name of the program.

As in the usual versions of Android, there is a drop-down curtain in the Nokia XL operating system, which has 4 fast shortcuts, the ability to switch between SIM cards, as well as a quick way to settings.

The settings menu looks like in the usual Android.

In all modern Android smartphones there is such a function as a voice typing. In Nokia XL, the synthesis of speech in is in responding to the Pico TTS engine, which is familiar to many models of different manufacturers, it is quite primitive and has no Russian language. Therefore, in the Nokia voice recruitment plan, you need to refine your new smartphones.

With the keyboard, things are much better. It is called Nokia Keyboard. You can, without taking off your finger, enter the words, and they predict.

Nokia advertising says that this is a smartphone for Android applications, without specifying whether all of them will be supported. Nokia's corporate store has a small number of programs, it will never be able to get closer to the branded Play Store. There are few applications yet. For example, WhatsApp is missing, as well as the Chrome browser from Google. When you are looking for a program in the store and do not find it, you are offered another five-seal stores to choose from, including Yandex Store.

However, many Nokia XL users have already found an easy way to install applications. They take a regular Android smartphone, find and upload an APK file application, then transmit it via Bluetooth and installed on Nokia XL. Not the easiest, but really working option.

Nokia does not guarantee all Android applications on their device. Many applications require registration in the Play Store, which is not here and will not, as well as no support for Google services. There is support only Yandex services.

Buying an Android smartphone, usually the user can easily synchronize your contacts with accounting Google and in seconds to transfer them to a new device. This is the standard android functionality and for any smartphone. However, Nokia XL does not allow to get contacts from the cloud. There are only two ways to transfer contacts. One is to use the Yandex service, the second way is to save all contacts on the microSD card, then insert it into Nokia X and try to read. Why Nokia in his new smartphone refused to synchronize contacts with the cloud, is incomprehensible.

Built-in applications in general do not cause complaints. Calculator, alarm clock, browser - everything works.

Like navigation. HERE cards allow you to upload files for countries and regions to a memory card, which is great. The main memory will be free, and how many maps of various countries and cities you download to the memory card, will depend on its volume. The usual and familiar navigation interface is used, including offline navigation.

The music player is normal, the FM radio works only with the headset.

Camera

The Nokia XL smartphone has a 5-megapixel main and 2 megapixel front camera. Resolution of the main chamber: 2592 x 1944 pixels. There is a LED flash and auto focus. Camera Characteristics: Automatic and Manual White Balance Setup, Active Toolbar, Photo Editor, Face Recognition, Automatic Exposure, Central Weighted Automatic Exposure. The camera has a "panoramic shooting" function. Color regimes are available: sepia, solarization, usual, negative. White balance modes: Cloud, incandescent lamp, fluorescent, daylight, car. The camera can shoot video in FWVGA format (864 x 480) with frame frequency 30 frame / c.

Resolution extra camera: 1600 x 1200 Pixes. A wide-angle lens is used.

In the daytime, with good lighting, the photograph is quite good. With artificial lighting, things are a little worse. Examples of photographs made by Nokia XL camera:

Battery

The smartphone uses a removable lithium-ion battery with a capacity of 2,000 mAh. According to the manufacturer's data, the maximum distributor time in 2G networks is 16 hours, waiting time in 2G-networks is 720 hours. The maximum conversation time in 3G networks is 13 hours, waiting time in 3G networks is 720 hours. With a frequent use of a smartphone, of course, like other Android devices, lives a light day, but in general, the autonomous performance of the smartphone is quite good.

Conclusion

Nokia XL has a large number of As pros and cons. The smartphone has a good call signal volume, high-quality housing With bright colors, a pleasant eye screen. Did not like the trimmed Android with an unusual interface, however, it is a matter of habit. "Iron" is weak. Smartphone does not support resource-intensive applications and HD video. The camera is average, though, with a good lighting, photographs are not bad. The main buyers of new items will be young people who want to get bright for little money stylish smartphone with support for Android applications. Nokia made a new, unique product. If companies succeed in keeping a pleasant price, the smartphone should become popular.