Lumia 950 XL pics offer up-close look at Windows 10 flagship

Sources may dispute the numbering that will come to Microsoft's next-gen Windows smartphone flagships, but whether we're looking at the 940 series or the 950 series, a steady stream of rumors, now evolved to the point where we're seeing leaks of actual of hardware, has been hard to ignore in establishing that these phones are on their way. And as we look forward to top-shelf hardware like Snapdragon 808 or 810 SoCs, quad HD displays, and 3GB of RAM, a fresh leak attempts to give us maybe the best glimpse yet at one of these handsets, upon the publication of some new images of a Lumia 950 XL prototype.

While the prototype shell here may prevent us from learning much about the phone's aesthetics, it does manage to reveal details like the presence of a USB type-C connector. And these external shots arrive alongside some screen captures that delve into the phone's hardware makeup, attempting to confirm what we had already heard about RAM capacity and SoC choice. Really, that tells us quite a bit about how the phone's put together, leaving only a few details unaddressed – like battery capacity.

Secondary sources have attempted to confirm that these images are the real deal, and accurately depict the 950 XL. We haven't heard anything additional about launch plans, but hopefully we'll start being able to narrow those down as we approach Q4.

Source: WPXAPVia: The Verge

Source: Lumia 950 XL pics offer up-close look at Windows 10 flagship