Lumia 950 and Lumia 950XL could replace Lumia 940 generation

Microsoft Lumia Windows 10 phones news: Lumia 950 and Lumia 950XL could replace Lumia 940 generation

Ever since Microsoft broke the news about writing down billions of dollars related to its acquisition of Nokia's devices and services division and removing 7,800 employees globally, the Lumia Windows 10 phones rumor mill has been working overtime. New reports have been surfacing every other day speculating about Microsoft's possible smartphone strategy, with some expecting the company to manufacture phones for at least the next two years, with others claiming six new Lumia smartphones would arrive next year. On Monday, Terry Myerson, executive vice president of the Windows and Devices Group, while speaking at the company's Worldwide Partner Conference, even confirmed in a statement that the company would announce new premium Lumia smartphones running Windows 10 pretty soon.

A worker poses with the new Nokia Lumia 925 at its launch in London May 14, 2013. (Reuters/Luke MacGregor)

Microsoft has been widely expected to launch the Lumia 940 and the Lumia 940 XL smartphones this year that will be powered by its new Windows 10 Mobile operating system. There have been a slew of rumors surrounding the specifications of these two upcoming devices, but they could all have amounted to nothing, if new rumors are to be believed. The latest speculation about  Windows 10 phones is that the Redmond-based software giant plans to completely skip the Lumia 940 generation and instead come out with the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950XL Windows 10 powered smartphones. This means that the Lumia 940 and the Lumia 940 XL may never make it to the market, and we could see a completely new Lumia 950 generation smartphones on the shelves.

This piece of news has come from a Chinese tech blog dedicated to Windows Phone, named WPXAP, which claims that Microsoft will unveil the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950XL as its newest flagship duo, thus giving the Lumia 940 a skip. Both the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950XL will ship with Windows 10 Mobile out of the box and are expected to be released between October and November this year.

source:mnrdaily