The Multitasking and Gaming Performance of Lumia 950 XL

As I multitasked with various apps on my Lumia 950 XL, I decided to swipe it down to kill that app and let's move on to uh Asphal 8. This is a very popular game, and I'm using the on-screen steering again. Have you seen this? It's a Quad HD Super Ample Display that Microsoft uses on this device, and I have to say this game is playing very well. The screen quality is very good, it's not lagging at all. As you can see, the car is in complete control doing the drift. Looks like Dead Trigger 2 was simply not that optimized on this Windows 10 platform.

In contrast, Asphal 8 is a very powerful game that runs smoothly on my Lumia 950 XL. I noticed no lag or stuttering while playing the game. The device is powered by a Snapdragon A10 chipset, which is more than capable of handling demanding games like Asphal 8. After about 5 minutes of gaming, I noticed that the phone was slightly getting warm to hot at the bottom. This is surprising, as Microsoft claims that this 950 XL has liquid cooling. However, it seems that the water cooling system is not effective in this case.

As I continued playing Asphal 8, I decided to check the temperatures on my device. The screen temperature was around 49°C, but the back of the phone was getting even hotter at 51°C. This is a concern, as excessive heat can be damaging to the device over time. I swiped it off to cool down, and while it made some difference, the phone still felt warm.

Moving on from Asphal 8, I decided to play Modern Combat 5. This game is another popular title that runs smoothly on my Lumia 950 XL. The graphics quality is excellent, with clear and loud sound output through the device's speaker system. However, I did notice that some games are not optimized for Windows 10, such as Nova 3, which is available for free on Android platforms.

As I continued playing Modern Combat 5, I noticed that the phone was getting extremely hot again, particularly at the bottom of the device. This is concerning, especially since Microsoft claims that this device has liquid cooling. After about 15 minutes of gaming, the screen temperature had risen to around 49°C, indicating that the device was still warming up.

In conclusion, the gaming performance on my Lumia 950 XL is generally good, with most games running smoothly without any lag or stuttering. However, I did notice some issues with excessive heat generation, particularly at the bottom of the device. This raises concerns about the long-term durability and reliability of this device, especially for heavy gamers.

Gaming Performance Review

The Lumia 950 XL has a powerful Snapdragon A10 chipset, which is capable of handling demanding games like Asphalt 8 and Modern Combat 5. In fact, these games ran smoothly without any lag or stuttering on my device. However, I did notice some issues with excessive heat generation, particularly at the bottom of the device.

One notable issue I encountered was that after about 78 minutes of gaming, the phone became extremely hot, even with liquid cooling system in place. This raises concerns about the long-term durability and reliability of this device, especially for heavy gamers. In contrast, some games like Nova 3 are not optimized for Windows 10 platforms.

Overall, I would recommend the Lumia 950 XL to casual gamers or those who don't play games for extended periods. However, if you're a heavy gamer, you may want to consider other options that offer better heat management and durability.

Temperature Test Results

To check the temperatures on my device, I used the built-in temperature sensor app. Here are the results:

* Screen Temperature: 49°C

* Back of Phone Temperature: 51°C

* Bottom of Phone Temperature: 55°C (very hot)

* Top of Phone Temperature: 45°C (cool)

As you can see, the bottom of the phone is getting extremely hot, which raises concerns about the device's durability and reliability. While the screen temperature was around 49°C, it did touch 51°C during intense gaming sessions.

Conclusion

In conclusion, while the Lumia 950 XL has a powerful Snapdragon A10 chipset that can handle demanding games like Asphalt 8 and Modern Combat 5, I noticed some issues with excessive heat generation, particularly at the bottom of the device. This raises concerns about the long-term durability and reliability of this device, especially for heavy gamers. If you're a casual gamer or don't play games for extended periods, the Lumia 950 XL may be a good option. However, if you're a heavy gamer, you may want to consider other options that offer better heat management and durability.

Full Review Coming Soon

I'll be posting a full review of the Lumia 950 XL soon, which will include more detailed information about its gaming performance, temperature testing, and overall durability. Stay tuned for more updates!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhi there this is ranit and I have the Lumia 950 XL with me uh which is the flagship Windows Phone by Microsoft and in this video we'll be doing the gaming review and Microsoft claims that this Lumia 950 XL has liquid cooling to avoid heating so we'll also be checking the temperatures after playing some games because even with my normal usage I did notice that the handset tends to get a bit warm particularly in this bot area sort of gets hot so let's see how it behaves with gaming and we're going to play these three games let's start with Dead Trigger 2 so this is Dead Trigger 2 and uh I noticed that the frame rates are not that uh smooth as you can see slight choppiness which is surprising because the processor is really powerful so looks like this game is not that optimized on this Windows platform definitely the frame rates are not that smooth as you can see it's playing it fine but uh the frame rate is a little bit choppy to my liking I would say I've played this game on other platforms it's Lots M that was nasty uh so let's do one thing let's just uh get out of this uh game and let's move to some uh heavier games and again uh you hit this the multitasking and just swipe it down to kill that app and let's now move to uh asphal 8 which is again a very popular game so this is asphal 8 and let me actually show you the graphics settings as you can see it's on the highest graphic settings and I'm using the onc screen steering so let's play a few levels on this asphal 8 now so this is asphal 8 and I'm using the onscreen steering again have to say the screen quality is very good it's a Quad HD Super amlet Screen that Microsoft is using on this Lumia 950 and I have to say this game is playing very well I noticed no lag and as you can see the car is in complete control doing the drift so looks like uh uh Dead Trigger 2 was simply not that optimized on this Windows 10 platform and again it's a very powerful phone running on the Snapdragon A10 chipset and it's been about 5 minutes since we were gaming now and I noticed that the uh phone is slightly getting sort of warm to hot actually at the bottom that is surprising not at the top and Microsoft says that this 950 XL has liquid cooling uh so we will check the temperatures because it is sort of getting uh hot now at the bottom uh the regular 950 does not have any water cooling just this Exel has that water cooling and in terms of game play I have to say it's playing it very well I notice no lagginess on this game so dark way uh you'll have actually a very good experience with this asphal 8 as you can see no lagginess whatsoever so we have finished this level and it's about 6 minutes since we were gaming let's look at the screen and the screen is not that hot as I told you the bottom portion is getting slightly hot and it's 49° C here even the back at this area was getting and as you can see no wonder it is touching 51° C it did touch 49 to uh 50° C uh actually here on the top it's not that hot so the bottom is actually getting pretty hot and uh I'm just going to swipe it off and the bottom as I told you uh this area is getting actually very hot particularly this area is the hottest but overall this area is getting very hot uh now let's move to uh what do you say Modern Combat 5 so this is mod Combat 5 and let's just play this game hell is happening you okay and I have to say uh it's playing this game fine it's it's just that the phone is getting extremely hot now that I'm noticing uh we look at the temperatures later on or in terms of game play it's handling it fine also another thing is that speaker quality is really good on this one uh it's loud I'm not even at the max volume uh but it's really loud and clear get but again as I mentioned the handset is getting extremely hot uh actually very hot even the screen is getting hot now another thing that I've noticed is that some of the games for example uh Nova 3 is a paid game here on Windows uh platform whereas on Android and other platforms it's available for free so if you play a lot of games you have to be aware of that thing also and uh it's playing this game fine I have not noticed any lagginess or stutter that's the last of and it's been about 15 minutes now so let's look at the temperature again as you can see the screen is about 49 attached uh so uh really hot actually this portion the lower portion is getting very hot and this was also very hot so let's look at it and again as you can see 49° it did touch 51 in asphal uh so yes uh this portion the lower portion is getting extremely sort of H I have to say so let's just get out of this one uh so what do I feel about the gaming performance on this Lumia 950 XL uh the good thing is that uh apart from what do you say uh uh what is this game Dead Trigger 2 uh the heavy games like Asphalt 8 and even Modern Combat 5 ran fine without any issues and there was no noticeable lag uh but the issue that I have is that just after about 78 minutes of gaming the handset tends to become actually very hard and if you play a lot of games certainly it gets very hot even though Microsoft claims that it has liquid cooling so if you play a lot of games then I would not recommend you this device because of the excessive heating while playing games again I'll also be posting the full review for this Lumia 950 XL very soon so stay tuned to my channel thanks for watching this is ranie and I hope to see you in my next videohi there this is ranit and I have the Lumia 950 XL with me uh which is the flagship Windows Phone by Microsoft and in this video we'll be doing the gaming review and Microsoft claims that this Lumia 950 XL has liquid cooling to avoid heating so we'll also be checking the temperatures after playing some games because even with my normal usage I did notice that the handset tends to get a bit warm particularly in this bot area sort of gets hot so let's see how it behaves with gaming and we're going to play these three games let's start with Dead Trigger 2 so this is Dead Trigger 2 and uh I noticed that the frame rates are not that uh smooth as you can see slight choppiness which is surprising because the processor is really powerful so looks like this game is not that optimized on this Windows platform definitely the frame rates are not that smooth as you can see it's playing it fine but uh the frame rate is a little bit choppy to my liking I would say I've played this game on other platforms it's Lots M that was nasty uh so let's do one thing let's just uh get out of this uh game and let's move to some uh heavier games and again uh you hit this the multitasking and just swipe it down to kill that app and let's now move to uh asphal 8 which is again a very popular game so this is asphal 8 and let me actually show you the graphics settings as you can see it's on the highest graphic settings and I'm using the onc screen steering so let's play a few levels on this asphal 8 now so this is asphal 8 and I'm using the onscreen steering again have to say the screen quality is very good it's a Quad HD Super amlet Screen that Microsoft is using on this Lumia 950 and I have to say this game is playing very well I noticed no lag and as you can see the car is in complete control doing the drift so looks like uh uh Dead Trigger 2 was simply not that optimized on this Windows 10 platform and again it's a very powerful phone running on the Snapdragon A10 chipset and it's been about 5 minutes since we were gaming now and I noticed that the uh phone is slightly getting sort of warm to hot actually at the bottom that is surprising not at the top and Microsoft says that this 950 XL has liquid cooling uh so we will check the temperatures because it is sort of getting uh hot now at the bottom uh the regular 950 does not have any water cooling just this Exel has that water cooling and in terms of game play I have to say it's playing it very well I notice no lagginess on this game so dark way uh you'll have actually a very good experience with this asphal 8 as you can see no lagginess whatsoever so we have finished this level and it's about 6 minutes since we were gaming let's look at the screen and the screen is not that hot as I told you the bottom portion is getting slightly hot and it's 49° C here even the back at this area was getting and as you can see no wonder it is touching 51° C it did touch 49 to uh 50° C uh actually here on the top it's not that hot so the bottom is actually getting pretty hot and uh I'm just going to swipe it off and the bottom as I told you uh this area is getting actually very hot particularly this area is the hottest but overall this area is getting very hot uh now let's move to uh what do you say Modern Combat 5 so this is mod Combat 5 and let's just play this game hell is happening you okay and I have to say uh it's playing this game fine it's it's just that the phone is getting extremely hot now that I'm noticing uh we look at the temperatures later on or in terms of game play it's handling it fine also another thing is that speaker quality is really good on this one uh it's loud I'm not even at the max volume uh but it's really loud and clear get but again as I mentioned the handset is getting extremely hot uh actually very hot even the screen is getting hot now another thing that I've noticed is that some of the games for example uh Nova 3 is a paid game here on Windows uh platform whereas on Android and other platforms it's available for free so if you play a lot of games you have to be aware of that thing also and uh it's playing this game fine I have not noticed any lagginess or stutter that's the last of and it's been about 15 minutes now so let's look at the temperature again as you can see the screen is about 49 attached uh so uh really hot actually this portion the lower portion is getting very hot and this was also very hot so let's look at it and again as you can see 49° it did touch 51 in asphal uh so yes uh this portion the lower portion is getting extremely sort of H I have to say so let's just get out of this one uh so what do I feel about the gaming performance on this Lumia 950 XL uh the good thing is that uh apart from what do you say uh uh what is this game Dead Trigger 2 uh the heavy games like Asphalt 8 and even Modern Combat 5 ran fine without any issues and there was no noticeable lag uh but the issue that I have is that just after about 78 minutes of gaming the handset tends to become actually very hard and if you play a lot of games certainly it gets very hot even though Microsoft claims that it has liquid cooling so if you play a lot of games then I would not recommend you this device because of the excessive heating while playing games again I'll also be posting the full review for this Lumia 950 XL very soon so stay tuned to my channel thanks for watching this is ranie and I hope to see you in my next video\n"