14 DAY TRIAL // The enthusiasm for the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL is growing, even though the new models aren’t yet here (but only available for pre-order), so it’s no surprise that everyone wants to find out everything there is to know about Microsoft’s high-end phones.
This curiosity, however, has reached new limits, as the guys over at Kapion LAB managed not only to get their hands on the new models but also to tear them down and reveal every single part that’s hiding under the hood.
As you can see in the video at the end of the article, dissembling and reassembling the new Lumias is not an easy thing that anyone can do, and you certainly need special skills, but removing the case of any of the two devices clearly provides you with a good look at its parts.
Cooling system and Windows Hello sensor
Lumia 950 XL, for example, comes with a 5.7-inch WQHD display, a 20-megapixel camera with Zeiss optics, 32GB of storage, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor, 3 GB of RAM, and a Windows Hello sensor that allows for biometric authentication thanks to the improvements Microsoft made in Windows 10 Mobile.
And all of them fit nicely inside the phone, including the Windows Hello sensor, which is clearly one of the most interesting additions.
The liquid cooling system that’s also hiding underneath the case also draws particular interest because it proves that Lumia 950 XL is a productivity machine in the first place, so expect the device to get really hot when performing certain tasks, such as working with Continuum and charging at the same time.
But what’s more intriguing about this liquid cooling system is how it actually works. Although called “liquid,” it uses the classic system with heat pipes that contain working fluid (only a few drops though, so it’s not full of liquid) used to absorb the heat from the device and the CPU in particular.
Once the heat is absorbed, the liquid is transformed into gas diffused through the vents, and then it turns back into liquid by losing thermal energy and condensing. The liquid is then brought back in the original place through capillary action, which is the ability of a liquid to flow in narrow places without the assistance of external forces such as gravity.
It remains to be seen how hot it can get though because this liquid cooling system is supposed to be really effective and keep everything at the right temperature most of the time. The new phones are projected to ship early next month, so more on their performance should be available in just a couple of weeks.
