No longer just a desktop OS, Windows 10 also runs on phones and tablets - and the Microsoft Lumia 950 (codenamed Talkman) and 950 XL (codenamed Cityman) are among the first Windows Phones to run Windows 10 mobile. Here's the Microsoft Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL UK release date, price and specs. See also: Microsoft Lumia 950 launch as it happened
We expected Microsoft to launch the Lumia 940 and 940 XL but, a bit like the jump from Windows 8 to Windows 10, we instead have the Lumia 950 and 950 XL. These are flagship phones which command flagship prices. Microsoft is aiming them much more at business users than consumers, mainly thanks to all their productivity features which include the abiltiy to use them like a desktop PC with a big screen, keyboard and mouse.
Also see: Best Windows Phones 2015 and Best smartphones 2015.
Microsoft Lumia 950 & 950 XL UK release date: When are the Lumia 950 & 950 XL coming out? How to pre-order Lumia 950, 950 XL
At Microsoft's special event on 6 October 2015 it launched the Surface Pro 4 and revealed the 950 and 950 XL.
Both phones were expected to be available in November, although the release date has now slipped back until 3 December, according to GSMArena. The good news is you can pre-order them now. Click here to pre-order the Lumia 950, and click here to pre-order the Lumia 950 XL.
From 19 November you can also pre-order Microsoft's Windows 10 phones on contracts fromO2, EE, Carphone Warehouse, Amazon and Clove.