SpecEagle review · Microsoft

Microsoft Lumia 650 review: The final mainstream Windows 10 Mobile Lumia, with metal frame.

SpecEagle Editorial·Feb 2016·$200
Overall
46/100
Class rank
#3 of 6
Tier
Budget
Buy?
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The verdict, up front

The last mainstream Lumia.

Lumia 650 was the final non-flagship Lumia — premium metal frame and AMOLED on Windows 10 Mobile as the platform was already dying.

01Display

68/100

At 68/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among budget phones of 2016 — 8 points above the cohort average.

TypeAMOLED, ClearBlack
Size5.0 inches
Resolution1,280 × 720 px (HD)

02Camera

50/100

50/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2016.

Main8 MP, f/2.2, LED
Selfie5 MP

03Performance

40/100

40/100 trails the 43-point cohort average for budget phones of 2016.

ChipsetSnapdragon 212
RAM1 GB
Storage16 GB · microSD

04Battery

56/100

56/100 is one of the weaker battery results among budget phones of 2016 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Capacity2,000 mAh (removable)
Standby~ 720 hours

05Build

66/100

At 66/100 this is one of the strongest build showings among budget phones of 2016 — 6 points above the cohort average.

06Value

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2016.

What works
  • Premium-feeling metal frame at $200.
  • AMOLED + 6.9 mm slim.
  • Continuum-ready Windows 10.
  • microSD + jack.
What doesn't
  • Last mainstream Lumia — platform died.
  • 1 GB RAM.
  • 2,000 mAh battery.
  • No 8 GB option.

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 6-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .