The Lumia 950 XL has the best camera Microsoft has ever created. That's what Juha Alakarhu tells us. He's responsible for imaging technology development in Phones at Microsoft. We spoke with him during the launch in New York City and he explained (and showed) the reasons behind the bold statement. Check out the 10-minute video!

Lumia 950 and 950 XL camera highlights 20-megapixel

F/1.9 aperture

1/2.4-inch sensor

1.12-micron pixel size

ISO up to 12800

Zeiss optics

5th generation Optical Image Stabilization

Triple LED natural flash

4K video recording

Rich Capture automatically chooses the best camera mode

Completely new color processing algorithm

Seems faster Juha showed a couple of image comparisons with the Samsung Galaxy S6. In one of the sample images, the Lumia 950 XL appeared to have more details and more natural colors. In another sample image, the Lumia 950 XL handled motion better, resulting in a sharper image of an object that is moving in low light. We were very impressed, but we'll have to test it out ourselves. Best VPN providers 2020: Learn about ExpressVPN, NordVPN & more And in case you were wondering about camera speed, Juha showed us how fast the camera app opened after clicking the dedicated camera button from the Start screen. He also showed how quickly the Lumia 950 XL captured images by tapping the onscreen camera button multiple times. What are your thoughts on the Lumia 950 XL camera after watching the demo? Are you convinced? What are your concerns? Let us know in the comments!