Windows 10 Mobile Continuum Gallery

One of the highly touted features of the new Microsoft Lumia 950 and 950 XL flagship Windows 10 devices which are finally hitting the market is Continuum.

Continuum allows you to connect your handset to a full size monitor, keyboard, mouse and other USB based peripherals using the Microsoft Display Dock.

I picked up a Lumia 950 last week from AT&T along with the display dock to begin testing out the new handset.

Continuum is a feature I have initially tried out several times since getting the new phone however, usage scenarios here in my home office are nearly non-existent because I have my full size desktops and laptop devices if I need to accomplish detailed work.

Using Continuum on the road when traveling is also not a realistic options because that would mean carrying additional peripherals such as a keyboard, mouse, HDMI or DisplayPort cables or possibly a wireless receiver to use the feature.

They do make good small form factor keyboards these days and compact mice so it is not unreasonable to think it is feasible in certain situations but it is just easier to take a laptop or Surface with everything all together.

Check out Lumia 950: First Look

As other reviewers of the 950 commented last week - these handsets are really showing the concepts behind the new technology and I have no doubt that it will be refined as new iterations start to come out. We have seen Microsoft do this before with Surface and I fully expect the same to happen with these new flagship devices and their successors.

A few notes about Continuum:

Check out the gallery to get an idea how things look in different apps when the phone is in Continuum mode.