Windows Phone 8 details leaked: the future of Windows handsets revealed
A promotional video starring Windows Phone product manager Joe Belfiore has leaked onto the web, revealing everything you need to know about Windows Phone 8 – the operating system destined for future Windows Phone handsets, designed to rival Apple iPhone and Android phones. Read on for all you need to know about Windows 8 and what it spells for the competition.
The promotional video, which found its way into the hands of Pocketnow was recorded in mind with being shown behind closed doors to Nokia employees only. However, its emergence on the web has revealed to us all a host of new Windows Phone 8 (dubbed Apollo) features we may soon see on such new phones, such as the forthcoming ‘rumoured’ 12-megapixel camera-packing Nokia Lumia 910.
Nokia Lumia 910 to arrive in May qith a 12-megapixel camera
Among the new Windows Phone 8 features is the prospect of more powerful Windows Phone devices. We’re talking support for fast multi-core processors and higher screen resolutions to go with the bigger-sized phone screens that we’re seeing more of these days, capable of playing the latest films and games, and making them look good.
Near Field Communication (NFC) will play a big part, as future Windows Phone 8 phones strive to push forward new technologies letting users pay for small goods using their mobile phone instead of physical cash, with currency tied to a person’s mobile phone bill.
More apps, too. Microsoft expects many more thousands of apps to appear in the Windows Phone Marketplace if it is to compete at all with the popular Apple App Store and Android Market.
Having to manually sync music files with different devices may also be a thing of the past, using ActiveSync. Belfiore gave the example of ones music collection being available on a Windows Phone handset instantly without needing to sync to the PC, where it was purchased.
Other features of note will be support for removable SD card storage – a feature recently missing from the Nokia Lumia 800 – the flagship Nokia phone – and the first in Nokia’s history to feature the Windows Phone operating system. This means that potentially all future Windows Phones will have more storage than any of the current iPhone models, which lack SD card support.
The new features and plans for Windows Phone 8 sound promising to all gadget fans. Microsoft is expected to reveal more on the future of Windows Phone 8 at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next month.
We can’t wait to hear more but what do you think, does Microsoft have the smartphone chops to really go up against Android and iOS? Let us know what you think in the Comments below.
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KirstyLowe03 February 2012
I wonder if it will be available as an upgrade for existing Windows Phones. Hope so!
Report as inappropriateJay03 February 2012
Probabley but @ £1999.99 or some rip off price as all Microsoft software is
Report as inappropriateDaRiCh03 February 2012
Finally got support for SD cards, its taken long enough, this omission in the lumia 800 was the only thing that would really put me off getting one, such a shame because nokia are finally making some superbly well designed and well made phones, and windows, while looking a tad dull and basic, it still looks refreshingly designed and quite slick. Choices are now getting a tad more difficult.
Report as inappropriateHarry03 February 2012
Jay, are you sure your not thinking about apple?
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