Potential for Microsoft's latest smartphone "Surface Phone" to be developed in 2016

Microsoft launched the smartphone "Windows 9500" equipped with Windows 10 in November 2015, Microsoft launched a new smartphone based on Surface instead of the latest model of the Lumia series in 2016 "Surface PhoneWindows Central is reporting that it is planning to release "

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According to Windows Central, Microsoft canceled the release of the latest Windows Phone which was planned to be released in the first half of 2016, and has started to develop a new model smartphone. The development team of the Surface Pro series and Surface Book and Panos Panay led by it are responsible for developing the latest model, and it is expected that the "Surface Phone" will finally appear in 2016 .


Although Windows Central said "No details on the Surface Phone has been revealed," it is certain that the team led by Panay was given the development of a new smartphone called Surface Phone, Wired interviewed Mr. Panay When it appeared "Smartphone prototype"There is a possibility of Surface Phone.

Also, it is definite that Intel is involved in the Surface Phone project, and Microsoft plans to install on the Surface Phone what is not a Qualcomm chipset. If Intel will supply it,X86It seems that there is a possibility that not only applications that can be obtained from the Windows store but also Win32-based applications will work, as they can expect high-spec terminals equipped with chipsets with better processing capabilities than architecture chips. However, in order to install a chip set of x86 or higher, it is necessary to overcome technical problems, and around this point we need the team's skill led by Panay.

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Regarding release timing, there are two possibilities, August 2016 and fall 2016. If Microsoft will hold a surfing related presentation in October as in 2015, the Surface Phone will appear in the fall of 2016 It is thick, and it seems not to appear before July 2015.

The Windows Phone with the highest specifications of the current model is Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL, and if the Surface Phone really comes up, it will be the best spec for Microsoft 's smartphone series. However, since Surface Pro and Surface Book handled by Panay were set higher than those of general models, the price of high specs was set higher, so the Surface Phone could be quite expensive as well.