MICROSOFT STILL SORT OF SILENT ON SURFACE PHONE: LATEST LEAKS AND RUMORS
Microsoft Still Sort of Silent on Surface Phone: Latest Leaks and Rumors : Many reports about Microsoft Corporation launching a completely new smartphone, dubbed the Surface Phone, have been surfacing online lately. The Surface Phone is rumored to come in three variants and will feature a unique fingerprint sensor.
The Redmond-based tech firm is still quiet about the new the Windows 10 Mobile-powered smartphone but a tweet from Microsoft Australia and registration of surfacephone.com by Microsoft gives us an evidence to believe that the tech giant is working a completely new smartphone.
The new Windows phone is expected to challenge the dominance of Apple’s iPhone in the smartphone industry and will replace the company’s Lumia smartphone lineup. The Surface Phone will be the most secure and productivity-focused phone and could attract business and corporate customers, according to the reports.
The Surface Phone is likely to be released during the first half of 2017. The device will cost between $699- $1,100. Rumors suggest that the smartphone will come with a big screen and will feature a Snapdragon 830 CPU. Microsoft hasn’t made any announcement regarding the much talked about smartphone.
But there have been numerous rumors surrounding the phone. We have been working to cover and report rumors only from reliable sources. Here is everything you need to know about the Surface Phone.
Fingerprint Sensor On Display and Biometric Security
Microsoft Corporation will release the Microsoft with a unique fingerprint sensor. According to a patent filed by the company with the World Intellectual Property Organization, the company plans to integrate the fingerprint sensor on the phone’s display.
Tech lovers are excited to see a fingerprint sensor on the display because today most smartphones have fingerprint sensors on the home button or the rear of the handset. The patent shows that that a user would key in a fingerprint onto the phone’s display and the sensor would scan the unique ridges of the user’s unique fingerprint. The company would use a filter and a wave guide underneath the display’s glass.
According to the patent filing, this new technology would work with LED and AMOLED displays. The company wants to integrate the scanner on the display to make the device more thinner.
Microsoft Surface Phone, Latest Rumors, Leaks and Specs
Rumors suggest that the Surface Phone will come in three versions: a consumer model, a business model, and an enthusiast edition. The base model will have 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage, with a mid-range offering coming with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage. The device is rumored to feature a 20 megapixel rear camera with a Carl Zeiss lens. It will come with an 8GB RAM and a Kaby Lake processor, and will run Windows 10 Redstone operating system.
According to the rumors, Microsoft is designing the Surface Phone primarily for business users. Several reports claimed that the company will come with Windows 10 Mobile’s Continuum feature, enabling the device to work much better as a PC. Rumors suggest that the Surface Phone will be able to run Win32 apps to give a compelling reason to iOS and Android users to switch to a Windows Mobile.
If Microsoft makes the Surface Phone to run Win32 apps, the phone could get an edge over iPhone and Android devices. The availability of Win32 apps on the Surface Phone will allow the device to run legacy Windows program that people run on their PCs. To attract business users, Microsoft is working to make the Surface Phone the most secure phone in the world, according to the rumors mill. Lastly, the phone is expected to come with a USB Type-C port.
Concept Design
Bartłomiej Tarnowski, a designer from Poland, recently created some concept images for the Surface Phone, based on rumored specs and features. He also added some of his own ingenuity and creativity to the design. The concept shows that the device has a metal casing with a support for Type Cover to make the phone adaptive, converting it to a mini laptop. There is a stylish Surface Pen as well as a sleek and flat keyboard.
Tarnowski’s concept also reveals that the Surface Phone’s primary camera sporting three LED flashes like the Lumia 950 XL. The speaker grills does not look very good and they are one too many.
Moreover, the concept shows a massive device with an estimated screen size of 6-inch. The designer did not share the screen size of his concept. The edge-to-edge screen looks pretty cool and attractive and it looks like sensor-based areas are replacing physical buttons on the side of the handset.
Launch Date
Microsoft is set to unveil the new Surface Phone early next year, according to several reports. The company seems to be taking time with Surface Phone because it’s working on two major Windows 10 updates. The updates, Windows 10 Redstone 2 and Redstone 3, are expected to have new mobile-specific features.
The rumors mill expects Microsoft Corporation to unveil the new Surface Phone in March 2017. Some reports claim that the company may announce the device next month. Few report suggest that the precise date for the Surface Phone release is April 2007.
Price
The Surface Phone is expected to be an expensive device because of its business-centered positioning. The device will cost between $699- $1,100, according to a report in The Bitbag. The base model will carry a price tag of $699, while the top-level will be available at $1,099. Source: learnbonds
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