New Windows 10 smartphones, a new Surface Pro model, and perhaps a few more goodies?
We're all set for tonight's Microsoft conference, live from New York, with plenty of Windows 10 devices, and more, on the way. But while the company itself has remained silent on what will be revealed at said event, leaks have been aplenty, with new Lumia phones and a new Surface Pro expected. So here's everything we can be sure to see tonight.
Windows 10 phones
Codenamed Talkman and Cityman respectively, the new Lumia 950 and 950XL will be Windows 10 phones, and Microsoft's first flagships since 2014. The Lumia 950 will reportedly have a 5.2-inch (2560x1440) display, a hexa-core Snapdragon 808 with 3GB RAM, 20MP PureView rear camera and 5MP front cam combination, 32GB internal storage (expandable), and a 3000mAh battery. The larger 950 XL is likely to have largely the same specs, save for a 5.7-inch display of the same resolution, octa-core Snapdragon 810 processor, and a 3300mAh battery. Both smartphones are expected to support Qi wireless charging and have USB Type-C.
Lumia 950 Image Courtesy: Evan Blass (Twitter)
In addition both smartphones phones are rumoured to have iris scanners, which will let you unlock the phone by simply looking at it. This ties in with Microsoft's addition of Windows Hello to its Windows 10 OS, which uses Intel RealSense technology to let users log in the same way. The 950XL is also expected to have a Surface Pen, sold as an accessory, the same one being used on the Surface Pro 3. Also, the phones are expected to support Windows Continuum wirelessly, or with separately sold docks that will let you connect a display device, mouse, and keyboard, to use your phone as a desktop.
But if you don't have a bunch of cash to throw at a flagship smartphone, Microsoft is also supposedly releasing the new Lumia 550, a budget smartphone successor to the Lumia 535. It's expected to have a 5-inch 720p display, 1GHz Snapdragon 210 processor, 1GB RAM, 5MP rear cam with LED flash and a 2MP front cam, 8GB internal storage (expandable up to 128GB), and a 1905mAh battery. The current price of the Lumia 535 is US $149 (approximately Rs 9,700) so we can reasonably expect the new 505 to be within the same range.
Lumia 950XL Image Courtesy: Evan Blass (Twitter)
Surface Pro 4
There's a new Surface Pro on the way, likely named Surface Pro 4. The new device is expected to get a larger screen with better resolution, perhaps even 4K capability. Wecan also likely expect up to 6GB of RAM and 1TB of storage, as well as a new dock. Unfortunately, not much else has been leaked about the Surface Pro 4, although the possibility of them having Intel's latest sixth generation SKylake processors does exist.
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