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Windows Phone stands its ground: Microsoft announces first flagship device in years

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[h=1]Windows Phone stands its ground: Microsoft announces first flagship device in years[/h] October 6, 2015 Kishore Ganesh Leave a comment Edit



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Right now, when you say the word ‘smartphone;, iOS and Android are the first things that come to your mind. Microsoft’s Windows Phone isn’t even in the picture. After an initial flurry of hardware launches, most of Windows Phone hardware now is made by Microsoft.
But Microsoft has been neglecting Windows Phone to focus on other platforms, and today, it finally revived Windows Phone with the launch of a new flagship, which is something the platform hasn’t seen in years.
The phone in question is the Lumia 950, and its larger-sized sibling, the 950XL. The 950 has a 5.7 inch QHD (2560×1400) Display,and the Xl has a 5.5 Inch Display.

Both phones have a USB Type C port, , with the internals being a hexacore Snapdragon 808 processor (810 Processor in the XL variant) along with 3GB RAM and upto 32GB storage. The Camera has always been a focus of Lumia devices, and this is no exception, with a 20MP Pureview Camera and a 5MP front camera that supports Windows Hello, a secure method for unlocking your PC.

The phone would come with Windows 10, and Microsoft promises Universal Apps that would run across all form-factors, from phones to tablets to PCs.
This phone is compatible with Continuum, meaning that you could plug it into a monitor, and connect USB input devices via a Continuum hub, and within seconds you would have a functional PC. This is a pretty impressive achievement, and means that wherever you go, you would have a functional PC with you.

The phone also comes with a’tablet class liquid cooling’, and we would have to wait to find out what that means.

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The phones would start from $549 for the base tier. What do you think? Do Microsoft’s flagship smartphones make a convincing case for Windows 10 on Phones?


http://techgeekforever.com/2015/10/...ces-first-flagship-device-in-years/#more-5844
 
I checked this out at a store which only had a set of display models. It is like a full PC/surface 3, and has impressive features.
Windows 10 interface is acceptable in my view for the phone.
The demonstration of plugging into a monitor or even connect to one remotely without wired connection is nice. Once the display is on, the mouse surface is used as a mouse pad as well.

While the software quality has some ways to go in all Microsoft products, at least they have introduced a phone which can begin to make a difference in a market dominated by Android and apple devices. The release of Office 2016 now is a good move as well.

Microsoft Edge browser which allows mark up of web pages by pen (on a tablet or phone) for saving to OneNote, ability to sync across windows and other platform and a host of unique features will eventually get people's attention.

Surface Pro 4 is very nice, though very pricey. It seems it is well made and can compete with ipad as an alternative for some users.

Microsoft is beginning to show that it has some innovative bones after all ..
 
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I checked this out at a store which only had a set of display models. It is like a full PC/surface 3, and has impressive features.
Windows 10 interface is acceptable in my view for the phone.
The demonstration of plugging into a monitor or even connect to one remotely without wired connection is nice. Once the display is on, the mouse surface is used as a mouse pad as well.

While the software quality has some ways to go in all Microsoft products, at least they have introduced a phone which can begin to make a difference in a market dominated by Android and apple devices. The release of Office 2016 now is a good move as well.

Microsoft Edge browser which allows mark up of web pages by pen (on a tablet or phone) for saving to OneNote, ability to sync across windows and other platform and a host of unique features will eventually get people's attention.

Surface Pro 4 is very nice, though very pricey. It seems it is well made and can compete with ipad as an alternative for some users.

Microsoft is beginning to show that it has some innovative bones after all ..

Microsoft under Nadella is showing grit and determination to take competition head on!
 
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