Several leaked photos of a Windows 10 Mobile concept phone have been revealed by popular leakster, Evan Blass. Speculations indicate that these photos may belong to the much-awaited Surface Phone.
The leaked photos of an upcoming Windows 10 Mobile flagship suggest that Microsoft is working a flagship smartphone. According to Blass, it is more than a concept phone and it is powered by laptop-class Intel processor.
However, previous speculations have suggested that Microsoft Surface Phone would feature Snapdragon 830 chipset and 8 GB of RAM. Since the device can be seen clearly in the images, it seems that these photos appear to be from marketing material, Phone Arena reported. When some users commented that the images are of a concept phone, Blass replied by saying that it much more than a concept phone, GSM Arena reported. Since he has said to stay tuned, it indicates that more information of the alleged device is expected to get revealed soon.
The laptop class processor is suitable to power a Windows 10 device, but it seems that the alleged Surface Phone will be running on Windows 10 Mobile OS. Previous rumors have claimed one of the salient features of the upcoming Surface Phone is Continuum.
Also, Continuum for Phones is speculated to support Windows 10 desktop apps. In fact, one of the images show that the device is running Win32 desktop app.
Microsoft seems to have axed its Lumia line of smartphones and it is speculated to mainly focus on releasing high-end Surface Phone. The Redmond giant is expected to release Surface Phone in three variants for general users, prosumer and enterprise.
As far as Windows 10 Mobile budget phones are concerned, the Redmond giant will let its OEM partners like Alcatel and Blue to launch such devices. The last flagship phones released by Microsoft were Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL.
The Surface line of devices such as Surface Pro 3, Surface Pro 4, Surface 3, and Surface Book have raked in good revenue for Microsoft. However, the Lumia 950 and 950 XL have received lukewarm response from the audience. The only way Microsoft can become popular in the smartphone world is by launching a Surface branded smartphone.
Here is why releasing a Surface Phone can bring sucess to Microsoft: