With Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ:SSNLF) dominating the smart phone industry in today's world, Microsoft Corp.'s (NASDAQ:MSFT) CEO, Satya Nadella admitted the fact that the company didn't have "good devices in the market" i.e. flagship devices, which could possibly compete with the likes of the iPhone or Samsung's Galaxy S series of smart phones. Microsoft is getting ready to launch its most anticipated Windows 10 platform, which is due in a week's time and they perceive it to be complimented by a flagship device, which has been specially designed for the new OS.
Over the years, Microsoft hasn't fared much success in the smart phone front. This might be due to lack of high end smart phones, which could provide users with exceptional performance not to mention the lack of applications being made available via the Windows Store when compared to Apple's iOS or Google Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android users.
Microsoft is now taking up a strategy, in which we will see it launch six smart phones every year with two belonging to each of the different segments, including flagship, enterprise and budget smart phones. Windows Central is said to have revealed the specs of the upcoming two premium smart phones codenamed "Talkman" and "Cityman".
The Talkman will be featuring an impressive 5.2-inch WQHD (1440 x 2560) OLED display or 2K display which may be powered by Qualcomm Inc.'s (NASDAQ:QCOM) hexa-core Snapdragon 808 processor. The device is expected to have 32GB of internal storage alongside 3GB of RAM. These are pretty high end specs considering it's a Microsoft manufactured smart phone. Microsoft will continue to incorporate high quality cameras in the Talkman with a 20MP primary camera complimented by a 5MP secondary shooter. The Talkman will also be supporting Qi wireless charging for its 3000mAh battery and is expected to be called the Lumia 950.
The Cityman will be an enlarged variant of the Lumia 950 and is expected to be launched as the Lumia 950XL. Considering it will be supporting a larger 5.7-inch WQHD (1440 x 2560) OLED display, the device is expected to be powered by octa-core Snapdragon 810 SoC. Talkman's high end cameras are to be incorporated in its larger sibling. However, the Lumia 950XL is set to incorporate a bigger 3300mAh battery.
Both devices are looking set to feature Infrared based Iris scanner in order to support Windows Hello and is also to be used by users to unlock their devices. Microsoft hasn't provided a release date for the upcoming smartphones, but we are expecting a launch in a few weeks' time.
Source: Apple iPhone To Face Competition From Microsoft Lumia 950 & 950XL
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