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Various rumors about the Microsoft Surface Phone smartphone have been circulating on the Internet for quite some time. At different times, various features and a release date were attributed to this device, but so far no reliable information has appeared.

According to new data, the release of the Surface Phone should not be expected in the near future. One of the former employees of a Microsoft contractor said that this device could appear in 2018 or even 2019. This is because this will be a new generation smartphone. And this phrase here implies a new generation for the entire market.

Judging by the source, this will be the world's first smartphone to implement the Windows 10 concept on the ARM platform. There are no details, but this wording may imply that the Surface Phone will run full Windows 10 or some adapted version of it, and not Windows 10 Mobile.

Let us remind you that this year the first Windows 10 PCs based on the Snapdragon SoC should appear on the market. Apparently, the same concept will be implemented in the Surface Phone smartphone. However, given the average smartphone screen size, using Windows 10 on such a device will be extremely inconvenient without adapting the interface. In the end, all this fits into a completely logical picture. Microsoft simply needs a lot of time to come up with and implement an adapted form of a desktop operating system that could be conveniently used on a smartphone. And then such a device will truly become a new generation, because without any reservations or restrictions it will be possible to connect it to a monitor, mouse and keyboard and use full-fledged Windows 10.

The head of Microsoft, Satya Nadella, recently hinted that in the near future his corporation will launch completely new smartphones on the market that will change the world's understanding of this class of devices. We were, of course, talking about the flagship smartphone Surface Phone, which is currently being developed deep within Microsoft. This device will be based on the top-end Snapdragon 830 chipset and equipped with 8 GB of RAM.

Perhaps the only advantage of this mobile device will be its operating system – Windows 10. It is this that will allow you to run all computer programs and games on your smartphone, even if they are not adapted for placement in the Windows Store. According to Microsoft, the Surface Phone smartphone, equipped with a USB Type-C port, will connect to a special adapter, and then to a monitor, keyboard, mouse and other input and output devices.

No matter how hard Microsoft tries, it will definitely not be able to launch a revolutionary smartphone on the market. Of course, it will be able to release a product for a certain market niche, like the Surface Pro tablets, but it won’t go further than that. Samsung has already released the Galaxy S8 and S8+ smartphones, which can be connected to a proprietary DeX docking station and then to a monitor. This entire design allows you to turn your flagship mobile device into a computer with a full-fledged web browser and dozens of other applications for office work.

The Surface Phone, like any other premium Microsoft product, will cost more than $1,000 in the United States, and in Russia and dozens of other countries the price tag for the new product will be even higher. If a buyer, when paying money for an iPhone, pays not only for the hardware itself, a recognizable appearance, a huge number of first-class applications in the App Store, but also for the Apple ecosystem, then when buying equipment, he can only count on good technical equipment and a unique design .

Note that almost all new Microsoft products that the company introduced to the consumer market turned out to be failures. This fate befell the Lumia line of smartphones, the Windows 10 Mobile operating system and many other products, including the entire line of Surface RT tablets.

If Microsoft manages to sell at least 1 million Surface Phone smartphones, which still will not recoup the costs of their development and production, and then they are again considered “unsuccessful,” then a whole million of their owners will again find themselves deceived, because the devices will end up in their hands , which no one will ever update to a new operating system, and the Windows Store will forever remain a place for third-rate developers. So who needs this Surface Phone, which is doomed to fail even before the official announcement?

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Microsoft is currently working not only on releasing its own operating systems. She also has one rather interesting goal - the production of interesting mobile phones. And one of these products is the Surface Phone, the release of which is periodically delayed.

This is the second year in a row that Microsoft has delayed the release of the phone. There can be many reasons for this:

• Difficulties in implementing the concept;
• The company’s desire to release a fairly high-quality product;
• The constant desire to give the smartphone optimal characteristics.

As a result, it turns out that users who have heard a lot about the work on this device are constantly looking for news and its release date and are looking with interest at all the new renders of this smartphone that periodically leak onto the Internet.

Estimated release date: first quarter of 2020. This is the world, and it is possible that the model will not appear in Russia at the same time. Most likely, the first model in the line will appear only in the United States, and in a few months in the rest of the world. The possible date for the model to go on sale in Russia is mid-to-late 2020.

This deadline is not official, and may be postponed again due to development issues that we encountered earlier.

Microsoft Surface Phone - OS and Specifications

It’s difficult to say what exactly the model will be equipped with, the release of which is still in question. We have collected basic information from foreign forums, which will probably be as close to the truth as possible, but it is possible that there will be significant changes.

One of the key points, which is also considered quite controversial, is that this device will definitely run the mobile version of Windows. As you know, the share of this OS in the relevant market does not exceed one percent. This suggests that user confidence in this system is extremely low. Nevertheless, the developers hope that such a device will show the whole world what their operating system is capable of. They didn't even turn to outside organizations for help. And they even reduced production of the famous Lumia to some extent.

If you try to compare this smartphone with other devices of this kind, the sensational Google Pixel may come to mind. But before the development of the device in question running mobile Windows, the most advanced option was the HP Elite X3.

Microsoft Surface Phone at some point was planned to be released in two variations, which would be built on the same processor. This is a fairly powerful Snapdragon 835. The differences will be in the use of different amounts of RAM. We are talking about 4 and 6 GB respectively. It is possible that by the time the phone is released, the generation will change, and the model will no longer receive the 835 processor, but its replacement.

As for the operating system, it will be mobile Windows version ten. In both cases, this means a 64-bit OS, but the more powerful device will be complemented by an x86 emulator called Cobalt.

As explained, this solution will allow you to work with desktop applications that can connect the device to monitors and TVs. If we talk about a more powerful smartphone, then it is quite possible to classify it as an almost full-fledged PC.

We are looking forward to the new smartphone from Microsoft. We hope that the release date of the Microsoft Surface Phone, scheduled for early 2020, will not be postponed again. And for those who cannot wait that long and focus on an unknown and inaccurate release date, we recommend.

Share with us in the comments why you are looking forward to this phone and when you think it will go on sale.

Estimated technical details of the new Microsoft Surface smartphone have been revealed, which will be released in the fall of 2017 at a price from $699 to $1.1 thousand.

Farewell to Windows Phone

According to the WinBeta resource, the production of Lumia smartphones based on Windows Phone OS may be completely discontinued in 2017. However, this does not mean that Microsoft will leave the mobile business.

According to International Business Times, the corporation will present a new Surface smartphone in October 2017 (remember, Microsoft planned to release the Windows 10 Redstone 3 update in October).

The cost of the gadget will be from $699 to $1.1 thousand. Previously, analysts predicted that in the near future Microsoft may switch from smartphones running Windows Phone OS to smartphones running Windows OS. As expected, the Surface Phone will run on Windows 10, which will ensure integration of the gadget with other devices on this operating system. “If Microsoft manages to implement such a cross-platform OS project, it will change not only the future of the company, but also the algorithm for the habitual use of smartphones,” the publication notes.

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Journalists also summarized the expected technical characteristics of the new Microsoft smartphone. Firstly, the smartphone will fold. It is possible that it will be its display that bends. A similar technology may be used by the South Korean company Samsung in the future Galaxy X. In addition, the smartphone will have a “Tent Mode” - the ability to fold it into a “house” by placing it on a table with the fold up. Note that Lenovo Yoga tablets have a similar mode.

The smartphone will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor - model 830 or 835. The second of them is created using a 10 nm process technology and provides longer battery life and better performance compared to 14 nm technology.

In addition to running Windows 10, Surface Phone will also be compatible with the Surface Pen stylus. As for USB and other ports, it is expected that the 3.5 mm audio jack will be removed (which is already becoming a trend), and instead the device will be equipped with a USB-C port. It will simultaneously serve both to charge the gadget and as an audio output.

Surface Phone will also be the first smartphone to feature an improved, smarter version of the Cortana voice assistant. It is expected that the gadget will be equipped with a 5.7-inch Quad HD display, 4 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal memory and a 21-megapixel camera.

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For almost two years now, rumors have been circulating online about the development of a Microsoft Surface Phone smartphone. This mobile device is credited with many unique features, the main of which will be a flexible AMOLED screen and a foldable body. According to numerous sources, the phone will run on a real computer version of Windows 10 with a special shell. This will allow you to use it as a portable computer that can connect to a monitor and turn into a full-fledged office PC to perform tasks of any complexity.

Insiders claim that the official announcement of the Microsoft Surface Phone will happen in 2018, and it will go on sale in the same year. The new product will be based on an ARM processor, which will most likely be an 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 with a clock frequency of 2.8 GHz. In addition, the future new product is credited with 8 GB of RAM, thanks to which it will be able to turn into a real personal computer and even work with the Photoshop graphics editor.

Today, the profile resource WinCentral shared the first images of a real Microsoft Surface Phone. One might assume that this is a fake, but the reputation of the resource suggests otherwise. In particular, he has previously correctly predicted information about future Microsoft products and smartphones more than once, so most likely he has his own sources within this American corporation who provide him with classified materials.

As you can easily see, the real Microsoft Surface Phone looks fantastic. When folded, it is a thick phone with a screen on both sides. If you unfold it, the display becomes square, thanks to which you can do various tasks on your smartphone with increased comfort - draw, look at photos, play games, make some notes, etc.

In addition, as you can easily see in the picture, the revolutionary foldable Microsoft Surface Phone has a special compact stylus that can be reduced in size due to the folding mechanism. This accessory has a very thin tip, which means it will be possible to take handwritten notes on the new flagship of the American corporation. For many people, this feature can be extremely useful and necessary.

It is expected that the official announcement of the Surface Phone smartphone based on the Windows 10 operating system will take place in 2018. The cost of the new product will most likely exceed $1000, that is, this device in its basic version will cost more than from Apple.

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