Windows Phone 8 Officially Announced, 1280×768, multicore (up to 64 cores), SD storage, NFC
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A flurry of news is coming in that Windows Phone 8 is now official. A quick round of specs:
- Screens up to 1280 x 768 (so standard 1280×720 available)
- Multicore processors (engadget says up to 64)
- External Storage on SD card
- NFC
- C++ native code
- One platform for desktop/tablet/phone, porting apps from one device type easier than before. Full fledged NT kernel for coherent ecosystem.
- Wallet function
- IE 10, double HTML5 performance over WP7.5
Hopefully, Nokia decides not to be Nokia and tries to push the specs and not go for the standard bare minimum for the next gen Lumia.
Source: Engadget
Category: Windows Phone
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I was not blow away, but at least WP 8 fixed some of the many issues I had with WP 7.5.
Also, up to 64 cores? Lol that will be enough for a pretty darn long while.
blown away*
Oh, also will this be available as an update for current Windows Phones?
no. atleast on the sd part
Just in; “Microsoft unveils Windows Phone 7.8 for legacy devices”
So much for no fragmentation. I always thought it was silly that people used this as an argument, every software will obviously be fragmented eventually
win 8 wont be available to current win 7.5 mobiles but they can get win 7.8 OS
last time i read 7.8 doesn’t equal 8 LOL
Harrrumph! Well at LEAST it does HAVE an “8″, don’t it? LMFAO!
Why is (Windows Mobile) Six afraid of (Windows Phone) Seven?
what did you say 64…. now it feels like nokia is also having some cool card to through
THEY SAY QUAD-CORE IS THE BEST.
I SAY 64-CORES.
Any info on lower than WVGA resolutions supported, he any? Nokia would need them to compete with Android in the sub-$200 segment.
don’t worry nokia will make a lumia 510 running wp tango with 128mb RAM that can’t run apps or recieve sms or make calls :S
I have a feeling nokia will use the good enough specs, maybe a snapdragon s3 at maximum
s3 or s4 ?
Actually, Snapdragon S4 Plus ie. MSM8960.
Any info on lower than WVGA resolutions supported, if any? Nokia would need them to compete with Android in the sub-$200 segment.
WVGA resolutions is max supported resolution!!! bit suprised max resolution fixed at WVGA resolution but multicore fixed at 64 !!!
no multitask? flop
not even Bluetooth file transfer
Nokia will have an app for this.
that’s not confirmed though, right?
I hope it is free unlike the ones in cydia for ios $10usd for that feature @_@
Still not the same as with it through file management system. USB OTG, HDMI out, Pureview and FM Transmitter would round out it out perfectly. Get these out and Nokia has me back on board. Despite the tile interface. I have to admit this looks very promising for Microsoft. I have to feel bad for early Lumia adopters though, specially the ones that were so vocal towards Meego. It seems they’re on the same boat now. It’s really sad Nokia thought nothing of shafting its new fans on WP7.5 as it did it’s old fans on Symbian and Meego/Meltemi.
Oh totally. flop flop flop. Check out that flopping iPhone.
you are talking about the new iPhone??? well it will brakes records in sales just like the ‘crappy’ iPhone 4S (it was crappy after all this hype but at least it sold like hot cakes)
Yes, the ‘flop’ that sold 30M in one quarter.
you obviously underestimate the power of money and peoples stupidity
No they don’t. They support Elop, his board and the current strategy.
So, no. They don’t underestimate anything. They’re on it all along.
yeah, totally
I dont care about icraps and droids
it does multitask. multitasking is open for all devs
No it is not… Specific type of multitasking, yes, but you can’t multitask full apps.
Hell ya, finally dual core, 720p screens and memory card support. Thats all i really needed from nokia/msoft. And with pureview tech to take care of the camera we will finally have a worthy phone that nokia fans can be proud of
any word on bluetooth file transfer and no zune software required to operate?
SD Card is a massive fail. People will put in sub standard cheap cards and then blame the phone.
No need for SD card- memory is cheap. Phones should ship with 32 or 64gb as standard. The whole industry is stupid in aping Apple who gouge their customers with 16gb, 32gb, 64gb models. Lumia should never have been 16gb.
So if you’re a potential Nokia buyer, would you get current lumia devices or wait for windows 8 handsets?
i’ll just wait for windows phone 8…… wih pureview in it!!
wp8 comes in september So Nokia will face though quarter . Last chance is q4 .if wp 8 fails no Nokia in 2013.
most likely!:-)
wow a whole two months of inactivity, would like to see the consequences
It would serve them well to crank up the factories and distribution for Nokia 808 PureView in the meantime.
Native C++, so Qt on WP8 is technically possible. On both WP8 and S40. It depends only from Nokia to do it.
You will still, probably (they haven’t explained), have to utilize their UI layers and APIs if you decide to code native, and you will need to pass through Q/A on the Marketplace which does state that your app should confirm to the UI guideliness, so even if you port Qt you won’t be able to do much with it.
@incognito: you are a certified WP hater, trolling every article, your symbian and meego is dead, go cry a river
While Android domination continues and even WP is looking better with shared core,kernel,drivers with Windows8.
Where can I get that certificate? I’d like to hang it next to my MCPD…
LOL! Zing!
No mention of pureview? Will it it even come close to the 808?
its a microsoft event not a nokia one
Now I’m really excited for the next Nokia phone…
All I want is
Dual core/ quad core
Pure view technology
WP8
720 4-4.3” Screen
N9 design or similar.