Microsoft announced earlier this year a shift of how it would produce and sell phones. The company said it would release fewer devices and work to clear up the confusion about having too many variations of the same phone - and thanks to a new leak, we are getting a better look at what the company is going to release later this year.
The specs for three new phones, the Lumia 550, 750 and 850 have all surfaced from what appear to be internal documents. All of these phones are from the low to mid range and unfortunately, we still don't know much about the next flagship, generally referred to as the Lumia 940.
Specs are fine -- Bit Oh Dear --the Handsets themselves just look HIDEOUS -- something like the old "Brutalist" Eastern Bloc Architecture of the Cold War period.
C'mon Ms -- employ some of those great Italian designers of possibly "alternative lifestyle types" to get on the case and produce some stunning looking hardware.
The OS is FINE (Windows 10 Phone is a decent OS IMO streets ahead of Android) -- but I'm not about to ditch an iPhone / Samsung or even a sleek HTC model for one of those Lumia "Clunkers" even if the hardware spec is fine. People want more than just a "Functional" piece of kit these days --especially if they are buying it not on a contract so will be paying a few hundred bucks for the thing in the first place.
I had a Lumia 920 that literally went to sleep with the fishes and was replaced by Lumia 1020. In my view, they look just fine with their minimalist, no frills and functional designs. The GUI is a bonus for people with reading glasses, one of the reasons why I picked Windows phone years ego. There might be two or three apps on my Lumia that were installed, don't really have the need for others, available or not.
Despite this, the next time my phone goes to sleep with the fishes, it'll be replaced by an iPhone. I don't like Windows 10 phone integration with the cloud and don't need a personal assistant...
True, but...
Prior to the Windows phone I had an iPhone and at that time, it didn't have Siri. The iPhone did have iCloud that was simply to disable during setting up the phone, the same is probably true for Siri. And yes, msCloud can be disabled as well, but to my recollection not during setup...
Syncing my Outlook contacts/calendar on the desktop to the iPhone via USB port is something that I've missed since I have the Windows phone. Yes, I am aware that syncing can be done between the Windows phone/desktop via the msCloud, but don't want to use cloud services...
Talkman (Lumia 950)
•Matte White or black polycarbonate body
•5.2 inch WQHD (1440x2560) OLED display
•Snapdragon 808, 64-bit Hexa core
•Iris scanner (infrared) for Windows Hello
•3GB of RAM
•32GB of internal storage with a microSD card slot
•20MP PureView rear camera
•5MP Wide-angle front facing camera
•3000 mAh removable battery
•Qi wireless charging with flip cover
•USB Type-C
Cityman (Lumia 950 XL)
•Matte White or black polycarbonate body
•5.7 inch WQHD (1440x2560) OLED display
•Snapdragon 810, 64-bit Octa core
•Iris scanner (infrared) for Windows Hello
•3GB of RAM
•32GB of internal storage with a microSD card slot
•20MP PureView rear camera with triple LED flash
•1mm silver ring inside the circumference of the black camera pod
•Aluminum side buttons
•5MP Wide-angle front facing camera
•3300 mAh removable battery
•Qi wireless charging integrated
•USB Type-C
I would think most engineers would've learned the principle of form follows function, but I guess not.
The function of a machine/device, building, or any structure is far more important than its form.
I hardly doubt that MS is going to round corners on their phones to such an extent as to compete with the overpriced pieces of costume jewelry and it's copycat competitor with Android. They should stick to their own unique design to set them apart.
It looks like MS has decided that the 5 inch screen is going to be the one that sells. These are all in the phablet class. I'd imagine looking at the hardware specs these would be middle range in price.
I'm very happy with my Lumia 1520 and hoping they would develop an 8 inch screen, but I be looking at one of these.
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It's old and slow :)
Does any one have a Microsoft Lumia 735 with verizon? I'm shopping for my 1st smart phone.
Microsoft Lumia 735(Win 10) or Samsung S6 (android)
Has any one used Win 10 on the Lumia 735?
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