Windows Phone is finally getting some multi-core action.
Just a couple of days ago, we heard that Samsung was committed to launching Windows Phone 8 handsets before the end of the year. The company said at Mobile World Congress that it planned to release Windows Phone 8 devices when the platform became available, something that is scheduled to happen at the end of this year. Today we're on the receiving end of yet more news regarding Windows Phone 8. The latest reports say that Microsoft is currently busy testing a dual-core Snapdragon solution for Sprint.
According to the Verge, Microsoft engineers have started testing Qualcomm's dual-core 1.5GHz S4 system-on-chip to ensure it's ready for "at least one Windows Phone 8 handset due later this year." Verge sources say Sprint is interested in a Windows Phone 8 device running the S4 and has talked to Nokia about its LTE specifications. Sprint is said to be so eager to get a Windows Phone 8 device for its repertoire, that it's rumored to have decided not to launch any more Windows handsets until WP8 becomes available.
Windows Phone 8, also known as 'Apollo' is the follow on to Windows Phone 7.5. According to Paul Thurrott, Windows Phone 8 will be based on the Windows 8 kernel (as opposed to the Windows CE current versions of Windows Phone are based on) and Microsoft will launch Windows Phone 8 close to Windows 8. Word has it that the new mobile OS will offer more choices for hardware including support for multicore processors, new screen resolutions, and removable microSD card storage.
or is it like when someone yells 'MANGOOOO!!' and you gotta answer 'APOLLOOO'...
Hehe not sure if i'm right about that.
I am excited that Sprint is doing this. It must be an LTE headset since Verizon and Sprint have a hard time getting CDMA phones. Either way, Apollo is going to be a great update for everyone but I am pretty sure most 1st gen Windows Phone user are upgrading.
it must be cool going your own way and not blindly copying apple
should also support LTE, NFC, USB mass storage and stuff like that
There probably won't be any WP7 to WP8 upgrades on the WP7 hardware, but I say this out of speculation.
Most people stopped hating on Windows Phone once version 7 came out because unlike all older versions, WP7 is actually good. At that point it was mostly people who has bad experiences with WP6.x or jumped on the hate Microsoft bandwagon for various reasons.
That's the most creative sales pitch I've heard in a while!
Your speculation is wrong. Nokia has openly confirmed that the first batch of Lumia, namely 710, 800 and 900 can be upgraded to Apollo once it comes out. That means, all our current handsets are upgradable too, regardless of generations. Since MSFT placed a strict requirements on hardware since day 1, then all handsets shouldn't have any problems upgrading, the only thing unconfirmed is Tango phones running on lower spec.
Well, it seems that I stand corrected about upgrading to WP8. Thanks for the info, it sucks to just sit here and be wrong.
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Windows-Phone-7.x-Windows-Phone-8-Upgrade-Windows-8-apollo,news-14348.html#BOM_comments
There's a more recent article on this topic of WP7 upgrading to WP8 and according to it, and apparently a Microsoft rep, WP7 and WP8 will be fairly different operating systems and WP7 won't upgrade to WP8.