Microsoft schedules October 6th media event, expect to see the Lumia 950, 950 XL, and Surface Pro 4
In the past months, the Lumia 950 "Talkman" and the Lumia 950 XL"Cityman" have often surfaced online in either leaked renders, and numerous official reports shared insight on the specs of the phones. Unless Microsoft comes with big, unlikely surprises, these will be the specs for the first Windows 10 Mobile Lumias:
The Lumia 950 "Talkman" will likely come with a 5.2-inch display running a resolution of 1440 by 2560 pixels (QHD), and will be based on the hexa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 with 3GB of RAM. The Microsoft Lumia 950 XL "Cityman" will likely be a 5.7-inch phablet with a QHD display. Under the hood, the phone is said to be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 chipset, a powerful mobile SoC that has been criticized in the past for its poor thermal efficiency in some implementations. Paired with 3GB of RAM, the Snapdragon 810 should offer a lot of processing power.
The two new Lumias are also said to come with major camera updates. The word around the web is that the phones will come with 20MP PureView cameras with a sensor size of 1/2.5", 1.12µm pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, OIS, and 4K video capture capabilities. Talk about a tricked out camera...
Although the Lumia 950 and the Lumia 950 XL will likely be the stars of the event, the company is also expected to introduce the Surface Pro 4. According to rumors, the new tablet will maintain the design and the form factor of its predecessor, but will bring updated internals and will run Windows 10 out of the box. The Surface Pro 3 is apparently the most popular 2-in-1 device in the niche's short history, and it would make a lot of sense for Microsoft to build on its previous success. Some sources suggested that Microsoft is also considering the launch of a Surface Pro 4 version with a larger display, but we'd file this one in the "wait and see" folder.
source: Microsoft via TheVerge
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