Back in 2012, when Microsoft first announced its first-ever Surface, a Wall Street analyst asked Apple CEO Tim Cook if the Cupertino company would ever follow suit with a laptop/tablet hybrid of its own. Unlike, Microsoft’s promise of 9 hours video playback in Surface Pro 4, TechRadar rated the device for 5.15 hours video playback. Nadella’s vague statements spark the latest Microsoft’s Surface phone rumors that the company may be launching an upgraded Surface phone or overhaul a Nokia device. And unlike the MacBook Pro, the keyboard is detachable, like the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book.
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With regards to the specifications and features, it is believed that the Microsoft Surface Phone will get a thinner but stronger build and improved performance and battery life courtesy to the Intel Kaby Lake processor.
GSM Arena reports that even though certain Surface Phones have made appearances in renders and benchmark leaks in the past, there is still no sign of their launch, let alone their existence.
Speaking with the Australian Financial Review, he said that Microsoft is not afraid to take risks in its efforts to enter new market segments, and perhaps even “redefine” old ones. He also spoke about the mobile division of the company, and how it plans to move forward with new devices. Nadella avoided direct discussion of the elusive “Surface Phone”, instead saying Microsoft is not prepared to launch a new handset just for the sake of competing with others.
But now, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella mentioned in his a statement about an “ultimate mobile device”, putting an official sense to all the air about a future Windows smartphone. If you were hoping for a killer Black Friday deal on a not-yet-released product. think again.
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Using high-end Windows 10 Mobile devices certainly have their perks such as the ability to run Continuum for stretching productivity to the very next level. Currently, Microsoft’s mobile selling point is the productivity and security features of Windows 10 Mobile. “With a Snapdragon 820 CPU, 4GB of RAM, and a 6” screen, the Elite X3 is a powerful Continuum-focusesd Windows smartphone.
