Microsoft's issues regarding its partnership with Nokia, which, apparently did not go very well, have made rounds in tech sites the past month. But as the month comes into a close and as Windows 10 nears its release, news of the software company launching a series of Windows 10 phones point to Microsoft continuing with its smartphone business.
A report from tech website Firstpost says that as part of the Windows 10 roll out, Microsoft will be launching Talkman and Cityman. The two are codenames for the company's new flagships, the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL. The article states that the two devices will have an infrared iris scanner to unlock them. They will also support wireless charging.
Apart from the new features included in the flagships, specs have also been disclosed in the report. The Lumia 950 will have a 5.2-inch display, with a 2,560 x 1,440-pixel resolution. It will also be equipped with a Snapdragon 808 processor and a 3 GB RAM. The front camera has a 5-megapixel capacity, whereas the rear camera has 20 megapixels. Battery capacity of the device is 3000 mAH, while its storage is 32 GB.
The aptly named Lumia 950 XL is, as the name suggests, bigger than the Lumia 950. The differences lie on the display size, which measures 5.7 inches and battery capacity, which is 3,300 mAH. The Cityman also has a Snapdragon 810 processor.
The two are set to be launched in September this year. Microsoft has not commented on the report.
Lumia is a smartphone series made by Nokia, the company's mobile partner. Earlier this month, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has divulged what went wrong with the Nokia deal, which former head Steve Balmer acquired. Nadella has written off the $7.6 billion deal, which has come with a massive lay-off from the Microsoft work force, where majority of the positions are in the company's mobile division.
The layoff has affected Nokia's development offices, some of which have reportedly been shut down. A town in Nokia's native Finland has purportedly sunk deeper into economic depression as unemployment rates soared as a result of the layoff.
Microsoft has expressed the company's intention to continue with the mobile business. Earlier this month, the software giant has been reported to be releasing six Lumia Windows Phone models by 2016.
