A newly leaked image of the highly anticipated Microsoft Surface Phone suggests that the flagship device might not be easily to recognize due to its unique design.
Microsoft Surface Phone Newly Leaked Image
Microsoft might unveil its upcoming Surface Phone at the IFA 2016 event scheduled to happen in Berlin in the first week of September. Waiting for the event, there are many rumors and speculations regarding the highly-anticipated device.
Up to date, Microsoft did experiment with the design of their Surface devices in certain limits, mostly keeping the base design feature around. However, a newly leaked image claiming to represent the upcoming Surface Phone suggests that might not be the case this time.
MotoringCrunch reports that a Weibo user named Nokibar posted a leaked image that he claims to show the Microsoft Surface Phone. The upcoming device will look very different from the previous Microsoft phones on the market if the leaked image proves to be true.
The phone shown in the image appears to have a a traditional 3.5mm headphone jack and a USB-C port. Nokibar explained in his post that the phone's rear camera appears to feature a 20-megapixel Carl Zeiss lens similar to the camera present in the Lumia 950 model. He also claims that the phone will feature a 5.7-inch 2K screen with "landscape screen support" and it will run on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 830 processor.
According to Science World Report, it is expected that the upcoming Microsoft flagship mobile phone will come loaded with impressive specs and features. The Microsoft Surface Phone will have to compete heavily on the market with the highly popular Samsung's Galaxy S range of smartphones and Apple iPhones line.
Previous reports suggest that the Redmond-based high-tech company will launch three high end Surface smartphone variants, all coming with new features and superior hardware configurations. The high-end variant is rumored to come with 512 GB of built-in storage and massive 8 GB of RAM, the midrange model is rumored to offer 6 GB of RAM and the entry level model is expected to feature 3 GB of RAM.
All the three handsets are expected to come with preinstalled Microsoft Windows 10 mobile OS and to be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 processors. But the publication Ecumenical News speculates that this time Microsoft made handsets targeted primarily at the business sector would run Android OS and not Windows.
It is also rumored that the 2016 Microsoft Surface phones will feature a 5.5-inch AMOLED display, a fingerprint reader, barometer and proximity sensors, compass, gyro, accelerometer, Continuum support, liquid cooling technology, a 20-megapixel Carl Zeiss rear camera coupled with Surface Pen functionality and USB Type-C connectivity. Their price is expected to remain in the range between $700 and $1,100.
