Interesting article over at Brighthand about a Samsung phone that has been leaked. There are no definite specs yet, but the bit that caught my eye was as follows-
“At launch, all devices running this new operating system will have to have a WVGA (800 x 480) capacitive touchscreen. Support for other screen resolutions will be added later.
In addition, all models have to include Wi-Fi, a 5 megapixel camera with flash, a GPS receiver, and at least 8 GB of storage and 256 MB of RAM.
Microsoft is even specifying the number and arrangements of buttons below the screen, one of which has to be dedicated to the Bing search engine. These can clearly been seen in the leaked image of each Samsung device.
The feature list also must include an accelerometer, compass, proximity sensor, and an FM radio.”
So, my presumption is that there will be few (none at all?) budget Windows Phone devices for the foreseeable future. Those requirements suggest to me that every phone will be circa £400 at least and this may have an impact on the numbers shifted in the early days of this new OS.
