wp 8 what is ur expecting specs for flagship WP 8 lumia phone?

[Shane Ekanayake]

mine are

CPU - dual core 1.5GHz

RAM - 1 GB

Storage - 16/32/64 versions

Display - 4.3 inch ClearBlack HD (720 x 1280 pixels)

Camera- 16 MP with PureView technology

Video Recording -1080p HD recording capability

Data Connectivity - LTE

Protection - Corning Gorilla Glass 2

microSD Card Support

[bogas04]

Seems legit

[Prince Charming]

Sounds about right. If it's using PureView tech though, way higher MP count. It really only works because of ludicrous megapixels.

Chip will likely be the MSM 8960 Pro, if the WP8/Win8 similarities are to be believed.

[BajiRav]

mine are

CPU - dual core 1.5GHz

RAM - 1 GB

Storage - 16/32/64 versions

Display - 4.3 inch ClearBlack HD (720 x 1280 pixels)

Camera- 16 MP with PureView technology

Video Recording -1080p HD recording capability

Data Connectivity - LTE

Protection - Corning Gorilla Glass 2

microSD Card Support

I only care about storage and microSD support. The rest of the specs for CPU, display and camera will be a bonus. I think 16MP PureView sounds a bit insane for this year. :)

[funkydude]

I understand mentioning the screen resolution, but why mention the screen size? That's completely user dependant in my opinion, I don't want a 4.3" screen.

[mad_onion]

I understand mentioning the screen resolution, but why mention the screen size? That's completely user dependant in my opinion, I don't want a 4.3" screen.

Yeah, I'm not sure I want 4.3 either feels to big in the pocket. In regards to hardware it will just have whatever hardware Microsoft says it needs just like windows Phone has always worked.

[funkydude]

Also, I want to see the return of the radio broadcaster, it was in the N8 and I dislike using an external one.

[pack34]

I only care about storage and microSD support. The rest of the specs for CPU, display and camera will be a bonus. I think 16MP PureView sounds a bit insane for this year. :)

The current shipping pureview is 41 MP

[Tom]

mine are

CPU - dual core 1.5GHz

RAM - 1 GB

Storage - 16/32/64 versions

Display - 4.3 inch ClearBlack HD (720 x 1280 pixels)

Camera- 16 MP with PureView technology

Video Recording -1080p HD recording capability

Data Connectivity - LTE

Protection - Corning Gorilla Glass 2

microSD Card Support

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You expect three different memory versions AND SD Card support? Pick one or the other, having both is dumb.

[Shane Ekanayake]

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You expect three different memory versions AND SD Card support? Pick one or the other, having both is dumb.

how its dumb?? its always good to have more storage

[Tom]

how its dumb?? its always good to have more storage

Because a manufacturer would never do it, it doesn't make sense for them. Companies either choose the several different fixed memory route (16/32/64) or they choose throwing xx(usually 16gb) memory in with SD card support. Not both.

Sure it'd be nice but not at all realistic and since this is called 'expecting specs' some realism has to be applied.

[BajiRav]

The current shipping pureview is 41 MP

that is only sensor size, the resulting photos are IIRC 8MP max.

[DClark]

Because a manufacturer would never do it, it doesn't make sense for them. Companies either choose the several different fixed memory route (16/32/64) or they choose throwing xx(usually 16gb) memory in with SD card support. Not both.

Sure it'd be nice but not at all realistic and since this is called 'expecting specs' some realism has to be applied.

There is nothing in his post that implies that a manufacturer must make three different sizes with SD card support for one product line - the different sizes are simply optional for the manufacturer. Without SD card support, there are no Windows Phone 7/7.5 product lines that I am aware of that provide varying storage, just one size (4GB, 8GB, or 16GB). Rather, the manufacturers differentiate whole devices, like the Lumia 710 and Lumia 900.

[pickytech]

mine are

CPU - dual core 1.5GHz

RAM - 1 GB

Storage - 16/32/64 versions

Display - 4.3 inch ClearBlack HD (720 x 1280 pixels)

Camera- 16 MP with PureView technology

Video Recording -1080p HD recording capability

Data Connectivity - LTE

Protection - Corning Gorilla Glass 2

microSD Card Support

Multi-core processors tend to have a lower clock speed than their single core peers, which translates to lower performance per core, but higher performance when maximized. As a result, I would expect a clock speed reduction with the addition of multiple cores. I would not be surprised to see a dual core, 1.2 GHz chip appear in deference to the current single core 1.4 GHz chips (1.5 GHz in HTC Titan/Titan II). Unless there is an honest need, I do not want them to put in 1 GB of RAM for two reasons: it will create an unnecessary performance gap for older phones, assuming they get the update (thus destroying their utility with WP8, natively developed games, which would almost certainly develop for the higher specifications) and it will add cost where it is unnecessary. Honestly, Tango-based phones are getting only 256 MB of RAM and the iPhone 4S still runs on just 512 MB of RAM; there is very little reason that a higher performance kernel should cause the amount of RAM to go up.

I am happy with 16 GB of storage, and I think I would prefer 32 GB in preference to them providing a microSD slot. Otherwise it's just another way for dust and lint to sneak into my phone.

As for the camera, I always want a nicer camera, but I do not want the bubble that exists with the 808 (maybe your suggestion of 16 MP will make that possible). I also find that my camera's tend to suck on phones no matter what because the lens will always end up getting scuffed up by my pocket's lint over time.

For a premium phone, Gorilla Glass is practically a must; my Samsung Focus S definitely did not have it, and I could tell by the cheap feel as well as the two scratches that appeared thanks to my empty pockets (just part of Samsung's overall effort of degrading their quality in order to increase their profits). And to be competitive, they really must use the thinner Gorilla Glass 2.

[BajiRav]

There is nothing in his post that implies that a manufacturer must make three different sizes with SD card support for one product line - the different sizes are simply optional for the manufacturer. Without SD card support, there are no Windows Phone 7/7.5 product lines that I am aware of that provide varying storage, just one size (4GB, 8GB, or 16GB). Rather, the manufacturers differentiate whole devices, like the Lumia 710 and Lumia 900.

Samsung Focus :) I have the original Samsung Focus 8GB + 32GB microSD in it. Running perfectly ever since Mango came came out.

[Prince Charming]

that is only sensor size, the resulting photos are IIRC 8MP max.

Yes, it's sensor size, but output size can be chosen by the user. You just get less pixel-grouping with higher megapixel counts (ergo, the higher the output resolution, the more its output becomes like just a 'normal' camera). It can output at up to 38mp on device. I'm reasonably certain I've seen 41mp stills from the 808 as well. And for what it's worth, they looked pretty damn good even at full resolution.

[CronicHazel]

no dice on the multiple memory choices. probably going to be 32 at best, no expandable

[psionicinversion]

1.4 ghz dualcore s4 chipset. gfx core looks to be quite powerful

768MB ram (doesnt need anymore than that really)

16/32GB storage. doubt 64GB will come in any flavour of phone

no micro SD support

4.3inch screen 1280x768 clearback amoled

16 mp camera. (if it had pureview itd be 41mpx but may sacrifice the spec to have it)

Gorilla glass 2 definately

front camera

thats what i think it will have

[Scorpus Veteran]

I guess I should remind people that the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 chips, the most likely for WP8, can only make use of a camera up to 20 megapixels. Without some sort of clever external downscaling chip this is the largest you will see.

[George P Global Moderator]

I guess I should remind people that the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 chips, the most likely for WP8, can only make use of a camera up to 20 megapixels. Without some sort of clever external downscaling chip this is the largest you will see.

I believe though, if we follow the Win8 and WP8 same core line of thought, that WP8 will allow for Nokia to use another SoC brand and not limit us all to using Qualcomm SoCs like with WP7.x. It's one of the things OEMs have wanted from the start, it'd also help lower costs for them and thus for us.

As far as the whole storage bit goes, I have a 16GB phone from the start and have yet to even use half of it, I dunno, I just don't load up lots of music on it. Having said that, maybe if I had 32GB I'd add more but it's hard to say. One thing though, and why I think 32GB might be limited to only a small number of high end phones is that WP8 should bring with it even more skydrive integration. By that I mean into the music+video hub as well. When you have 25GB (unless you're new and only have 7GB) of online storage to put music up and then stream it to your phone the need for more physical storage, at least for some people, is less.

[Prince Charming]

I guess I should remind people that the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 chips, the most likely for WP8, can only make use of a camera up to 20 megapixels. Without some sort of clever external downscaling chip this is the largest you will see.

It's still quite possible. HTC use a third party imaging chip on the Titan II for processing, and given that PureView is a collection of technologies, if the technology were to come to Windows Phone, it's likely an additional imaging chip would be added. One way or another, PureView will come to Windows Phone. Pretty sure Nokia already confirmed that.