German MyWindows learned from a reliable source of new details about the future Lumia 940 price and Lumia 940 XL, and received a confirmation number of early leaks and rumors about their specifications. According to him, the main mobile gadgets Microsoft will be more expensive Apple iPhone 6 and Samsung GALAXY S6. Unfortunately, the specific amount was not disclosed.

Why will be Lumia 940 price higher for the competition?

The cost of new products on a level with the main competitors is justified for the company, but if Microsoft decides to establish a price tag higher than its competitors, it could undermine the already not very high sales of more expensive devices on Windows Phone – according to sales statistics: it cost gadgets take up the lion’s share of sales Smartphone manufacturer. Moreover, the historian said usage carbonate as housing materials. It is to be expected given the current lineup, however, looks a bit strange in 2015 when even the Samsung develops glass and aluminum.

On the other hand, the source did not specify whether it is a Lumia 940 price or Lumia still 940 XL. If his information about the “higher price” refers to the increased gadget, this is obvious, and its cost can be expected at the level of GALAXY S6 edge or iPhone 6 Plus. In addition, Microsoft will ask for about 100 euros for feature Continuum Smartphone, or rather for the adapter that will turn your smartphone into a full-fledged computer. By doing this dock on sale in early 2016.

Regarding the technical characteristics of the source only confirmed data already known to us. Lumia 940 price will get a 5.2-inch Full HD-display chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 808, 3GB of RAM and 32 GB of permanent memory, expandable via Micro SD, 20-megapixel main (supplemented with a triple LED-flash) and a 5-megapixel front camera and iris scanner. Microsoft Lumia 940 XL please a large screen (5.7-inch with a resolution of 2K) and more productive (and hot) processor Snapdragon 810. Work news, of course, will be on Windows 10 Mobile.

Source: wmpoweruser

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At the core of Microsoft Lumia 940 are the 6-core processor and was believed to become part of the hardware platform Snapdragon 808. But this seemingly logical assumption shattered on the test results of the smartphone in the benchmark GFX Bench.

The novelty is really based on the platform Snapdragon, but as a GPU it uses Adreno 430. And while found only in top-end platform Snapdragon 810. But its 6 cores processor virtually eliminate the last 8-core chipset. Ie Microsoft Lumia 940. heart is likely to be some completely new hardware platform, which will combine the best strengths of Snapdragon chipsets 810 and 808 Snapdragon.

The novelty is really based on the platform Snapdragon, but as a GPU it uses Adreno 430. And while found only in top-end platform Snapdragon 810. But its 6 cores processor virtually eliminate the last 8-core chipset. Ie Microsoft Lumia 940. The heart is likely to be some completely new hardware platform, which will combine the best strengths of chipsets Snapdragon 810 and Snapdragon 808.

Other Features of Microsoft Lumia 940

The size of available RAM Microsoft Lumia 940 Set at 1.5 GB. Ie new product will offer users 2 GB of RAM. Although some sources believe it’s more RAM to 3 GB.

According to benchmark in Microsoft Lumia 940 set the basic 17-megapixel camera with video recording with a resolution of 2160p. This corresponds to a 20-megapixel sensor in 16: 9 mode. And for video calls and self-apparatus is used in the front 5-megapixel camera with support for Full HD video. Apart from this camera on the front of Lumia 940 is a 5.2-inch capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels. Although we expected to see in the gadget QHD-screen. And its built-in memory size is limited to 32 GB, from which its users will be only 27 GB.

Conclusion of Microsoft Lumia 940

There was a picture on the Internet and the front of the unknown smartphone Nokia / Microsoft. The main feature of which was curved glass. While we’re not sure that this picture belongs to Microsoft Lumia 940 and not some forgotten prototype Nokia or Microsoft.

Source: DailyTech

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