New Lumia 940 in aluminum and polycarbonate and with USB Type-C
Emerge new rumors about the anticipated smartphone Lumia Windows 10 high-end. The design will be similar to that of Lumia 830, while there will be the USB port reversible.
Microsoft continues to churn out devices midrange and low end with a clear objective: to attack the market with highly competitive proposals on front money. He succeeds quite well although it is clear that fans of the brand and the industry eagerly await the new top of the range with Windows 10.
The next operating system will not arrive before the summer on the desktop, while it is likely that we will see him on smartphones in the fall, or perhaps even later. But the new Talkman and Cityman have already been involved in various rumors, thanks to which we became aware, especially of their alleged technical characteristics. Throughout the day yesterday it leaked instead some more details.
According to WinFuture.de, the two smartphones will have a design with aluminum frame and polycarbonate shell rather similar to what we have already seen on the Lumia 830. It is a choice a bit ‘out of the chorus than the market trend goes towards the monocoque, but also of a wise option: the back cover will be removable, as well as the integrated battery. It features some years ago obvious but now mostly abandoned.
The new Lumia 940 smartphone will also integrate a USB Type-C for charging, with reversible design and improved performance compared to the traditional micro-USB 2.0 integrated current Lumia smartphones. The feature could be granted, since it is of a fundamental option if you want to have Continuum for phones, the feature to use the smartphone to PC.
Below is a brief list of the technical specifications according to rumors in recent weeks :
Lumia Cityman – likely Lumia 940XL
- Display 5.7 ” Quad HD
- Qualcomm Octacore, probably Snapdragon 810
- 3 GB RAM
- 32 GB of storage expandable via microSD
- 20MP rear camera
- Front camera 5MP
- Removable battery from 3,300 mAh.
Lumia Talkman – likely Lumia 940
- Display 5.2 ” Quad HD
- Qualcomm Octacore probably Snapdragon 808
- 3 GB RAM. 32GB of storage expandable via microSD
- 20MP rear camera
- Front camera 5MP
- Battery Removable 3000 mAh.
The source also talk of a likely successor to the Lumia 1020 with 41 MP rear camera, although this particular model (flagship of Microsoft-Nokia today) should not be on the market before 2016.
