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We’ve already heard about the threesome chassis that are required for handsets that run Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT)’s upcoming Windows Phone 7 Series, but the software system giant has revealed a few more details.
As we already know, the handsets will rich person to sport a capacitive touchscreen with at least quatern points of contacts and a lower limit resolution of 480 by 320 (the launching devices will rich person to be 800 by 480). The devices volition also need to rich person an accelerometer, compass, assisted-Global Positioning System, and light and propinquity sensors. The central processing unit needs to be an ARMv7 Cortex/Scorpio or better, and the GPU needs to be DirectX 9. Manufacturers will rich person to include at least 256 MB of RAM, 8 GBÂ of flash memory, and there needs to be at least a 5-megapixel photographic camera with a hard button to centering photos. It’s goodness to see Microsoft takings a bandstand with its hardware partners, and these seem like a goodness baseline for devices departure forward.
Microsoft appears to have learned its lesson with Windows Mobile – as it was widely distributed with few limitations and manufacturers released a diverseness of flavors. There’s something to be said about this approaching because it enables handset makers to differentiate its products and it has brought us things like HTC’s Sense UI. But it can also lead to fragmentation and an inconsistent user experience – Android is already start to tactile property some of this painful sensation. Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and Research In Motion (NSDQ: RIMM) rich person been very successful in this quad because the companies have tight integrating over the computer hardware and software system, and Microsoft is trying to create a more cohesive experience with WP7S. Will it work? We’ve just started to see some interesting stuff to look forward to, so I’m pretty optimistic about Microsoft’s chances.
[Via Slashgear]