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Windows Phone 8 Features Leak

The new version of Windows Phone, here is Windows Phone 8 Operating System under the codename of Apollo. Expecting to be launched on Q4 2012, this OS has become the most anticipated OS. Many people are curious regarding its features and developments as well as hardware specification. In order to satisfy your curiosity, here is the leakage information of its features.

First, the hardware coming with Windows Phone 8 will surely change to accommodate its performance. It will support multicore processors in order to give smoother and faster performance. It will also add new screen resolutions, up to 4 different resolutions. Powering its storage, it will be equipped by removable microSD card storage. In addition, there is also near-field communication or NFC with its “Wallet Experience”. This NFC feature allows you to have contactless payment.

The second leak refers to Windows 8 integration. Sharing the same “8” version, Windows Phone 8 is likely share some of Windows 8 features. Those include the same Metro style user interface, kernel, security, networking stacks, multimedia support and many more. Those similarities allow developers to re-use the same code for both operating systems. Windows Phone 8 will also cut off Zune integration and bring up more powerful ActiveSync version. Xbox Companion application will also become partner client for both operating systems.

Windows Phone 8


Windows Phone 8

The next leaks are applications integrations including Skype integration. It is expected that there will be more than 100,000 applications for Windows Phone 8 available on Marketplace by the time it is launched. It will also support app-to-app communication that is represented through Skype application. Skype will be likely to come as a built-in application that will get direct access from phone just like regular calls but works over the phone’s network. The camera feature will be based around so-called lens application that allows you to capture perfect images using burst mode and smile detection.

Coming to its data management, there will be a feature called DataSmart. It is aiming to reduce data usage by simplify the tracking of data usage. It also features continuously attempt to reach any Wi-Fi connections nearby and automatically connect to carrier-owned WLANs when it is in range. Those will make Bing Maps’ Local Scout enabling the real-time location of nearby hotspots.

The biggest data consumption on Windows phone is possible to be browsing internet performance. For that reason, Internet Explorer 10 coming to Windows Phone 8 will be equipped by server-side compression to reduce the data amount required to view websites. Windows claimed that it would reduce around 30% of data consumption.

Satisfying its enterprise users, there will be BitLocker encryption with full-disk encryption supports. In addition, enterprise users are allowed to arrange proprietary, customized software behind their company firewalls.

In conclusion, Windows Phone 8 is really an anticipating operating system as it comes with lots of changes and additions as well. Those changes and additions give an assumption that it is designed to give more closely identical desktop experience on Windows phone.

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