14 DAY TRIAL // Among the details that Andy Lees, president of Microsoft's Windows Phone division, has shared with the world in a recent interview, we can also count the fact that the mobile platform
will soon be loaded on devices that pack dual-core application processors, and that it should also offer support for 4G LTE connectivity.
In the said interview with The Seattle Times, Andy Lees said that the mango handsets set to arrive in the US already offer support for 4G, and that phones with LTE capabilities will also be released.
“All the phones in the U.S. are 4G. What's interesting with this release, instead of all the phones coming out on the same day, there will be a season that will carry on into the next year that will include LTE phones as well,” he stated.
While Windows Phone Mango devices are not packing the fastest wireless technologies at the moment, they will be offered at lower price tags than rival handsets, and Microsoft sees here an opportunity that wireless carriers might be willing to seize.
“First of all, they will want a price range of devices. At the moment, the ones on their fastest networks are the most expensive ones, so we're aligned there. And also as we go into next year, we will have all the fastest stuff anyway. So we will get there fairly shortly,” Andy Lees stated.
One way or the other, Microsoft seems set to make sure that, when it comes to Windows Phone, users will be able to enjoy the same hardware capabilities as they would when other mobile OSes are involved.
Thus, the platform will be able to better compete against rival platforms out there, and Microsoft will become a powerful player in the mobile area once again. However, it still remains to be seen what the first Windows Phones with LTE and/or dual-cores will be all about, and when they actually arrive on shelves, so stay tuned.