14 DAY TRIAL // Bored of tablets running Android and Windows 8.1? If they are too mainstream for your tastes, you might find the following piece of information quite interesting.
According to recent information, budget device manufacturer Alcatel OneTouch might be gearing up to launch a 10-inch tablet that will take advantage of the next major update of Windows Phone. So it won’t be your average Windows 8.1-based tablet.
Alcatel OneTouch VP sheds some light on the company's plans
This speculation is based on an interview freelance journalist Tim Anderson conducted with VP and CMO of Alcatel OneTouch, Dan Dery, at the IFA 2014 trade show last week, during which Dery stated:
“Rumor has it that the Windows Phone is going to be available on tablet kind-of form factor on ARM chipset, and we’re going to be first in doing that. For example we are developing a 10-inch tablet which has the Magic Flip technology for the keypad with trackpad.”
Does this come as a surprise? Maybe. There have been some rumors claiming that Microsoft has plans of merging Windows Phone with Windows RT for the next major update, which is dubbed “Threshold.”
A recent report in the media claimed that the preview version of Threshold would run on ARM and Windows Phone devices and might see the light of day in 2015.
However, for the time being you might want to abstain from jumping for joy because everything we just told you is just a theory. On top of that, Dery’s first language is French and as you can see he’s not totally fluent in it.
Therefore, he fails to make one thing clear: does the tablet run on Windows Phone, Windows RT or the PC port of Threshold?
Even if the product does indeed turn out to be a reality, it will take some time before the product is officially announced, not to mention make it into retail.
Alcatel wants to be the first out with a Windows Phone-based tablet
In the interview, Dery also gives the readers his opinion regarding Android and says he considers Windows Phone a better choice for low-end devices like the company is known for manufacturing. He highlights the fact that Microsoft’s OS has been designed to run with rather low memory, but this is not the case for good old Android.
Interestingly enough, Alcatel OneTouch released a smartphones with Windows Phone 7.5 smartphone back in 2012, but failed to repeat the scenario when Windows Phone 8 came out. Does this mean the future is in tablets?