The smartphone should have been launched last fall

Jul 29, 2015 06:30 GMT  ·  By

Windows Phone fans clearly remember last year's flagship that got canceled. There have been many rumors regarding its specs and the fact that Microsoft wanted to implemented a 3D Touch navigation system, which wasn't ready by the time the device should have been released.

Today, a short video showing the canceled flagship smartphones codenamed McLaren has just leaked directly from China.

The 3D Touch navigation system is shown for just a moment, while exploding tiles aren't visible at all, WindowsCentral reports.

Little else was known about the so-called Nokia McLaren, beside the fact that it would pack an exceptional 20-megapixel PureView main camera, a 5- or 5.2-inch display and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor.

Even though the experimental 3D Touch navigation system doesn't look so exciting at first glance, we should take into consideration that the device in the video is an early prototype, so Microsoft might have built a more elaborate version.

Microsoft's 3D Touch project might be history now

Either way, Microsoft might have dropped this technology altogether now, since the new Cityman and Talkman flagship smartphones will not be carrying this 3D Touch navigation system.

Instead, the Redmond-based company opted for a more standardized menu that shouldn't confuse users at all. With Windows 10 Mobile onboard, Microsoft Cityman and Talkman will be released later this year.

They will be made of polycarbonate, the same material used by Microsoft for most of its Windows Phone handsets.

On the other hand, Nokia McLaren's body strongly resembles metal, but we can't say for sure whether or not it's made of metal or it's just the silver color that gives that impression.

That being said, we can probably forget about Microsoft's failed project called Nokia McLaren and concentrate on the company's new lineup of Windows 10 smartphones that are just around the corner.

Expect the Lumia 950 XL and Lumia 950 to arrive later this fall, and a few more mid-range Windows 10 handsets beginning early next year, possibly an Intel-powered Windows Phone, too.