14 DAY TRIAL // A new Windows phone showed up all of a sudden on the Mexican version of Microsoft’s website, but it’s not yet clear whether this is indeed a new product or just an error.
Although at first glance it all seems to be just a typo and someone working at Microsoft typed 651 instead of 650, the specifications that are listed on the same page appear to indicate that it’s a new device.
For example, the Mexican website says the Lumia 651 features a 5.2-inch screen, whereas the Lumia 650 comes with a 5-inch screen. Furthermore, the front-facing camera is a 5-megapixel unit with a Flash, according to the same page, while the Lumia 650 comes with just a standard camera.
Of course, it is powered by Windows 10 and comes with support for features such as Cortana, but on the other hand, it seems that it doesn’t support Windows Hello, so it probably lacks the infrared camera and a fingerprint sensor.
The 2017 Windows phone?
Recent reports indicated that Microsoft might be working on a new Windows 10 Mobile device for 2017, so if the Lumia 651 is not an error, there’s a slight chance this might be the new device, but other than that, it’s most certainly just a variation of the Lumia 650.
The 2017 Windows phone was supposed to be a model running Windows 10 Mobile and coming with features similar to the existing Lumia devices, with Microsoft trying to breathe some life into its mobile platform until the arrival of the Surface Phone.
Even though it would make sense for Microsoft to make the switch to Windows 10 on ARM, this new Windows phone model could still be limited to apps in the Store, so the only new thing as compared to the existing devices would be the new hardware.
Of course, these are all rumors for the time being, so we’ve reached out to Microsoft to ask for more information about this mysterious Lumia 651 and we’ll update the article when an answer is offered.