14 DAY TRIAL // The Surface Phone is without a doubt the most eagerly-anticipated product that Microsoft was believed to be working on in the last decade, and although there’s no confirmation that this project is at least in development at the company, fans across the world still expect to see it going live later this year or in early 2018.
And one recent concept confirms that the Surface Phone is a thing that the Windows Phone community really wants to be real, as it envisions features that make sense given Microsoft’s investments in the Surface lineup.
For example, the concept imagines the Surface Phone pioneering a new product category, a thing that Microsoft has been trying to do with every new Surface model.
Inventing a new product category
This time, the Surface Phone comes with a so-called Companion Cover that includes an extra battery pack and USB-C ports for more connectivity options, as well as an evolved version of Continuum to work on a bigger screen just like on the PC.
The Surface Phone can work with a Surface Pen seamlessly, the concept states, which makes the mobile device “the best Notepad ever,” as users could easily take notes and have them automatically saved on the device or in the cloud. This is a feature that Microsoft was expected to offer on another canceled device, the Surface Mini, which was developed from the very beginning as a note-taking tablet.
The concept also imagines dual-lenses and laser-tracking cameras, as well as a design that seems to be inspired by the Surface Book, with large speakers at the top and the bottom of the phone for crystal-clear sound.
Of course, even though this concept looks good and integrates features that could actually make sense for Microsoft given its mobile struggle, Redmond barely sees a reason to invest in phones, so expect the whole thing to remain just a concept and nothing more.
