14 DAY TRIAL // When first unveiling the new Windows Phone operating system, Redmond-based software giant Microsoft announced that there will be a series of hardware specs requirements in place for devices, so that handsets running under the new OS will offer a consistent, appealing experience.
However, it appears that the company might have re-considered its position in the area, and that a new Windows Phone chassis was approved, with lower hardware requirement in place.
This is why, for example, the newly unveiled ZTE Tania packs only 4GB of internal memory, while the minimum requirement on this was of 8GB.
At the Microsoft Conference 2011 in Shinagawa Japan, the Redmond-based software giant has reportedly unveiled to the world the specifications for the new chassis.
It should bring the mobile operating system to more markets around the world and put it in the hands of more people, by making it available at more price points than before.
Handsets that will be designed using the new chassis as a guide will include a minimum of 2GB of internal memory, and require a photo snapper that is of at least 3 megapixels.
Other specs of this chassis also include 4 points or over multi-touch, along with MicroUSB and 3.5mm jack, and features like A-GPS, Accelometer, Compass, and Proximity sensor.
Some of the previous rumors on this suggested that Microsoft might indeed aim at enabling manufacturers come up with more affordable smartphones, and that it will also release a new OS flavor to fit these.
The platform is supposedly set to land on the market as Tango, and should be launched during the next several months, most probably in about half a year.
With the lower-end chassis in tow and the Tango OS flavor coming up, Nokia will certainly manage to come to the market with those low-end, affordable Windows Phone smartphones that they already promised.