14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft's already-canceled Lumia 960 showed up a few days ago in a bunch of leaked photos coming from China, and it's now time to see another Windows phone that never got to see daylight despite featuring a very compelling design and feature mix.
The so-called Hapanero Windows phone was originally created in 2015, and as you can see in these photos that were posted on Weibo, it shares the look of the majority of other Lumia models and runs Windows Phone.
The device was supposed to be on display at Build 2015 and came with very powerful hardware for its time, including a Snapdragon 810 processor paired with 4GB RAM. There were two versions of the phone, one with a 1080p display and another one with 1440p, both featuring the same CPU, RAM, and 32GB storage space. Customers would have also received a microSD card slot for additional storage.
In terms of cameras, the device was equipped with a 20-megapixel unit with triple LED flash, and even offered dual-SIM support. A removable battery can also be seen in the photos.
Lumia 950 prototype?
At first glance, this model looks just like a prototype of the Lumia 950 which was launched later the same year, so there's a good chance that Microsoft actually wanted to experiment and show Build attendees how it planned to improve its mobile efforts.
What's more interesting is that there were two different versions of the device, so if it was indeed a Lumia 950 concept, it's living proof that Microsoft planned a little bit more for its hardware strategy.
Of course, it goes without saying that there are zero chances to ever see this device going live, especially if it was a prototype of the Lumia 950, but on the other hand, it does show that at some point the Windows Phone device lineup was super close to being expanded with a handful of really powerful devices.
What happened next, however, is only history now and Windows phone has become a platform that most developers and more users seem to avoid these days.
