14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft is said to be working on a reboot of its mobile platform, and in addition to major software updates, the company could also launch a new device, which everyone expects to be the eagerly-awaited Surface Phone.
And while Microsoft tries to avoid dropping any hints regarding the Surface Phone, skilled designers across the world create concepts that imagine what the new device is going to look like, mostly based on the existing speculation and patents spotted in the last months.
This is the case of the Surface Phone concept published on Behance by Ian James Recto and which envisions a Surface Phone with a 20-megapixel camera and a customizable button on the back that uses the Microsoft logo.
While at first glance it’s pretty clear that this Surface Phone still needs some refinements, it’s more interesting to note that the concept imagines features that seem to be going into a completely different direction as compared to the existing flagships, as it’s the case of the iPhone, for instance.
Headphone jack and removable battery
The concept envisions a removable battery, a feature that most of the flagships no longer have for a series of reasons, including waterproofing, which is only possible if the device doesn’t feature a replaceable back cover.
Furthermore, the device also has a headphone jack, which is still a super-popular feature despite the fact that Apple removed it on the iPhone 7, as well as a stylus, an accessory that only Samsung seems to love for the time being.
At this point, the Surface Phone is still an unconfirmed project, though there are signs that Microsoft is indeed working on something big behind the closed doors. Several Microsoft CEOs promised the ultimate mobile device, and with a reboot of the mobile platform in the works, there’s now a bigger chance to see a Surface Phone launching as well.
The rumored launch of the Surface Phone is 2018, though Microsoft could change it at any given moment, depending on how the project advances internally.
