Top features of Windows Phone 8

Microsoft has recently raised the drapes from their newest operating system for mobiles. They claim it to be the best ever by them in the history. We had reported that the OS will be used for the upcoming Nokia Lumiaphones – the Lumia 910 and 920. Let us have a look at what makes it so special.

Bigger and clear screens

The new Windows Phone 8 can support two types of screen resolutions – 1280 X 720 and 1280 X 768 respectively. This can make it go with the latest handsets as well that have the high definition 720p displays.

The IE 10

The new version of the phone is equipped with the unchanged explorer – the same that will be seen in the tablets and the PCs powered by Windows 8. Microsoft claims the Internet Explorer 10 to be safer and faster than before. it also comes with SmartScreen Filter – the anti-phishing element in the program that will make surfing more secure than before.

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Increased storage

The new Windows phone supports the removable MicroSD cards making space for more storage. There is literally no limit to what the users can store. There will a lot of space for images, photos, music, films and whatever the important data the users have to keep safe.

Wallet

There are a couple of things the new Windows phone 8 Wallet can carry out for you. If you pair it up with a safe SIM card, you can make payments just with the tap of the phone. It can also keep your credit and debit cards, your boarding passes and any other key information with you.

Improved maps and better apps

The Windows phone has used the Nokia mapping for their platform. It makes available lots of details with turns and directions. The data has been lifted from lots of countries. Apart from that there will be breathtaking apps and games that will make you glued to the new Windows phone.

The Nokia Windows 8 Tablet May Be Out By The Yearend

Nokia is expected to bring out the Nokia Windows 8 tablet by the end of 2012. According to the reports in the tech world, Nokia is up and ready to face the competition in the tablet category. The 10” tablet is likely to have a dual-core Qualcomm processor and the Windows 8 OS.

The Nokia Lumia 900 has already started making waves in the United States even before its entry in the market there. It is all braced up as an alternative to the Windows Phone and ready to take on the Smartphone market that has been dominated by Google and Apple.

Ever since Nokia patched up with Microsoft more than a year ago, it is the only company that has put a limit on their high-end Smartphone to only Windows. It has been a year that Nokia has completed stopped manufacturing Android-based Smartphones.