Microsoft Surface Phone 2016 Release Date, Specs, Price: Premium Features To Up Handset Price?

Microsoft Surface Phone 2016 rumors have been hitting the web for quite some time now. The software giant, as usual, has decided not to disclose anything about the release date, specs or price of the alleged Microsoft Surface Phone 2016.

Rumor mills have that Microsoft is set to make a comeback into the smartphone market with three high end smartphones with superior hardware configurations and impressive features. The new Surface phones are likely to target the business sector. The entry level model is expected to offer 3GB of RAM, the midrange model is rumored to get 6GB of RAM, and the high-end variant is expected to feature a massive 8GB of RAM and 512GB of built-in storage. It is also rumored that this time the Microsoft made handsets will run Android OS and not Windows.

There are conflicting reports about processors on board Microsoft Surface Phone 2016. While some reports claim the Surface Phone will pack an Intel Atom X3 processor, other predict that the handsets might sport the upcoming Kaby Lake processor from Intel. It remains to be seen which of the two will make it to the Microsoft Surface Phone 2016 specs list.

Among other specs, all the three Microsoft Surface Phone 2016 variants are reported to come with an aluminum and magnesium casing along with a 5.5-inch AMOLED display, a USB Type-C port and liquid cooling technology. The handsets are expected to get a 20-megapixel Carl Zeiss rear camera coupled with Surface Pen functionality. Fingerprint reader, accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer and proximity sensors are also among rumored features. The Microsoft Surface Phone 2016 price range is expected to be somewhere around $700-$1100, depending on the model.

As far as the release date is concerned, the Microsoft Surface Phone 2016 smartphones are expected to get a 2017 launch. Readers are advised to take the information with a big grain of salt as nothing yet about Microsoft Surface Phone 2016 release date, specs and prices have been announced.

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