Microsoft Surface Phone 2016 Release Date, Specs, Price: Handset Pictures Leaked On Social Media?

While Microsoft has never ever admitted working on an alleged Surface Phone 2016, rumors about the highly anticipated smartphone's release date, possible pecs, and price have flooded the internet.

New reports suggest Microsoft wants its upcoming Surface smartphone to stand out in comparison to its competitors Apple and Samsung. In fact, if reports are to be believed the upcoming Microsoft Surface Phone 2016 will give direct competition to Apple's iPhone and Samsung's highly successful Galaxy S range smartphones. According to MCrunch, one Weibo user Nokibar has claimed that the software giant has already begun working on the new handset. He also posted alleged leaked pictures of the upcoming Surface Phone on its Weibo account. It remains to be seen whether or not the pictures are valid.

Previous reports suggested that the Redmond will roll out three high end Surface smartphones with superior hardware configurations and impressive features. Reports claim that the new Surface phones will primarily target the business sector. The entry level model is expected to pack a Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 processor and 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, reported Ecumenical News.

Among other specs, all the three Microsoft Surface Phone 2016 variants are expected to feature 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 will hover around $700-$1100, depending on the model.

We would advise our readers 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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