The Windows Phone community has long bemoaned the absence of new flagships running Microsoft’s OS but that may soon change. Elephone is reportedly launching a new flagship that will feature both Windows 10 and Android as operating systems.
An unnamed Elephone was on display at a Hong Kong trade fair and as the image clearly shows, the upcoming device will be launching with both Android and Windows 10. Though dual-booting is a possibility it’s far more likely that there will be two versions of the device with the same specs but different operating systems.
And speaking of specs this device boasts some fairly impressive ones including - please see below for even more specs:
- An unnamed Intel SOC
- 2K display, 2560 x 1440 pixels
- 4GB RAM
- Fingerprint scanner
- A 21-megapixel Sony IMX 230 shooter
Elephone might not be familiar to many of you, but we recently took a look at one of their other flagships, the P7000, and the combination of powerful specs and affordable prices left us impressed.
When will this unnamed phone hit markets? That remains to be seen but it’s obvious that the Windows 10 version will likely ship later rather than sooner, as the OS doesn’t yet have a firm launch date.
Update: Neowin received some exclusive info and images on these upcoming devices. And yes there seem to be two versions coming, one specifically designed for Android with a Mediatek CPU, and a second one with an Intel CPU that will feature Windows 10 as well as Google's OS.
We also have the launch dates for the devices with the Android version shipping this May while the Windows version will supposedly come later this June.
Windows Phone users may be getting a new flagship device added to the lineup. A dual-system smartphone capable of Android andWindows 10 is rumored to be in the works by Chinese mobile manufacturer, Elephone. The company just announced its upcoming phones at the HKTDC industry show in Hong Kong. The phones' official names and potential price points have yet to be released.
Elephone might be an unfamiliar brand to American consumers; It's a Chinese company in a similar vein as Xiaomi. Elephone has had previous success with its P7000 smartphone, capable of supporting 7 different ROMs including Lollipop.
Elephone is reportedly releasing two versions of the phone. Version A will be an Android device, and Version B will be a "dual system device" capable of Android and Windows. It's not completely clear whether the device will be a dual-OS device in the sense that a single phone can operate using both OS's. It could be that Elephone's Version B will be available in a choice of Android or Windows 10 instead of having both OS's built into the same phone.
The dual-system phone will run Android Lollipop 5.0 and Windows 10 on a 5.5 inch, 2K display with 2560 x 1440 pixels, and will come with a Sony 20.7 MP camera. Both models are tipped to have 4GB RAM and 32GB ROM as well as a fingerprint scanner. The dual-OS model will have an Intel Quad Core CPU, and the other handset, explicitly created for Android, will have a Mediatek 64-bit Octa Core CPU.
The Android model is reported to ship in May and the dual-boot version will be available the following month, in June.
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