Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 OS will launch on Oct. 29, just a few days after Windows 8 launches, according to a new report from ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley. But with a launch more than a month after the iPhone 5, is Microsoft seriously hurting Windows Phone 8′s potential reach?
Just yesterday, Samsung showed off its first Windows Phone 8 device, the slick-looking ATIV S. Nokia is expected to show off its first WP8 devices next week at a big event in New York City. By showing off these devices now, the companies hope to stoke excitement for their upcoming releases in October.
But if the iPhone 5 does really debut on Sept. 12 and hit stores on Sept. 21, as all rumors indicate,, that will give Apple more than a month of time to get consumers hooked on its next powerhouse. One analyst has predicted that Apple could sell 50 million iPhone 5 units in the U.S. during its first few months of availability, a steep increase above its record 37 million iPhones sold in its launch quarter.
We expect Windows Phone 8 devices will be quite competitive with the iPhone 5. Samsung’s ATIV S will offer a 4.8-inch screen, 1.5-GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor, 1GB RAM, 8-megapixel rear camera, 1.9-megapixel front-facing camera, and a 2300 MAh battery. Nokia’s next flagship phone will likely carry similar specs and could even offer a crazy powerful camera in line with its PureView phone.
Stay tuned for more in the next few weeks. Things in the mobile scene are about to get crazy.
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