The Lumia 940 promises not to disappoint.
Dropping the name Nokia (which it acquired a couple of years back), the Microsoft Lumia 940 is seen as the company's attempt to make its presence known in the smartphone industry, a place dominated by Apple and Android devices.
The device is seen as an ambitious attempt by the company to conquer the multi-platform landscape as well.
One thing Microsoft will retain, though, is the high-quality materials used in manufacturing the phone units, as seen in its retention of the Gorilla Glass 4 protective screen for their planned flagship unit. Having sturdy materials is not enough; users can expect this Windows mobile to have a decent set of specifications.
Speaking of screen, the phone will have a 5.2-inch 1080p QHD which is perfect for its 24MP (some note it as 25MP) Pureview main camera and 5MP secondary camera.
The Lumia 940 will sport a chipset with octa-core CPU of its own design and 3GB RAM. It also has an internal storage of 32GB, expandable to 128GB via MicroSD.
Based on its dimensions 137x71x8.9mm, the Lumia 940 will be a compact LTE-ready phone unit. It's also lightweight at 149 grams.
It's also reported to come with docking station support, making it function not only as a phone but also as a standalone PC which is one of the main gist of getting unto Windows 10.
Microsoft is also going to get ambitious and try to set new trends, like the Lumia 940 having the capability to determine whether a user is left-handed or right-handed and having an iris scanner in place of a finger scanner for added security.
The Lumia 940 also has native pen support.
Following the footsteps of its main competitor, Apple, the company will release a bigger version of the Lumia 940: the Lumia 940XL which will support a 5.7-inch display. While no official news on its specs are available, the Lumia 940XL is expected to have the same, if not slightly better, specs than the Lumia 940.
The company is hoping to finally put the lackluster performance of the unit's predecessor, the Lumia 930, behind it.
The only thing similar between the Lumia 930 and the Lumia 940 that needs to be mentioned is its nearly identical pricing.
The Lumia 940 and 940XL are slated to be released at around the same time as the Windows 10 OS release. The Windows 10 release could happen any time between July and October this year.
Time will tell if Windows will be able to finally dispel the duopoly, but with its Windows 10 Continuum solution, the OS maker is bent on making it work on both pc and mobile devices on which it is heavily banking on to take the hearts of mobile users and manufacturers the world over. With devices like the Lumia 940 and 940XL, it would definitely be a possibility.
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