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Exclusive: Microsoft has two high-end Lumias coming this year [Specs]

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Good news, Windows Phone fans! Microsoft apparently has two high-end Lumia windows phones coming along, and they sound quite exciting. We’ve heard some of these codenames before, but we finally got our hands on some specs thanks to a tip from the same source that got us information on Cortana and specs for the Lumia 1020.

 

The more premium high-end Lumia is codenamed “Cityman” which will boast a 5.7 inch QHD display, a Qualcomm octa-core processor, 3GB RAM, 32GB of internal memory with a microSD card slot, 20 megapixel rear camera, 5 megapixel front facing camera, and a 3300 mAh removable battery.

Then there’s the Lumia codenamed “Talkman” which will boast a 5.2 inch QHD display, a 6 core processor from Qualcomm, 3GB RAM, 32GB of internal memory with a microSD card slot, 20 megapixel rear camera, 5 megapixel front facing camera, and a 3000 mAh removable battery. Apparently Microsoft is going to try and keep this one much slimmer than the Lumia 930.

Both phones will have processors that have 64-bit support. I’m not specifically sure which processors will be used, but I’m optimistically assuming it’ll be the Snapdragon 810 or Snapdragon 808.

Both phones will also have a triple-LED flash, each LED having a different shade (or “tone”) to allow for photos with the most natural colors.

 

And that’s just hardware.

In terms of software, Microsoft will also be announcing a new Windows 10 feature that will be similar to “Hand-off” on the iPhone/OSX where you’ll be able to get a call on your Windows Phone, but answer it on your Windows PC (and use headphones with a microphone to talk). Or start a call or send an SMS right from your PC itself, which uses your Windows Phone.

 

As you can probably guess, these will only come in the second half of the year, when Windows 10 (on phones and PC) is actually ‘released’.

All in all, it looks like after a tsunami of low-end Windows Phones, Microsoft is finally going to pump out some high-end Lumias! Whatchya think of their specs so far?

[Tip of the hat to good ol’ Yash]

By Clinton Jeff

Clinton is currently based in Udupi, India, and is executive editor for UnleashThePhones. He is responsible for all editorial decisions, and covers all forms of Mobile and things-that-connect-to-a-phone.

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