Software giant Microsoft has stolen the show as it unveiled whole new range of Windows 10 devices as it promised.
The devices include tablets, first ever laptop, Windows Phone, games and band as well in October 6 event.
Microsoft flagship smartphones the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL:
The Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL came in 5.2-inch and 5.7-inch display sizes respectively. The main difference among the two device is that they are powered by different processors. The Lumia 950 comes with Snapdragon 808 processor which is hexa core and Lumia 950 Xl powered by a Snapdragon 810 chipset which is Octa Core.
Both devices have a 20-megapixel PureView rear camera and an infrared sensor for “Windows Hello,” which unlocks a user’s phone by checking their face and run Windows 10.
The 950 is launching in November for $549 while the XL will be released in same month as well with a price tag of $649.
Microsoft also introduced the Lumia 550 budget smartphone in the event as well. The 5-inch device features a quad-core processor and a 5-megapixel camera, and effectively replaces the Lumia 640 and Lumia 640 XL. In December it will be available for $139 for budget-minded customers looking to join Microsoft’s mobile ecosystem.
The Display Dock:
The Display Dock is a whole new device which allows you to use your smartphone as PC. The chunky little brick plugs into the new Lumia phones with a USB Type-C cable, providing ports for HDMI, DisplayPort, and three full USB ports. On a monitor, the experience scales up to what looks like a Windows 10 desktop and apps — because under Windows 10, they’re supposed to be universal apps anyway.
The Surface Pro 4:
With Apple in competition with it latest tablet the iPad Pro, Microsoft has now the answer for Windows lovers with most powerful tablet company ever built the Surface Pro 4. With a 12.3-inch display and reduced bezels, it has a bigger screen without becoming a bigger device, and it’s available with up to 1TB of storage and 16GB of RAM. It looks like Microsoft has made a point to its country rival.
Microsoft also spent some time talking up its new customizable Surface Pen — with no shortage of jabs at the Apple Pencil — and a series of performance tests against the MacBook Air, pitching its tablet as the real option for professionals. The Surface Pro 4 is available October 26th, starting at $899.
The Surface Book:
If you are eyeing to have a bigger version of Surface Pro 4 or you may know it as company’s first ever Windows laptop so Surface Book is the answer to that. It has a 13.5-inch display that supports both stylus and touch input, along with 12-hour battery life, a Microsoft-designed keyboard, and a glass trackpad.
It also has a crazy, snaking hinge that Microsoft calls the dynamic fulcrum hinge, letting the screen flip around or be safely detached to create a standalone Surface tablet. The Surface Book is available on October 26th and starts at $1,499.
Facebook: Now a Universal Windows 10 App
Facebook is now working to built all new Facebook apps for Windows 10 including new versions of Messenger and Instagram, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg was quoted as saying his company is “all in” on the platform.
Surface Accessories:
As company introduced flagship tablets for users, it also introduced new accessories for it as well which include an updated Surface docking station, which adds four USB ports, two 4K DisplayPorts, and ethernet to the Surface Pro 4 (it also works with the last-gen Surface 3).
On the cover front, Microsoft announced a new Type Cover with a bigger, glass trackpad, fingerprint reader, and integrated backlit keyboard.
The New Microsoft Band:
It was expected the company would introduce its smartwatch but it didn’t happen. So Microsoft has decided to position the new Band as the ultimate fitness device, with an array of sensors and a barometer to track elevation, all of them feeding information to the Microsoft Health app.
It’s also got an OLED screen in a curved Gorilla Glass display, with an aluminum color scheme. But perhaps the biggest news is the array of third-party partners: Subway, Starbucks, Twitter, and Uber were all listed. It’s coming on October 30th for $249.
Hololens Development Kits:
Microsoft introduced another jaw-dropping (if still overhyped) game demo — Project X-Ray — and there’s also some important news about the promised development kit. For $3,000, devs will be able to get their own HoloLens kit in the first quarter of next year.
Microsoft promises these kits will be “fully untethered” — meaning no cables or connection to a PC required once apps are loaded onto it. If you’re a prospective augmented reality developer, you can put in an application starting today (Monday).
