Microsoft Lumia 940, 940 XL

[tereu5]

So spec came out on GSMArena :

940XL

NETWORK Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
LAUNCH Announced Exp. announcement 2015, Q3
Status Rumored. Exp. release 2015, Q3
BODY Dimensions -
Weight -
SIM Nano-SIM
DISPLAY Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (~515 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
- ClearBlack display
PLATFORM OS Microsoft Windows 10
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810
CPU Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57
GPU Adreno 430
MEMORY Card slot No
Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
CAMERA Primary 20 MP, 4992 х 3744 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, optical image stabilization, autofocus, dual-LED flash
Features 1/2.5'' sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, PureView technology, dual capture, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, optical stabilization, stereo sound rec.
Secondary 5 MP
SOUND Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
- Dolby Digital Plus
COMMS WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE/ apt-X
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio
USB microUSB v2.0, Type-C reversible connector
FEATURES Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, sensor core
Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser HTML5
Java No
- Wireless charging (Qi-enabled) - market dependent
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player
- MP4/H.264/WMV player
- OneDrive (15 GB cloud storage)
- Document viewer
- Video/photo editor
BATTERY Li-Ion 3300 mAh battery
Stand-by
Talk time
MISC Colors Bright orange, bright green, white, black, gold


940

NETWORK Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
LAUNCH Announced Exp. announcement 2015, Q3
Status Rumored. Exp. release 2015, Q3
BODY Dimensions -
Weight -
SIM Nano-SIM
DISPLAY Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (~565 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
- ClearBlack display
PLATFORM OS Microsoft Windows 10
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808
CPU Dual-core 1.82 GHz Cortex-A57 & quad-core 1.44 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 418
MEMORY Card slot No
Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
CAMERA Primary 20 MP, 4992 х 3744 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, optical image stabilization, autofocus, dual-LED flash
Features 1/2.5'' sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, PureView technology, dual capture, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, optical stabilization, stereo sound rec.
Secondary 5 MP
SOUND Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
- Dolby Digital Plus
COMMS WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE/ apt-X
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio
USB microUSB v2.0, Type-C reversible connector
FEATURES Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, sensor core
Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser HTML5
Java No
- Wireless charging (Qi-enabled) - market dependent
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player
- MP4/H.264/WMV player
- OneDrive (15 GB cloud storage)
- Document viewer
- Video/photo editor
BATTERY Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery
Stand-by
Talk time
MISC Colors Bright orange, bright green, white, black, gold



All-not exactly confirmed but .....
WHY no SD card ? !
I am very shocked ...Lets hope the final product will support this as I was aiming to get this one when eventually they will be out....
And the 32GB is not a lot in terms of storage ....c'mon MS ! !
Battery could be touch bigger 3500 to support the 810 beast (and lets hope that the 2nd batch is less prone to overheating)

Lots of hopes here but.....

 

[D3K]

I've had a 64gb SD in my Note 3 since release and it's hardly been touched. I would have agreed with you a couple of years ago that leaving them out is a mistake, but now I'm not sure if they're really needed.

 

[tereu5]

but what about recording a minute - two of video in a HD .....it will go full very quick.
Have S4 and wife has 640Xl both with cards in int....I know that I can store them in the cloud somewhere (one drive ,google drive,dropbox etc) but you don't want recording to stop in the middle, few audiobooks and thats a 2-3GB gone (all Harry Potter series as an example was something like 3GB i think)
32GB in current era seems really small especially when they said that Win10 will cope with running IOS and Android apps

 

[Mr-White]

Finally a replacement for my 1520

MW

 

[Ixon]

Problem here is when these are released the likes of the S6, G4, M9, Note 4 ect will be much cheaper, you then have the new iPhone 6S & Plus & the Note 5, plus not forgetting the 2015 Nexus.

It's gonna be a hard sell to shift these devices for Microsoft, unless they price them aggressively on launch.

They probably have better luck selling the higher midrange phones such as the 740 & 840

 

[Matt-Page]

I'm torn what to do... My HTC One M7 is getting a bit old now, couple of scratches and starting to slow down. I want to move over to a Windows Phone, but the 930 is still quite pricey and has been out for a while. Or I could wait for the 940....

 

[Glaucus]

Because we don't know the specs.

That's an odd rumour. as all recent stiff has called them 950 and 950xl and with sd cards.

We'll know more on 10th of October. Which is rumoured MS announcement.

the specs for the 950
Matte White or black polycarbonate body
5.2 inch WQHD (1440×2560) OLED display
Snapdragon 808, 64-bit Hexa core
Iris scanner (infrared) for Windows Hello
3GB of RAM
32GB of internal storage with a microSD card slot
20MP PureView rear camera
5MP Wide-angle front facing camera
3000 mAh removable battery
Qi wireless charging with flip cover
USB Type-C

And the 950 XL:
Matte White or black polycarbonate body
5.7 inch WQHD (1440×2560) OLED display
Snapdragon 810, 64-bit Octa core
Iris scanner (infrared) for Windows Hello
3GB of RAM
32GB of internal storage with a microSD card slot
20MP PureView rear camera with triple LED flash
1mm silver ring inside the circumference of the black camera pod
Aluminum side buttons
5MP Wide-angle front facing camera
3300 mAh removable battery
Qi wireless charging integrated
USB Type-C

And the supposedly leaked render.

I've had a 64gb SD in my Note 3 since release and it's hardly been touched. I would have agreed with you a couple of years ago that leaving them out is a mistake, but now I'm not sure if they're really needed.

I would say there's an increased reason to have them, especially now amazon prime lets you download video. That's if they ever make a w10 app. Sure Netflix will follow, once they sort out licensing deals.

 

[Simian]

I've got a 64gb card in my 830 but theres nowt on it as Groove Music/Xbox music now streams from OneDrive and I have 1tb OneDrive storage! I think I can do the same with the movies app too!

 

[Quartz]

I've got a 16 GB card in my 8x0 and it holds the maps, a few apps, and my camera roll.

 

[Glaucus]

I've got a 64gb card in my 830 but theres nowt on it as Groove Music/Xbox music now streams from OneDrive and I have 1tb OneDrive storage! I think I can do the same with the movies app too!

But streaming is useless on planes/trains, well unless you want to pay silly amounts. Or in remote areas where signal is bad.