Microsoft has teased a possible launch of its first non-Nokia branded smartphone on Nov. 11, giving the company its first Microsoft Lumia phone.
Microsoft, the world's largest software developing company, has set the rebranding of Nokia phones into motion. In a brief note on its Conversations blog, the company teased a possible release of its first Microsoft Lumia smartphone, which will not bear the Nokia brand. The new move is a part of the company's ongoing shift to slowly rule out Nokia's name from high-end and mid-range phones.
"Microsoft is delivering the power of everyday mobile technology to everyone. Come back on November 11, to find out more!" Microsoft wrote with a hashtag for #MoreLumia.
The timing of the announcement is ideal for a smartphone as several photos were leaked on a Chinese forum Weibo last week where a Lumia phone was seen with Microsoft branding, according to BGR.
Based on the rumors so far, the first Microsoft Lumia handset will be a mid-range smartphone with a 5-inch 720p display, 1.2GHz Snapdragon 200 processor, 1GB Ram and 8GB internal storage. The camera components will be fitted with 5-megapixel sensor on the rear side while a VGA sensor will adorn the front side of the device. Microsoft's popular bright colors for Lumia handsets will continue as the device is expected to arrive in black, white, gray, blue, orange, blue, and green colors.
The brief note on the conversations blog was accompanied with a teaser poster, which according to CNET, is possibly a part of the device. The leaked image also shows the camera component and an orange sideline, suggesting a new phone in the same hue with Microsoft's logo on it much like a leaked image last month, the publication added.
Nokia's name will not be removed from the mobile totally as Microsoft has assured that the Finnish brand name will survive with basic feature phones.
