Microsoft's 'Lumia Cityman' and 'Lumia Talkman' images leaked.
Leaked images and renders of Microsoft's big Windows 10 phones, codenamed Cityman and Talkman, are going viral on the net. Lumia's launch after the 930 series sure looks eyecatching. The 940 series seems to be scrapped and in its place are the Lumia 950 codenamed Talkman and the Lumia 950XL codenamed Cityman.
According to some reports, Microsoft will be hosting an event on October 19 and will be showcasing the Surface 4 Pro tablet, a Band 2 wearable, and two Lumia smartphones that will be its first Windows 10 phones.
The Lumia 950, also called the Lumia Talkman, is expected to have the following specs:
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Design - Matte white or black polycarbonate body. The rear has a rounded and raised area for its camera and the sides have more bezel making the phone look wider.
Display - 5.2-inch Quad HD screen
Inside - Powered by a six-core Snapdragon 808 processor and 3 GB of RAM, 32 GB of expandable storage space.
Battery - 3000mAh, removable
Others - Qi wireless charging with flip cover
The specs of the Lumia 950XL, codenamed Lumia Cityman, are:
Design - It seems to be larger than the Lumia 950. As with the Lumia Talkman, it has a matte white or black polycarbonate body and a similar rounded, raised area to house its camera. More bezel around the screen makes the phone look wider.
Display - 5.7-inch Quad HD with 1440 x 2560 pixels display.
Inside - Powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 810 processor.
Battery - 3300mAh removable
Others - Qi wireless charging integrated
The phones will have some common features like 3GB of RAM that could go upto 32GB, USB Type-C and Cameras – a 5 Mega Pixel front-facing camera and a 20 Mega Pixel PureView rear camera housed in the rounded bump. Of course, both will run Windows 10.
The Lumia XL is more upscale and might have an iris scanner, a 1mm silver ring found inside the circumference of the black camera pod, aluminium side buttons, triple LED flash, and will support the Surface Pen. Lumia XL buyers will get an exclusive smart cover with a "circular gap to view notifications," according to Stuff.tv.
Microsoft has not had much luck pushing its phones. The Cityman and Talkman look cool enough to be snapped up by many discerning buyers.
