Dual-core Windows Phone 8 handset by Nokia coming to US network operator Sprint?

According to The Verge, Nokia is prepping a Windows Phone 8-powered handset sporting a dual-core processor, which will be carried by US network operator Sprint.

Pointed out by Qualcomm, the Windows Phone development team is testing the dual-core Snapdragon S4 on a device, which will be unveiled sometime this 2012. Furthermore, Windows Phone 8 Apollo is said to support multi-core devices.

If this is the case, then the choice of Windows Phone-powered devices will no longer be limited to phones with single-core processors under the hood like the Nokia Lumia 800. Windows Phones will now have what it takes to better compete with iOS-powered handsets such as the Apple iPhone 4S and Android handsets such as the Samsung Galaxy S2.

Each core on the Snapdragon S4 is clocked at 1.5 GHz. The CPU is coupled with the Adreno 225 GPU for better graphics. The combination have resulted in benchmark scores double that of the Samsung Galaxy S2.

Sprint is said to be interested in such a device, which is why it sent LTE specifications to the Finnish firm Nokia. Since the US network Sprint is planning to roll out its LTE network in Q2 of this year and make it full-blown in Q4 2013, we might just see a dual-core Windows Phone 8 smartphone by Nokia getting more people interested in signing up for two year contracts with the network.

Since the handset supports LTE networks, we might not see the Windows Phone 8 handset in the UK. Well, not unless Everything Everywhere gets its way and rolls out 4G by the end of the year.

Does the prospect of a dual-core Windows Phone 8 handset by Nokia excite you, or do you think it will be too late for Windows Phone to catch up since quad-core devices are now starting to emerge? Give us your thoughts.

Tags: dual-core, Nokia, Qualcomm, Snapdragon S4, Sprint, windows phone, windows phone 8, Windows Phone 8 Apollo
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Sprint memo suggests iPhone 5 coming before the 15th of October

According to a memo from the US network operator Sprint, the Apple iPhone 5 may be coming before the 15^th of October. Does this confirm rumors of an October release?

The memo reads, “Due to the possibility of a major phone launch in October, we are blacking out September 30th through October 15^th”. This simply means that all hands should be on deck on the given dates. The question is, what phone will be coming in October?

Are we jumping the gun in presuming that this is the launch of the iPhone 5? Well, according to Bloomberg, Sprint will be including the iPhone 5 on their “Simply Everything Plan” (unlimited calls, SMS, and data). Is all just a coincidence?

Why can‘t Sprint afford their staff going on vacation? Well, if the 5^th generation iPhone will be coming before the 15^th of October, expect customers to be on queue from the start until the end of the day. It doesn’t make sense to be understaffed whenever Apple launches a new product.

Will the Apple iPhone 5 be coming on October? It definitely looks like it. We might just see this highly anticipated smartphone just like the rumors suggest.

Do you think the Apple iPhone 5 will be coming before the 15^th of October, or do you still think there are no legs to these rumors? Give us your thoughts.

Tags: Apple iPhone 5, Apple iPhone 5 launch, apple iphone 5 release date, iPhone 5, Sprint, Sprint memo, US network operator Sprint, US Sprint
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