Microsoft Pink Specs / Windows Mobile 7 Requirements Leak
By Simon Sage on Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 at 12:58 PM PST In Rumors, Windows Mobile
We’ve been hearing about Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT)’s “Pink” project for awhile now, and its relationship to Windows Mobile 7 has been hazy to date. Will it just be a Zune HD, or is there something else in the wings? Well, a quick glance at some rumored specifications of the first Windows Mobile 7 device would lead us to believe Zune and Winmo phones will remain distinct and separate. The wording is a little bizarre, though – these may be the minimum requirements new hardware must meet before being approved for Windows Mobile 7 software.
WM7 Chassis 1 Specification
Core requirements:
Processor: ARM v6+, L2 Cache, VFP, Open GL ES 2.0 graphics HW (QCOM 8k, Nvidia AP15/16* and TI 3430 all meet spec)
Memory: 256MB+ DRAM, 1G+ Flash (at least 512MB fast flash – 5MB/s unbuffered read @4K block size)
Display: WVGA (800×480) or FWVGA (854×480) 3.5” or greater diagonal
Touch: Multi-touch required
Battery: Sufficient to meet Days of Use LTK requirements.
Controls: Start, Back, Send and End are required (soft controls allowed as long as they are always present).Peripherals:
Camera: 3MP+, flash optional, 2nd camera optional (VGA resolution sufficient)
GPS: aGPS required
Sensors required: Light Sensor, Compass (3 axis, 5 degrees, 100 Hz sample rate), Accelerometer (3 axis, 2mg resolution, 100 Hz sample rate)
USB: High speed required, 20 MB/s transfer rate.
BlueTooth: BT2.1 required, must run MSFT BT stack, CSR BlueCore6 or later recommended.
Wi-Fi: 802.11B/G required, must run MSFT Native Wi-Fi stack, Atheros 6002 or Broadcomm 4325 recommended.
Connectors: Micro USB and 3.5mm Audio required.Options:
FM tuner: If tuner HW is present it will be detected and supported by the Media application.
Haptics
SD Card (Micro SD recommended)
DPAD, qwerty or 12/20 key keyboards all optional
Thoughts? It seems like a pretty solid foundation for the next generation of Windows Mobile.
[via All About Microsoft]
Am I the only one that thinks Windows Mobile just doesn’t have what it takes to ever catch up to the growth rates of RIM, Apple, and Google?
I’m sure they don’t, but Microsoft does have pockets deep enough to keep Windows Mobile going pretty much indefinitely.
For my purposes I’m holding out for a smaller device from MS than the current hardware for touch phones. They better start announcing earth shattering new capabilities like the bendable PCBs that are out. Yuo can’t put your iPhone in your jeans pocket and sit on it. Now THAT would be a good feature.
I’m still getting lots of use from the WM5 HTC device. I’ll admit, I’m getting impatient.
Google should not even be compared in there – it’s a long way from being anything special.
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