Pushing the prelude of the high wall between WP/WinRT

Computer shop news: What kind of machine is Lumia1520? From the current situation, it can be confirmed that this will be a 6-inch 1080p resolution display with at least 20 million pixel PureView camera. The Phablet flagship model, at the same time, the Lumia 1520 can also be seen as a prelude to Microsoft's attempt to push the seemingly insurmountable wall between Windows Phone and Windows RT.

Strictly Controlled Hardware Specifications

Windows Phone has been around for almost 3 years, and Microsoft has been strictly controlling hardware specifications for devices. The tone to the outside world is “ Consistency of experience & rdquo;. The specific performance is in terms of screen size and resolution:

Windows Phone 7 terminal screen size is mostly under 5 inches, and the most prominent HTC Titan is only equipped with a 4.7-inch screen, and the resolution is clear. Control is WVGA (800x480). During the year of Windows Phone 7 transition to Windows Phone 8, an internal outflow video showed that Microsoft is discussing the feasibility of Windows Phone products of different sizes and resolutions including full keyboard and Phablet, but the final manufacturer is on the hardware side. Did not show significant changes to consumers.

In June 2012, Microsoft made the new Windows Phone 8 operating system public at the Windows Phone Summit, but this time, Microsoft still hasn't let go, only open two new resolutions, WXGA and 720p. However, the screen size is not strictly defined, so that products such as the Lumia 920 with a 4.5-inch WXGA resolution screen have been introduced.

6-inch and 1080p resolution breakthrough at the same time

With the development of the industry and the increasing demand for users, Microsoft is gradually loosening its hardware specifications. The specific performance of this decentralization is The Lumia 1520 is equipped with a 6-inch 1080p resolution screen. At the same time, in order to adapt to the new screen size and resolution, Microsoft will also add support for WXGA resolution and above three columns of size or six columns of small size dynamic tiles in the WP8 GDR3 update.

Prior to Lumia 1520, the screen size of the Windows Phone hardware terminal sold was controlled within 5 inches. In other words, the hybrid product of Phablet tablet phone is still a blank, this incomplete ecology The chain will directly affect the manufacturer's product layout and the satisfaction of market demand.

More importantly, the difference between a small Windows Phone phone and a large Windows RT device is too obvious. On the other hand, there is already news that Terry Myerson, executive vice president of Microsoft operating system. Deliberately decided to close the relationship between the two operating platforms, and decided to complete the merger within two years, this time, the Lumia 1520 used to fill the gap appears in the public eye is not difficult to understand.

Therefore, whether for Nokia or the Windows Phone camp, the Lumia 1520 with a 6-inch 1080p resolution screen is a breakthrough, and more importantly, the next 7-inch and 10-inch products will continue On the line, the current Windows Phone and Windows RT still need to be separated.

Unified API and Undo Back Keys are Overtures for Pushing Down Walls

The convergence of Windows Phone and Windows RT does not stop at increased resolution and screen size, Lumia The 1520 is just one of the typical representatives, and will expand to the bottom of the operating system and new hardware specifications, such as the API application interface and the revocation of the return key.

When WP8 unveiled, Microsoft proposed the concept of multi-screen integration. The bottom line of the operating system is the unification of the operating system sharing Windows NT kernel and API application interface. A few days ago, Paul Thurrott broke the news that Microsoft will continue to increase the level of API between the two platforms, to Windows Phone Blue, which is the Windows Phone 8.1 platform, to complete more than 3/4 API unified work, unified for cross-platform applications The transformation of platform applications provides the basis for development.

In addition to the unification of the API application interface, the rumors of undoing the return key can be seen as a symptom of Windows RT and Windows Phone merge.

So far, Windows RT's human-computer interaction is based on Windows 8 and is represented by a swipe gesture. If Windows Phone cancels the return button, the key functions it assumes will be controlled by hand gestures. Instead, from this point of view, rumors are not impossible, and even more so, the existing search buttons may also be canceled at the same time, by the search for virtual buttons similar to the CHARM BAR super button provided in Windows RT.

Overall, the convergence of Windows Phone and Windows RT is basically determined, and Lumia 1520 is just a clue to the convergence of the two platforms. Similarly, WP8 GDR3 may not reflect too much of this convergence trend. However, in the future Windows Phone 8.1 and subsequent platforms, more software and hardware layered deployments will be made public over time, but in the process, how will Microsoft control the phone and tablet two completely differently? However, the balance between platforms with inseparable connections should be worthy of attention.