Qualcomm will push WP8 reference design

Computer store news: Taiwan Digitimes website quoted sources as saying that Microsoft is working with Qualcomm and other chip manufacturers to develop Windows Phone 8 reference design, attracting more Chinese smartphone manufacturers Develop entry-level and mid-range Windows Phone 8 smartphones for China and other emerging markets.

According to sources, Microsoft expects to release the reference design for Windows Phone 8 in mid-2013, and smartphones based on this reference design will be available in the second half of this year.

Although China's first-line smartphone makers such as Lenovo, ZTE and Huawei have already announced that they plan to launch Windows Phone 8 in 2013, the release of the Windows Phone 8 reference design will help Microsoft develop this ecosystem and improve it. Windows Phone 8 market share.

Qualcomm is expected to work with Microsoft to develop this reference design. Currently, both the Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 7.5 phones on the market use Qualcomm chips. According to sources, MediaTek may also cooperate with Microsoft to develop. MediaTek has experience in developing Windows Mobile reference designs and is closely related to Chinese smartphone vendors.