Windows Phone is the newest operating system on the market. Windows Phone has proven that specs do not matter if the operating system is perfected for the hardware requirements. This has even eluded the iPhone, which sees dramatic increases in system performance with better hardware. With Windows Phone, the operation is always fast, fluid, and smooth regardless of your hardware requirement.
To clarify that statement, Windows Phone was released with requirements of a one gigahertz processor, 5-megapixel camera, 256 system RAM, DirectX9 rendering, FM radio tuner, accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, assisted GPS, capacitive 4-point multi-touch screen, 800 X 480 screen resolution, and six dedicated hardware buttons consisting of back, search, start, 2 stage camera, power/sleep, and volume. The built-in RAM and nonremovable SD cards are tested to meet operational requirements. A Windows Phone is required to turn on and be fully functional within 30 seconds of pressing the power button. My 1st generation Dell Venue Pro is up and running in 21 seconds. The 2nd generation Nokia Lumia 710 in my house is up and running in 16 seconds.
All 1st and 2nd gen Windows Phones have 1-1.4 gigahertz processors and 512 RAM. The third generation starting to come out will have 256 RAM and smaller processors to accommodate Android’s lower-end cell phone market. The smaller RAM and processor lower the cost of a phone, but some apps will not work with the lower RAM and processor, hence a lower-end phone versus a higher-end phone with more RAM. Now, I mention 3rd generation as accommodating the lower end. However, Microsoft is giving some sneak peek information on June 20th, 2012, and has already shown off the new SmartGlass feature incorporated into the entire Microsoft product line.
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Windows Phone began incorporating all your cell, computer, and gaming systems. This started with the introduction of the Windows Phone operating system and its Metro interface, replacing the icon-driven screens of the past. This was followed up with the last Xbox 360 update, which turned the Xbox 360 into a Metro interface. This included the release of the Windows Phone Xbox Companion app that allows users to use their Windows Phone as a remote control for their Xbox 360.
This also brought the release of the Halo Waypoint app that allows your Windows Phone to track your game information and maps in real-time while you play the game on your Xbox 360. Now Microsoft has announced and shown the Xbox Companion app is turning into SmartGlass. SmartGlass will incorporate your PC, Laptop, Tablet, Xbox 360, and you’re Windows Phone into one smooth operating system. Watching a movie on your Xbox 360 will pick it up where you left off on your tablet. Surfing the web on your PC, it will pick up where you left on your laptop. Playing an Xbox 360 Live game will pick it up where you left it on your Windows Phone. This is the idea. Implementation is supposed to occur around October 2012.
Current software requirements are full Microsoft Office Suite with Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Office 365, and SharePoint. Facebook integration without requiring a separate app, though one is available, and I do find it useful if not necessary. Xbox Live allows you access to your game stats and Avatar, as well as Xbox Live friend’s connection and messaging. This includes access to Xbox Live Spotlight videos. The user may set up a single inbox to receive all emails in one place though folders may separate it, so it’s not all mashed together.
The ME tile allows you to set your personal info and profile and allows quick access to Facebook, post a message, check-in, set chat status, notifications, and what’s new. Under the People tile, you may, of course, access your contact information. Contacts may be accessed by scrolling, using the search button, or touching a letter representing the first letter of the name you want to find. For example, if you want to call John, click J and go right to the beginning of the J name. These factors also work for app search—no more lost apps. I was looking for HoloPhone 3D in my apps list but couldn’t remember the app’s name. I hit search and typed the number 3. HoloPhone 3D came right up.
Full Bing search integration, which includes local search, as well as Bing Maps integration. A small but fun feature, pictures put in favorites give a nice picture show on the picture tile on your home screen. The live tile integration allows your home screen tiles to update to show new information as it occurs for tiles you have pinned. Examples include weather updates every 30 minutes and push email notifications. Internet Explorer 9 mobile version with HTML5 is fully integrated.
