The first smartphones with Windows Phone 8 release Qualcomm MSM8960 platform

Microsoft is at the launch of the new operating system for mobile phones, Windows Phone 8, and named the four companies that will release the first devices based on it. The most logical is the appearance on their list of Nokia, which is represented by its chief executive Stephen Elop, positioning itself as a key partner of Microsoft. The company will make it to HTC, Samsung and Huawei. An interesting point is the absence in the list of South Korea's LG, which indirectly confirms the information that this producer inteands to maximize the sector to focus on Android-smartphone, throwing all the resources to rebuild its position through a series of devices, as we have already reported. Presentation Microsoft revealed that the plates were not only relegated to the background LG. presence in the list of Chinese manufacturer Huawei can talk not only about what Microsoft was initially interested in the issue of possible low-cost smartphones based on Windows Phone 8, and has plans to penetrate the vast Chinese market. In this direction, Huawei looks more attractive than other companies. We also learned that, on what kind of platform from Qualcomm will be released new smartphones. AnandTech referring to its sources in Redmond reports that the choice fell on the Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8960 processor Snapdragon S4 (Krait). Smartphones based on this platform are already on the market - it is HTC One S and One X versions, for some markets (for example, an option submitted to the U.S. operator AT & T).