An Apple blog of all things has spotted a patent that allegedly contains drawings that reveal the upcoming Surface Phone and how Microsoft may design this premium handset.
Which according to most sources is due to launch in 2017.
We still don’t have an official confirmation from the company, and there is no sure way to tell that Redmond is actually still working on it. But as this patent reveals, the company very much considered building the Surface Phone.
Before we analyze the design, here are the drawings:
First off, the images show a phone that looks very similar to traditional Lumia models that Nokia first launched and Microsoft followed. Interestingly, the design language may be similar, but there is no physical home button here, and not even a dedicated camera button.
And this is curious, because Redmond has always claimed a physical camera button to be a signature feature of its devices.
Anyway, the back of the phone shows a camera and flash, but again, no fingerprint sensor. A hint that Microsoft most likely is in for enhancing the Windows Hello functionality further.
That, or the Surface Phone may come with the fingerprint sensor integrated into the display.
As for the rest of the features, the patent drawings do not reveal much, but they do show that this phone could support USB Type-C. No headphone jack here, meaning the USB Type-C port is used both for audio and charging.
There is also a Surface Pen slot, in case you’re wondering.
In a smaller size, of course, but quite similar to the one included in the Galaxy Note series of phones.
While many still believe that Microsoft is on track to launch the Surface Phone in the fall of 2017, these patent drawings are no confirmation of this. For them moment, it’s safer to consider this a patent, and nothing more.
source:windows10update
