Nokia Windows Phone 8 phablet in the works: expected specs, features

Reports from Finnish technology giant suggest that Nokia Windows Phone 8 phablet is in the works. Here we take a look at expected specs and feature.

Does Nokia really need a phablet now? Rumors are making rounds that the official Windows Phone maker is working with a phablet. Multiple sources have sprung up with stacks of gossips about the potential Nokia phablet, or Windows Phone 8 phablet. The market is now frantically waiting for Nokia’s May 14 media event to be held in London. Nokia has offered to bring out a new Lumia device at the event, but no clue is given about its name, specs or features.

According to rumors, Nokia may launch either a Lumia 928 or Nokia EOS. Sources are making different reports about the gadgets with some predicting that the company may remove curtain from two or more devices at the event. Maybe, both the rumored Lumia 928 and EOS will be a reality, but we have to wait for more than a week to have a view at the items the company is heading to unveil at its upcoming media event.

Why a Nokia Phablet
What reasons press on analysts to think about the need for a phablet from Nokia? You should take into account that the company has still made no single word about the chance for a big screen phone. When recently asked about the device that the company was to surface at the event, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop said that it would bring a ‘hero’ experience. He gave no clue on its possible display size and other features.

“What we’re trying to do is really make sure that we’re shifting the focus towards hero experiences. So, you hear us talking a lot about imaging, and so, you should watch…for us to continue to advance the state of the art, like what is the best experience in imaging on devices,” Mr. Elop, a former Microsoft executive, told to sources.

Whatever the rumors are talking about, it would be a nice move from the part of the firm if it could come up with a phablet running Windows Phone 8. In fact, many aspects are leading to the prerequisite for a phablet from the mobile vendor. Here we discuss in detail why there should be a Nokia phablet this year.

To Defend Android Phablet War: The Android mobile racks are already stuffed with a lineup of high-end phablets. Every major Android product maker on the planet has come up with at least a single pabhelt to satisfy the thirst of customers for large screen phones. At a glance, you can see phones like Samsung Galaxy S4, HTC One, Sony Xperia Z, LG Optimus G Pro and a lot of others creating waves in stores.

First Windows Phone Phablet: Microsoft doesn’t have a competitor to the new phablet tussle. It designed own Surface tablets to popularize its tablet-friendly operating system Windows 8, but no reference phones or phablets came up from it. Nokia is the only hardware supporter that would come with a phablet for Windows Phone now.

New Experience for Mobile Users: Windows Phone, no matter what you may argue against it, provides a superb experience to users. To vie with Android and iOS, Microsoft has coined up pioneering design and style for Windows Phone 8, which is called Metro (Modern) style that shows icons on the home screen tile-like. A large phone with the OS will indeed herald a new experience for Windows Phone users.

To Solve Shortage of a Midsize Windows Slate: Though there are two Surface tablets and many other Windows slates by Microsoft OEMs, the platform terribly lacks a midsize tablet that can take on Apple iPad Mini and Google Nexus 7. Giving a big relief to Microsoft, a Nokia phablet may blur the gap between the 4.5-inch Lumia 920 and 10.6-inch Surface tablets.