Sentences with phrase «mean that surface phone»

I think that's unlikely due to the fact that the software for it is nowhere near ready, meaning the Surface phone is still several months away, at the very least.

But the module has not just the Carl Zeiss branding, but also the Vario - Tessar name, which means the Surface Phone may offer real optical zoom without loss in quality.

Not exact matches

The phone was introduced during CES this past January and meant to launch in the Spring before being pulled for a complete redesign which surfaced in new images last month.

The Xbox Surface tablet will allegedly run on a custom build of Windows 8, meaning it'll be based on the same NT kernel as Windows 8, Windows RT and Windows Phone 8.

However, there are those mobile users who point out — with some justification — that putting fingerprint scanners on the back of phones means you can't unlock them when they're lying face - up on a flat surface, like a table.

It means the phone doesn't sit flat when placed on a surface, but it's a better choice than making the entire handset thicker.

That means UWA's will be positioned to run on phones, desktops, laptops, tablets, Xbox, giant Surface Hubs, and even HoloLens augmented reality computers of the future.

That means if you were holding out for a new Surface Book, or the rumored Surface phone, you'll have to keep waiting.

That means that only your fingertips are really keeping a grip on your phone, wasting valuable surface area that could increase friction and make your future iPhone more secure in hand.

It being a Surface Phone means Microsoft is going to position it alongside its other top of the range Surface devices, including Surface Pro and Surface Book, both of which are expensive, premium products.

The Surface Phone being the latest mobile device from Microsoft means you can guarantee support for the next few years with feature updates and service updates.

It seems like the Honor 7C just surfaced on TENAA (China's equivalent to the FCC), which essentially means that the phone got certified in its homeland.

(In fact, the slight camera bump means the phone doesn't wobble quite so much when placed on a flat surface.)

However, if it does surface, it could mean that Moto Z customers — users with phones they bought as far back as 2016 — would get 5G before the last devices to drop in 2018.

It's quiet, there is no clear difference between high and low frequencies, and the rear placement means sound get muffled when you put the phones on a soft surface (like a bed, or inside your jeans pocket).

Of course, that was 2012 when Surface Phone only meant Microsoft's entry into mobile hardware.

Hopefully that means a legitimate Surface Phone — as the rumors continue to suggest — or something different altogether.

In mobility, to date, that has only meant treating its Surface business the same as other tablet companies, but the proposition of licensing Windows Phone could be more awkward given Nokia's total dominance of Windows Phone mirrors Samsung's of Android.

They're not the only ports, though: Microsoft has swapped its magnetic charging mechanism to Micro USB which means you can use a normal phone charger to juice up the Surface 3.

The different placement of the speaker at the top right corner means that it isn't as easy to cover up when using the device in the landscape orientation, but as is the case with any rear speaker setup, the sound will get muffled when the phone is placed on its back on a flat surface.

This essentially means that when the phone is put down on a surface and in standby, any excessive background processes are killed.

A glance at the shiny blue rear of the Life we have in for review - known as Acrylic Liquid Surface in marketing speak - also reveals another first for HTC: this is an Android One phone, meaning it has pure Google Android software beneath that HTC - made exterior (think Google Nexus for the modern age; other manufacturers will also be making their own Android One phones).

That said, while this patent may not necessarily mean that Microsoft is releasing a Surface Phone soon, it does indicate that the company is exploring its options.

However, Microsoft did not abandon its plans for mobile phones, even if that means we might have to wait a while for that mythical Surface Phone to arrive.

Surface Phone will be a niche play, focused on the business market and meant as a showcase for Microsoft's Continuum feature.