From the Finnish Nokia seem to have removed doubts, filtration through, a good part of the sector that orbits the mobile telephony segment regarding Windows Phone 7.8 and Windows Phone 8. As you may already know, Microsoft will launch in the fall a new version of its operating system for smart phones ”” smartphones ””, which will not be available as an update for the current models that use this platform.
By contrast, Windows Phone 8 will only be present on newly launched mobiles, so, in order to compensate users of devices that today swarm the market with Microsoft icons, those from Redmond would have decided to launch a more or less similar, Windows Phone 7.8, which mitigates the disappointment of those who already feel in the lurch.
Although since the presentation of the new system, special relevance was placed on highlighting the fact that Windows Phone 7.8 would have several functions of Windows Phone 8, until now there was no precise idea about the differences between the two and, above all, the lack of which will suffer Windows Phone 7.8. And we say so far because from Nokia they have revealed a loquacious document that exposes point by point the similarities and distances between both versions of the Microsoft platform.
It is the French site Smartphone France that is responsible for this comparative list having seen the light, and with it, a detailed review of the differences between the two operating systems. It should be noted that there are more connection points than those that separate Windows Phone 7.8 from Windows Phone 8. At least, if we pay attention to the list of benefits faced in this document.
Possibly, the missing feature in Windows Phone 7.8 that has caught our attention the most has been the initial compatibility with the OTA wireless update system with which Microsoft would bypass operators when updating the operating system. The phones with Windows Phone 8 itself that could use this option, something that the compensatory edition could not do.
Another of the shortcomings of Windows Phone 7.8 is in the NFC functions, which, again, is very negatively surprising. It seems that this version of the platform will not have support for the proximity communication system, thus erasing these options at a stroke, among which, of course, the Wallet function is lost, which will allow Windows Phone 8 to use the mobile phone as a payment platform like a credit card.
In the applications section, mobile users with Windows Phone 7.8 will miss, how could it be otherwise, the programs designed to work on devices equipped with Windows Phone 8. But not only that. They will also not be able to enjoy the new real multitasking management system, as well as the latest version of Microsoft's native web browser, Internet Explorer 10.
But the thing does not end there. In addition, phones that work with Windows Phone 7.8 will continue without support for microSD memory expansions "" something that current users will not miss, of course "" nor for WXGA or 720p resolution "" something that also falls within the logic, since there are no Windows Phone devices in the current fleet that develop this quality image on the screen ” In the same way, Windows Phone 7.8 will lack some improvements in security and access to system management that will be enjoyed by those who get a Windows Phone 8 based mobile.
In addition to all this, there are benefits that both Windows Phone 7.8 and Windows Phone 8 customers will enjoy, with one exception: those who have the compensatory version installed on a Nokia Lumia 610. That is, as you already know, the mobile of the series with the shallowest technical profile on the market. That is why the low performance power of the terminal has led to a series of sacrifices in functions by the time Windows Phone 7.8 is released on the device.
Thus, the owners of this model can say goodbye to some of the new features in their fullness associated with the Windows Phone camera driver software "" such as the group photo recognizer, the configuration for panoramic capture or motion shooting "". Likewise, there will also be some new features that will be inserted in the Nokia Maps and Nokia Drive location suites .
