Microsoft revises chassis specifications for low-end phones

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By Daniel Rubino
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When the ZTE Tania made an appearance recently, the 4GB of storage caught everyone's eye--that was half of the 8GB that the Chassis 1 specification required.

As it turns out, Microsoft has revised their chassis specification for low-end, cost-conscious devices. During the Microsoft Conference 2011 in Shinagawa Japan, a slide was presented (as seen above) that details the new specifications. 

Tezawaly from the site NanaPho.jp was kind enough to translate the new specifications:

  • Capacitive Touch Panel- 4 points or over multi-touch
  • Sensors - A-GPS, Accelometer, Compass, Proximity
  • Camera -3MP or over
  • Connector - MicroUSB, 3.5mm jack
  • Storage - 2GB or over
  • CPU - ?

We doubt we'll see any such budget phones here in the US, but it is interesting to see Microsoft really try to go after all ends of the market. It's interesting to note that the CPU specification was left undefined--meaning perhaps someone other than Qualcomm will be used here.

Daniel Rubino
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Daniel Rubino is the Editor-in-chief of Windows Central. He is also the head reviewer, podcast co-host, and analyst. He has been covering Microsoft since 2007, when this site was called WMExperts (and later Windows Phone Central). His interests include Windows, laptops, next-gen computing, and watches. He has been reviewing laptops since 2015 and is particularly fond of 2-in-1 convertibles, ARM processors, new form factors, and thin-and-light PCs. Before all this tech stuff, he worked on a Ph.D. in linguistics, watched people sleep (for medical purposes!), and ran the projectors at movie theaters because it was fun.