Microsoft has finally announced its next generation windows
phone OS – windows phone 8 aka Apollo.
Most rumors about it came true as it proved to be a giant
leap from its predecessor; windows phone 7.5 codenamed Mango. Here are a few features which make Apollo
distinct from Mango:
- Support for multicore processors
- Support for 3 major screen resolutions
- Support for removable SD card
- New start screen with bigger and customizable tiles
- Same kernel as windows 8 pc OS, allowing more integration with pc.
- Improved Zune software to sync with pc
Another major announcement by Microsoft stated that existing
line of windows phone 7.5 will not be updated to windows 8 but to windows phone
7.8 featuring a similar start screen as windows phone 8.
Though this came as a shock to Microsoft fans, authorities clarified
that windows phone 8 apps will be backward compatible with windows phone 7.
