Microsoft
Lumia 850 (Honjo)
Next in line for
release is apparently the Lumia 850, and it has now been leaked in detail front
and back.
The
new image, courtesy of @evleaks reveals the front-facing flash the leakster
promised when the first back-only renders surfaced. The smartphone bears little
resemblance to the Lumia 830 it's bound to substitute, replacing the sharp
corners with rounded ones, more in line with the shapes of the 950's.
The
capacitive keys under the display seem to have disappeared from the 850 as
well, so the onscreen navigation won't be exclusive to the top tier. The
hardware shutter button appears to be gone too, a change we hoped to be a
mistake in the initial renders.
Another
key aspect in the Lumia 850's design is the gold color scheme. Not actual gold
plating, the color has been used on the frame and buttons, as well as the
Microsoft logo on the back.
What
we know on the Lumia 850's specs is a few months old now, so it may very well
have changed. Nonetheless, the old specsheet leak lists a 5-inch HD display,
Snapdragon 410 chipset, single gig of RAM and a 10 MP PureView-branded camera.
However, the more recent leak suggested a 5.7-inch FullHD panel and Snapdragon
617 chip, which sounds more appropriate for the segment where the Lumia 850 is
positioned.
