The first smartphones with Windows Phone 8 will run on a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus chipset. The system-on-a-chip is already to be found in, for example, the HTC One S and there is currently a shortage of these on 28nm-produced processor.
The model number of the processor is MSM8960, so says Qualcomm at AnandTech. It is a dual-core processor with two processor cores on Qualcomms new Krait core. The gpu is an Adreno 225. The S4 Plus is the first ARM processor based on 28nm is made; Samsung’s Exynos Quad is a 32nm-soc. Thus, Microsoft has chosen one of the successors of the processors for Windows Phone 7 phones; that were a Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 and S2.
Qualcomm is struggling at the moment with a shortage of the processors, the in-demand through the integration of an lte chip on the soc. Therefore, use under more Samsung and HTC the processor for the Us versions of their flagship models Galaxy S III and One X.
Microsoft announced Windows Phone 8, Wednesday. Windows Phone 8 shares the kernel, and many other elements with Windows 8. There is support for multicore processors, micro-sd cards, screens with 720p resolution and nfc. Offline-turn-by-turn navigation from Nokia is in the operating system. In addition, there is a new home screen, which spot is for more live tiles.
Current Windows Phone phones get an update to Windows Phone 7.8. It is unclear what features, exactly, but in any case, the new start screen useful on current phones.