Slides of an alleged Windows Phone 8 Nokia Lumia PureView device have surfaced on Chinese website IT168. The site claims that the pictures of the device, bearing the same 41-megapixel sensor as the Nokia PureView 808, is just a concept at this time. Assuming that these are authentic, Nokia is definitely trying something new with the form factor. Whether it would catch on or not with customers remains to be seen.
To go along with the pictures, the site climas that the device will sport a 4.3-inch curved glass HD display. It will be powered by a dual-core processor with Adreno 320 GPU (the future 1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro?).
The pictures reveal one interesting detail. The device sports a new Windows Phone key, one that shares much with the one from the upcoming Windows 8 operating system. Microsoft could be bringing the branding of its Windows Phone and Windows operating systems closer together even as the lines between the two are set to blur in their upcoming releases.
Whether this is an official concept or a fan-based mockup, Nokia has already confirmed that it would bring its PureView technology to its Windows Phone Lumia devices. A Windows Phone 8 PureView device is certainly not to be ruled out…
Read more: IT168 (In Chinese) [Google translation] (Source: The Verge)