Microsoft Surface Phone release reports causing a lot of excitement

Redmond: Microsoft is yet to make any official announcement about its much-hyped Surface Phone but the excitement around the phone continues to grow. Several reports claimed that Microsoft would release a Surface Phone by the end of the year.

PC-Tablet reported: "The Surface mobile device has not been announced or officially recognized by Microsoft. However, according to the rumors this device would be roughly designed around the Surface tablets, and could be aimed at businesses. With this device, it is expected to that Microsoft's failing smartphone efforts would turn around."

The article added that the Surface Phone will be a flagship smartphone with a design similar to the Surface Book and Surface Pro 4. It is learned that Intel is heavily involved with this smartphone project.

The Independent published a report claiming that Microsoft had laid the the groundwork for the Surface Phone with the Lumia 650. "Microsoft, with the arrival of the Surface Phone is expected to change the way the markets work. The device is expected to release with supreme specs, quite similar to those previously spotted on the other Surface devices such as the surface tablets and the surface book laptop."

According to The Independent article, the Lumia 650, released a few weeks back, is actually a precursor for the Surface Phone since it features business class offerings and comes with many productivity focused apps. It is notable that the Lumia 650 is a business powerhouse phone and the Surface Phone is expected to better than this device.

But some Reddit users fail to understand the hype. One poster started a thread titled, "Why is there so much interest in a Surface Phone?"

"So we've just found out a few days ago that the Surface team is designing a phone, which may or may not be the long-awaited "Surface phone". I'm wondering, though, how and why is there such demand for a Surface phone? Is there something about the branding of a Surface-branded WP, as opposed to a Lumia? What would a Surface phone have that a Lumia doesn't?" asks Vanquisher1000.

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