Microsoft Surface Phone is at testing phase

After we got our hands on the Microsoft Surface we were convinced the former software-only giant made a good move stepping into hardware production. So when we first heard about a Microsoft Surface Phone we were joyous, and now that joy has been confounded further as rumours continue to fly at us. Even with our après Stuff Awards fuzzled heads we’re still filled with chipper excitement.

The Wall Street Journal has spoken with a manufacturer who is working with Microsoft testing its very own smartphone right now. The handset is said to be in the 4 to 5in region and, obviously, running Windows Phone 8. And that’s it.

If Microsoft is taking a step in the Apple hardware design direction it’s doing it with a more tight lipped team, so far. We will penetrate the wall of secrecy soon and you’ll be the fist to know the details.

[WSJ via Telegraph]

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Dan Grabham Editor-in-Chief

About

Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

Areas of expertise

Computing, mobile, audio, smart home