The earlier announcement of the Windows Phone 8 received mixed reactions. As some sort of consolation, Microsoft promised an incremental update to Windows Phone 7.8 (why they skipped WP 7.6 and WP 7.7 is a matter of consumer psychology) which will bring some of the cosmetic goodies of WP8. Maybe Microsoft is dangling yet more money just to keep Nokia happy and continue to produce more WP8 phones. Internationally announced at MWC in Barcelona last March, Cherry Mobile's Alpha Neon is a Windows-powered phone that packs modest specs. Previous Windows Phone owners should have no problems navigating through its UI. Conclusion The Alpha Neon feels like a premium Windows phone in terms of hardware. Cherry Mobile Alpha Neon specs: 5-inch HD IPS display, 294ppi 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snadpragon 200 quad-core CPU Adreno 302 GPU 1GB RAM 8GB internal storage up to 64GB via microSD 8MP rear camera with flash 2MP front camera Dual-SIM, Dual-Standby 3G HSPA+ WiFi 802.11 b/g/n Bluetooth 4.0 2,000mAh battery Windows Phone 8.1 Cyan, Yellow, Red, Lime, Ivory Read more in our articles including "Did Microsoft just screw Nokia with Windows Phone 8?" and "Cherry Mobile Alpha Neon Quick Review".
The earlier announcement of the Windows Phone 8 received mixed reactions. As some sort of consolation, Microsoft promised an incremental update to Windows Phone 7.8 (why they skipped WP 7.6 and WP 7.7 is a matter of consumer psychology) which will bring some of the cosmetic goodies of WP8.
Maybe Microsoft is dangling yet more money just to keep Nokia happy and continue to produce more WP8 phones. Internationally announced at MWC in Barcelona last March, Cherry Mobile's Alpha Neon is a Windows-powered phone that packs modest specs. Previous Windows Phone owners should have no problems navigating through its UI.
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