HP X3 Leaked before MWC

[casualgamer]

 

So here's another piece of Windows Mobile news from me! Some photos and specs have been leaked just before HP's reveal of their Elite X3 Phablet on the upcoming MWC 2016. In my last news thread I introduced the Lumia 650 and some of the folks said how the specs weren't really impressive so I really want to hear your opinions on this one!

 

So the specifications should be something like this:

• 5.96-inch QuadHD display
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Quad-Core SoC
• 4 GB RAM
• 32GB storage, microSD expansion up to 200 GB
• 16-megapixel camera on the back
• 8-megapixel front camera
• Windows 10 Mobile

And a bunch of other features described in the article under sources.

 

The device looks good to me and certainly doesn't disappoint with the specs or looks. I hope it's going to satisfy some users in the Windows Mobile market and bring new ones in!

 

Sources:

WM Power User

[Kherm]

Wow, that checks all the boxes except for being too big

[ShadowCaptain]

That is more like it! A windows phone that looks impressive

[atrash]

That's it. I'm selling my 950XL..

[WereCat]

Looks really nice. What is the battery?

[LAwLz]

33 minutes ago, casualgamer said:

In my last news thread I introduced the Lumia 650 and some of the folks said how the specs weren't really impressive so I really want to hear your opinions on this one!

I am really not a fan of Windows Phone 10 so I won't be getting this phone, but the hardware seems promising on paper. We still need to know how good the Snapdragon 820 is, along with how good the screen and camera are.

[NateGSR117]

that a nice phone, spec look great to

[Watermelon Guy]

1 hour ago, Kherm said:

Wow, that checks all the boxes except for being too big

And being a windows phone...

[suicidalfranco]

nice device, hopefully it has a removable battery, wonder in which price bracket it will fit, too bad it runs w10 thought (not a fan)

[GoodBytes]

Another great post @casualgamer. We need more tech news posts like yours.

 

On topic, this is pretty cool. Ai don't think the camera will be great, as it is business targeted phone, and Lumia team has a whole team of specialists when it comes to camera technology, and has nearly always pushed the industry forward. I can't wait when everyone will copy the RGB LED flash of the Lumia 950 / 950 XL, so that people don't look sick from the blue tint "white" LED flash. Although, we have white and yellow mow, which does a much better job than just 1 LED.

[Castdeath97]

7 hours ago, LAwLz said:

I am really not a fan of Windows Phone 10 so I won't be getting this phone, but the hardware seems promising on paper. We still need to know how good the Snapdragon 820 is, along with how good the screen and camera are.

Specifically whether the 820 throttles as bad as the 810 or not.

[GoodBytes]

1 hour ago, Castdeath97 said:

Specifically whether the 820 throttles as bad as the 810 or not.

810 does not throttle on my Lumia 950 XL.

[atrash]

33 minutes ago, Castdeath97 said:

Specifically whether the 820 throttles as bad as the 810 or not.

It certainly doesn't throttle with my 950XL. 

[AlTech]

17 hours ago, casualgamer said:

 

So here's another piece of Windows Mobile news from me! Some photos and specs have been leaked just before HP's reveal of their Elite X3 Phablet on the upcoming MWC 2016. In my last news thread I introduced the Lumia 650 and some of the folks said how the specs weren't really impressive so I really want to hear your opinions on this one!

 

So the specifications should be something like this:

• 5.96-inch QuadHD display
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Quad-Core SoC
• 4 GB RAM
• 32GB storage, microSD expansion up to 200 GB
• 16-megapixel camera on the back
• 8-megapixel front camera
• Windows 10 Mobile

And a bunch of other features described in the article under sources.

 

The device looks good to me and certainly doesn't disappoint with the specs or looks. I hope it's going to satisfy some users in the Windows Mobile market and bring new ones in!

 

Sources:

WM Power User

OH MY GOD! Finally! OEMs trust WP! If OEMs trust it that means that more APPs are coming! YAY!

[AlTech]

17 hours ago, Kherm said:

Wow, that checks all the boxes except for being too big

It's fine by my standards  . Maybe 0.2 inches too big but whatever

 

17 hours ago, ShadowCaptain said:

That is more like it! A windows phone that looks impressive

Yeah it's sexy and awesome and for business

[ShadowCaptain]

Just now, AluminiumTech said:

Yeah it's sexy and awesome and for business

I dunno how any phone is more "business" than another phone

 

I still think microsoft should be going after the general consumer, but hey what do I know about a multi billion dollar business

[AlTech]

Just now, ShadowCaptain said:

I dunno how any phone is more "business" than another phone

 

I still think microsoft should be going after the general consumer, but hey what do I know about a multi billion dollar business

you make it more businessy by focusing on what matters to business. Things like Microphones, good cameras,

[ShadowCaptain]

Just now, AluminiumTech said:

you make it more businessy by focusing on what matters to business. Things like Microphones, good cameras,

but those things equally appeal to "prosumers" 

[QueenDemetria]

1 minute ago, ShadowCaptain said:

I dunno how any phone is more "business" than another phone

The only "business phone" I know of is the older Blackberry Curves that had the camera's blanked out and removed. Perfect for email and you never had to worry about leaking pictures of prototypes, lol.

[ShadowCaptain]

Just now, QueenDemetria said:

The only "business phone" I know of is the older Blackberry Curves that had the camera's blanked out and removed. Perfect for email and you never had to worry about leaking pictures of prototypes, lol.

Yeah absolutely

 

blackberry were great at business phones, since they appeared as a more focused utility device

Windows phone, is windows phone, the business ones just say "business" and thats the only differnece

[QueenDemetria]

2 minutes ago, ShadowCaptain said:

Yeah absolutely

 

blackberry were great at business phones, since they appeared as a more focused utility device

Windows phone, is windows phone, the business ones just say "business" and thats the only differnece

I almost have to wonder if "business phones" are truly dead, since anymore now Android, iOS, and Windows Phone can "get shit done" while only being regular consumer products, and they all do a really good job(its not like back in the day when Palm was a half assed attempt to bridge the gap between business and consumer).

[ShadowCaptain]

1 minute ago, QueenDemetria said:

I almost have to wonder if "business phones" are truly dead, since anymore now Android, iOS, and Windows Phone can "get shit done" while only being regular consumer products, and they all do a really good job(its not like back in the day when Palm was a half assed attempt to bridge the gap between business and consumer).

They are, I mean I can just run office on my iPhone.. what advantage is there to windows phone etc

 

Really any modern device could be used for business just fine

 

(I had a palm, and my old iPaq which I still use to this day for things)

[Ex14]

3 hours ago, ShadowCaptain said:

They are, I mean I can just run office on my iPhone.. what advantage is there to windows phone etc

 

Really any modern device could be used for business just fine

 

(I had a palm, and my old iPaq which I still use to this day for things)

but WP has continuum.  sure not all phones has it (I'm looking at you 650)but I honestly think it's a swell feature that if a companies jumps on could help them save cost while still maintaining the amount of work that their workers can do on *just* their phones. 

[GoodBytes]

Removable battery, microSD card slot, and dual SIM, are usually features that businesses like.

To my knowledge there is no high end Android phone from a popular trustworthy brand that has this.

 

Also, to my knowledge, a company can't do a custom app Store under Android or iOS, or join a company domain, and store company certificates to view company encrypted Office docs. In addition, you have Windows Hello technology.

 

And you have easy app development (you have a variety of ways, even simply using HTML and JS) for company to make a custom software which they can distribute and maintain on all phone automatically, from the custom App store (the App Store updates app automatically).

 

 

Microsoft seems to hint here and there, that in future, it will be more integrated to Windows 10. Already we see phone and messaging app on Windows 10, so this can suggest that perhaps Microsoft is planning to do phone calls, and messaging from your desktop/laptop when your phone is connected. But that is just a guess, and we have to wait and see.

[casualgamer]

1 hour ago, GoodBytes said:

And you have easy app development

Developing apps with Microsoft's technology is simply amazing compared to Android. Visual Studio with C# and XAML is one of the best things I had the pleasure of working with.