Or this: I often work from client's office. I can just plug in my phone to my Surface, edit it easily with the larger screen and keyboard and save it right 'on the spot', without having to copy back and forth or be restricted to the smaller screen of my phone. I have a Surface Pro but for convenience reason, I still have some documents on my phone (I have a 64Gig SD card and plotting to get 124Gig).
Microsoft also announced the Lumia 550, which is a more affordable phone, but again this handset doesn't meet the minimum requirements for Continuum.įinally, if you're planning to upgrade your phone, don't forget to read our previous article on how to sell your old Windows Phone after you get the new phone. The Lumia 950 has a 5.2-inch display running the Snapdragon 808 processor, and the Lumia 950 XL has a 5.7-inch display running the Snapdragon 810 processor. The main differences between both phones are the screen size and the Qualcomm Snapdragon processor.
If you're looking to use the new feature on the mobile operating system, Microsoft has just announced the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL, and both phones not only include support for Continuum, but they also support Windows Hello to sign-in to Windows 10 hands-free and securely without complicated passwords, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of Storage, and 20-megapixel rear-facing camera. If you have a Windows phone prior to the release of Windows 10 Mobile, and you want to use Continuum, you will need to buy a new phone. As such your older phone won't support Continuum even though chances are it will support Windows 10. Instead, according to Microsoft you need a phone that meets the minimum hardware requirement, which is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 or MSM8994 chipset. Unfortunately, this hardware is not available on any of the current Windows phones. However, there is a big catch: to drive all the pixels for multiple displays requires new capable hardware. Microsoft is aiming Continuum for a productivity solution and for emerging countries where sometimes the phone is the only computing device in the house. Perhaps one of the best features about Continuum is that you can still use your phone to make calls, watch a video, and more while editing a spreadsheet on the external monitor. Users will be able to run up to two apps, such as Excel Mobile on the big screen and PowerPoint on the phone's display. Continuum will allow users to multitask like never before on a phone.