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</style><table class="infobox vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="background-color: #e0e0e0;">Windows Phone 8</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader">Version of the <a href="Windows_Phone" title="Windows Phone">Windows Phone</a> operating system</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"></span><div class="infobox-caption">Start screen</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="Programmer" title="Programmer">Developer</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Microsoft_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Microsoft Corporation">Microsoft Corporation</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">OS family</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Windows_8" title="Windows 8">Windows 8</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Working state</th><td class="infobox-data">Discontinued</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Source model</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Closed-source" class="mw-redirect" title="Closed-source">Closed-source</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="Software_release_life_cycle#General_availability_(GA)" title="Software release life cycle">General<br>availability</a></th><td class="infobox-data">October 29, 2012<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2012-10-29</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="Software_release_life_cycle" title="Software release life cycle">Latest release</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Update 3 (Build 8.0.10532.166) / April 14, 2014<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2014-04-14</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Update method</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Firmware_over_the_air" class="mw-redirect" title="Firmware over the air">Firmware over the air</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="Package_manager" title="Package manager">Package manager</a></th><td class="infobox-data">XAP, APPX</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Supported platforms</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="32-bit" class="mw-redirect" title="32-bit">32-bit</a> <a href="ARM_architecture" class="mw-redirect" title="ARM architecture">ARM architecture</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="Kernel_(operating_system)" title="Kernel (operating system)">Kernel</a> type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Hybrid_kernel" title="Hybrid kernel">Hybrid</a> (<a href="Architecture_of_Windows_NT" title="Architecture of Windows NT">NT kernel</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="Software_license" title="Software license">License</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Commercial_software" title="Commercial software">Commercial</a> <a href="Proprietary_software" title="Proprietary software">proprietary software</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Preceded by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Windows_Phone_7" title="Windows Phone 7">Windows Phone 7</a> (2010)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Succeeded by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Windows_Phone_8.1" title="Windows Phone 8.1">Windows Phone 8.1</a> (2014)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Official website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.windowsphone.com/">Archived official website</a> at the <a href="Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> (archive index)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Support status</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Unsupported as of January 12, 2016 <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://gadgetstouse.com/blog/2017/07/13/windows-phone-8-end-of-life/">[1]</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

<p><b>Windows Phone 8</b> is the second generation of the <a href="Windows_Phone" title="Windows Phone">Windows Phone</a> <a href="Mobile_operating_system" title="Mobile operating system">mobile operating system</a> from <a href="Microsoft_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Microsoft Corporation">Microsoft</a>, released on October 29, 2012. It runs on the <a href="Windows_NT" title="Windows NT">Windows NT</a> kernel and is the successor to <a href="Windows_Phone_7" title="Windows Phone 7">Windows Phone 7</a>. It was the first <a href="Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Windows</a> platform for <a href="Mobile_device" title="Mobile device">mobile</a> devices to be closely related to, and match the version number, of a desktop counterpart, in this case <a href="Windows_8" title="Windows 8">Windows 8</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>Like its predecessor, it features a <a href="Flat_design" title="Flat design">flat user interface</a> based on the <a href="Metro_design_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Metro design language">Metro design language</a>. Windows Phone 8 replaced the <a href="Windows_CE" title="Windows CE">Windows CE</a>-based architecture used in Windows Phone 7.x with the NT <a href="Kernel_(operating_system)" title="Kernel (operating system)">kernel</a> found in <a href="Windows_8" title="Windows 8">Windows 8</a>. As a consequence of this, Windows Phone 7.x devices cannot run or update to Windows Phone 8, and new applications compiled specifically for Windows Phone 8 are not made available for Windows Phone 7.x devices. Windows Phone 8 devices were manufactured by <a href="Nokia" title="Nokia">Nokia</a>, <a href="HTC" title="HTC">HTC</a>, <a href="Samsung" title="Samsung">Samsung</a> and <a href="Huawei" title="Huawei">Huawei</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>Windows Phone 8 was succeeded by <a href="Windows_Phone_8.1" title="Windows Phone 8.1">Windows Phone 8.1</a>, which was unveiled on April 2, 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Support for Windows Phone 8 ended in January 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2></div>

<p>On June 20, 2012, Microsoft unveiled <b>Windows Phone 8</b> (codenamed Apollo), a third generation of the Windows Phone operating system for release later in 2012. Windows Phone 8 replaces its previously Windows CE-based architecture with one based on the <a href="Windows_NT" title="Windows NT">Windows NT</a> kernel, and shares many components with <a href="Windows_8" title="Windows 8">Windows 8</a>, allowing developers to easily port applications between the two platforms.

</p><p>Windows Phone 8 also allows devices with larger screens (the four confirmed sizes are "WVGA 800×480 15:9","WXGA 1280×768 15:9","720p 1280×720 16:9","1080p 1920x1080 16:9" resolutions) and multi-core processors, <a href="Near_field_communication" class="mw-redirect" title="Near field communication">NFC</a> (that can primarily be used to share content and perform payments), backwards compatibility with Windows Phone 7 apps, improved support for removable storage (that now functions more similarly to how such storage is handled on Windows and Android), a redesigned home screen incorporating resizable tiles across the entire screen, a new Wallet hub (to integrate NFC payments, coupon websites such as <a href="Groupon" title="Groupon">Groupon</a>, and <a href="Loyalty_card" class="mw-redirect" title="Loyalty card">loyalty cards</a>), and "first-class" integration of <a href="VoIP" class="mw-redirect" title="VoIP">VoIP</a> applications into the core functions of the OS. Additionally, Windows Phone 8 includes more features aimed at the enterprise market, such as device management, <a href="BitLocker" title="BitLocker">BitLocker</a> encryption, and the ability to create a private Marketplace to distribute apps to employees<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>—features meeting or exceeding the enterprise capabilities of the previous <a href="Windows_Mobile" title="Windows Mobile">Windows Mobile</a> platform.<sup id="cite_ref-wp8-theverge_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wp8-theverge-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, Windows Phone 8 supports over-the-air updates, and all Windows Phone 8 devices received software support for at least 36 months after their release.<sup id="cite_ref-giz-ota_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-giz-ota-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>Developers could make their apps available on both Windows Phone 7 and Windows Phone 8 devices by targeting both platforms via the proper SDKs in <a href="Visual_Studio" title="Visual Studio">Visual Studio</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>In the interest of ensuring it is released with devices designed to take advantage of its new features,<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Windows Phone 8 was not made available as an update for existing Windows Phone 7 devices. Instead, Microsoft released Windows Phone 7.8 as an update for Windows Phone 7 devices, which <a href="Backport" class="mw-redirect" title="Backport">backported</a> several features such as the redesigned home screen.

</p><p>Addressing some software bugs with Windows Phone 8 forced Microsoft to delay some enterprise improvements, like VPN support, until the 2014 release of <a href="Windows_Phone_8.1" title="Windows Phone 8.1">Windows Phone 8.1</a>.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Support">Support</h3></div>

<p>In March 2013, Microsoft announced that updates for the Windows Phone 8 operating system would be made available through July 8, 2014. Microsoft pushed support up to 36 months, announcing that updates for the Windows Phone 8 operating system would be made available through January 12, 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Windows Phone 8 devices will be upgradeable to the next edition of Windows Phone 8.1.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Features">Features</h2></div>

<p>The following features were confirmed at Microsoft's 'sneak peek' at Windows Phone on June 20, 2012 and the unveiling of Windows Phone 8 on October 29, 2012:<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-vergewp8_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vergewp8-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-techradar_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-techradar-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<p>Windows Phone 8 is the first mobile OS from Microsoft to use the <a href="Windows_NT" title="Windows NT">Windows NT</a> <a href="Kernel_(operating_system)" title="Kernel (operating system)">kernel</a>, which is the same kernel that runs Windows 8. The operating system adds improved file system, drivers, network stack, security components, media and graphics support. Using the NT kernel, Windows Phone can now support multi-core CPUs of up to 64 cores, as well as 1280×720 and 1280×768 resolutions, in addition to the base 800×480 resolution already available on Windows Phone 7. Furthermore, Windows Phone 8 also adds support for MicroSD cards, which are commonly used to add extra storage to phones. Support for <a href="1080p" title="1080p">1080p</a> screens was added in October 2013 with the GDR3 update.

</p><p>Due to the switch to the NT kernel, Windows Phone 8 also supports native 128-bit Bitlocker encryption and <a href="Secure_Boot" class="mw-redirect" title="Secure Boot">Secure Boot</a>. Windows Phone 8 also supports NTFS due to this switch.<sup id="cite_ref-ntfs_support_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ntfs_support-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="UEFI" title="UEFI">UEFI</a> with <a href="ACPI" title="ACPI">ACPI</a> protocol was adopted as boot loader of Windows Phone 8, as part of its <a href="Board_support_package" title="Board support package">board support package</a>.

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<p><a href="Internet_Explorer_10" title="Internet Explorer 10">Internet Explorer 10</a> is the default browser in Windows Phone 8 and carries over key improvements also found in the desktop version. The navigation interface has been simplified down to a single customizable button (defaults to stop / refresh) and the address bar. While users can change the button to a 'Back' button, there is no way to add a 'Forward' button. However, as the browser supports swipe navigation for both forwards and back, this is a minor issue.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Multitasking">Multitasking</h3></div>

<p>Unlike its predecessor, Windows Phone 8 uses true multitasking, allowing developers to create apps that can run in the background and resume instantly.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>A user can switch between "active" tasks by pressing and holding the Back button, but any application listed may be suspended or terminated<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> under certain conditions, such as a network connection being established or battery power running low. An app running in the background may also automatically suspend, if the user has not opened it for a long duration of time.

</p><p>The user can close applications by opening the multitasking view and pressing the "X" button in the right-hand corner of each application window, a feature that was added in Update 3.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kids_Corner">Kids Corner</h3></div>

<p>Windows Phone 8 adds Kids Corner, which operates as a kind of guest mode. The user chooses which applications and games appear on the Kids Corner. When Kids Corner is activated, apps and games installed on the device can be played or accessed without touching the data of the main user signed into the Windows Phone.<sup id="cite_ref-vergewp8b_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vergewp8b-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rooms">Rooms</h3></div>

<p>Rooms is a feature added specifically for group messaging and communication. Using Rooms, users can contact and see <a href="Facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a> and <a href="Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a> updates only from members of the group created. Members of the group can also share instant messages and photos from within the room. These messages will be shared only with the other room members.<sup id="cite_ref-vergewp8c_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vergewp8c-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Microsoft removed this feature in March 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Driving_Mode">Driving Mode</h3></div>

<p>With the release of Update 3 in late 2013, pairing a Windows Phone 8 device with a car via Bluetooth now automatically activates "Driving Mode", a specialized UI designed for using a mobile device while driving.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Data_Sense">Data Sense</h3></div>

<p>Data Sense allows users to set data usage limits based on their individual plan. Data Sense can restrict background data when the user is near their set limit (a heart icon is used to notify the user when background tasks are being automatically stopped).<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although this feature was originally exclusive to <a href="Verizon" title="Verizon">Verizon</a> phones in the United States, the GDR2 update released in July 2013 made Data Sense available to all Windows Phone 8 handsets.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="NFC_and_Wallet">NFC and Wallet</h3></div>

<p>Select Windows Phones running Windows Phone 8 add <a href="Near_field_communication" class="mw-redirect" title="Near field communication">NFC</a> capability, which allows for data transfer between two Windows Phone devices, or between a Windows Phone device, and a Windows 8 computer or tablet, using a feature called "Tap and Send".

</p><p>In certain markets, NFC support on Windows Phone 8 can also be used to conduct in-person transactions through credit and debit cards stored on the phone through the Wallet application. Carriers may activate the NFC feature through SIM or integrated phone hardware. <a href="Orange_(telecommunications)" class="mw-redirect" title="Orange (telecommunications)">Orange</a> will be first carrier to support NFC on Windows Phone 8. Besides NFC support for transactions, Wallet can also be used to store credit cards in order to make Windows Phone Store and other in-app purchases (that is also a new feature), and can be used to store coupons and loyalty cards.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Syncing">Syncing</h3></div>

<p>The <b>Windows Phone app</b> succeeds the <a href="Zune_Software" class="mw-redirect" title="Zune Software">Zune Software</a> as the sync application to transfer music, videos, other multimedia files and office documents between Windows Phone 8 and a <a href="Windows_8" title="Windows 8">Windows 8</a>/<a href="Windows_RT" title="Windows RT">Windows RT</a> computer or tablet. Versions for <a href="OS_X" class="mw-redirect" title="OS X">OS X</a> and <a href="Windows" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows">Windows Desktop</a> are also available. Windows Phone 7 devices are not compatible with the PC version of the app, but will work with the Mac version. (Zune is still used for syncing Windows Phone 7s with PCs, and thus remains downloadable from the Windows Phone website.)

</p><p>Due to Windows Phone 8 identifying itself as an <a href="Media_Transfer_Protocol" title="Media Transfer Protocol">MTP device</a>, <a href="Windows_Media_Player" title="Windows Media Player">Windows Media Player</a> and <a href="Windows_Explorer" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Explorer">Windows Explorer</a> may be used to transfer music, videos and other multimedia files unlike in Windows Phone 7. Videos transferred to a computer are limited to a maximum size of 4 GB.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_features">Other features</h3></div>

<ul><li><a href="Xbox_SmartGlass" class="mw-redirect" title="Xbox SmartGlass">Xbox SmartGlass</a> allows control of an Xbox 360 and Xbox One with a phone (available for Windows Phone, <a href="IOS" title="IOS">iOS</a> and <a href="Android_(operating_system)" title="Android (operating system)">Android</a>).</li>

<li>Xbox Music+Video services support playback of audio and video files in Windows Phone, as well as music purchases. Video purchases were made available with the release of a standalone version of <a href="Xbox_Video" class="mw-redirect" title="Xbox Video">Xbox Video</a> in late 2013 that can be downloaded from the Windows Phone Store.</li>

<li>Native code support (<a href="C%2B%2B" title="C++">C++</a>)</li>

<li><a href="Pop-up_notification" title="Pop-up notification">Toast notifications</a> sent by apps and app developers using the <a href="Microsoft_Push_Notification_Service" title="Microsoft Push Notification Service">Microsoft Push Notification Service</a>.</li>

<li>Simplified porting of Windows 8 apps to Windows Phone 8 (compatibility with Windows 8 "<a href="Modern_UI_(design_language)" class="mw-redirect" title="Modern UI (design language)">Modern UI</a>" apps)</li>

<li>Remote device management of Windows Phone similar to management of Windows PCs</li>

<li>VoIP and video chat integration for any VoIP or video chat app (integrates into the phone dialer, people hub)</li>

<li><a href="FOTA_(technology)" class="mw-redirect" title="FOTA (technology)">Firmware over the air</a> for Windows Phone updates</li>

<li>Minimum 36 month support of Windows Phone updates to Windows Phone 8 devices.</li>

<li>Camera app now supports "lenses", which allow third parties to skin and add features to camera interface.</li>

<li>Native screen capture is added by pressing home and power buttons simultaneously.</li>

<li>Hebrew language support is added for Microsoft to introduce Windows Phone to the <a href="Israel" title="Israel">Israeli</a> market.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Hardware_specifications">Hardware specifications</h2></div>

<th>Windows Phone 8 minimum device specifications

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<td><a href="Qualcomm_Snapdragon_S4" class="mw-redirect" title="Qualcomm Snapdragon S4">Qualcomm Snapdragon S4</a> <a href="Multi-core_processor" title="Multi-core processor">dual-core</a> processor or <a href="Qualcomm_Snapdragon_800_series" class="mw-redirect" title="Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 series">Snapdragon 800 series</a> (as of Update 3)

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<td>Minimum 512 <a href="Mebibyte" class="mw-redirect" title="Mebibyte">MB</a> <a href="Random-access_memory" title="Random-access memory">RAM</a> for WVGA phones; minimum 1 GB RAM for 720p / WXGA / 1080p

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<td>Minimum 4 GB flash memory

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<td>GPS and A-GNSS; GLONASS is supported, if OEMs decide to include it

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<td>Support for micro-USB 2.0

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<td>3.5 mm stereo headphone jack with three-button detection support

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<td>Rear-facing AF camera with optional LED or Xenon flash, optional front-facing camera (both need to be VGA or better) and dedicated camera button

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<td>Accelerometer, proximity and ambient light sensors, as well as vibration motor (magnetometer and gyroscope are optional)

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<td>802.11b/g and Bluetooth (802.11n is optional)

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<td>DirectX graphics hardware support with hardware acceleration for Direct3D using programmable GPU

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<td>Multi-touch capacitive touch screen with minimum of four simultaneous points

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Version_history">Version history</h2></div>

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</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="Windows_Phone_version_history#Windows_Phone_8" title="Windows Phone version history">Windows Phone version history § Windows Phone 8</a></div>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2></div>

<p>Reviewers generally praised the increased capabilities of Windows Phone 8, but noted the smaller app selection when compared to other phones. Brad Molen of <i><a href="Engadget" title="Engadget">Engadget</a></i> mentioned that "Windows Phone 8 is precisely what we wanted to see come out of <a href="Redmond%2C_Washington" title="Redmond, Washington">Redmond</a> in the first place," and praised the more customizable Start Screen, compatibility with Windows 8, and improved <a href="Near_field_communication" class="mw-redirect" title="Near field communication">NFC</a> support. However, Molen also noted the drawback of a lack of apps in the <a href="Windows_Phone_Store" title="Windows Phone Store">Windows Phone Store</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="The_Verge" title="The Verge">The Verge</a></i> gave the OS a 7.9/10 rating, stating that "Redmond is presenting one of the most compelling ecosystem stories in the business right now," but criticized the lack of a unified notifications center.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="Alexandra_Chang_(writer)" title="Alexandra Chang (writer)">Alexandra Chang</a> of <i><a href="Wired_(website)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wired (website)">Wired</a></i> gave Windows Phone 8 an 8/10, noting improvement in features previously lacking in Windows Phone 7, such as multi-core processor support, faster Internet browsing, and the switch from <a href="Bing_Maps" title="Bing Maps">Bing Maps</a> to <a href="Nokia_Maps" class="mw-redirect" title="Nokia Maps">Nokia Maps</a>, but also criticized the smaller selection of apps.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Usage">Usage</h3></div>

<p>IDC reported that in Q1 2013, the first full quarter where WP8 was available to most countries, Windows Phone market share jumped to 3.2% of the worldwide smartphone market, allowing the OS to overtake <a href="BlackBerry_OS" title="BlackBerry OS">BlackBerry OS</a> as the third largest mobile operating system by usage.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>Roughly a year after the release of WP8, Kantar reported in October 2013 that Windows Phone grew its market share substantially to 4.8% in the United States and 10.2% in Europe.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Similar statistics from Gartner for Q3 2013 indicated that Windows Phone's global market share increased 123% from the same period in 2012 to 3.6%.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>In Q1 2014 IDC reported that global market share of Windows Phone dropped to 2.7%.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<ul><li><a href="List_of_Windows_Phone_8_devices" title="List of Windows Phone 8 devices">List of Windows Phone 8 devices</a></li>

<li><span class="nowrap"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span><a href="Portal%3ATelephones" title="Portal:Telephones">Telephones portal</a></li></ul>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div>

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<li><a href="Bing_Vision" title="Bing Vision">Bing Vision</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Cortana_(virtual_assistant)" title="Cortana (virtual assistant)">Cortana</a></li>

<li><a href="Groove_Music" title="Groove Music">Groove Music</a></li>

<li><a href="Internet_Explorer_Mobile" title="Internet Explorer Mobile">Internet Explorer Mobile</a></li>

<li><a href="Microsoft_Movies_%26_TV" title="Microsoft Movies & TV">Movies & TV</a></li>

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<li><a href="Remote_Desktop_Services" title="Remote Desktop Services">Remote Desktop</a></li>

<li><a href="Skype" title="Skype">Skype app for Windows Phone</a></li>

<li><a href="Spotify" title="Spotify">Spotify</a></li>

<li><a href="List_of_Xbox_games_on_Windows_Phone" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Xbox games on Windows Phone">Xbox Live on Windows Phone</a></li>

<li><a href="Windows_Live#Mobile_services" title="Windows Live">Windows Live for Mobile</a></li>

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<li><a href="List_of_Windows_Phone_8_devices" title="List of Windows Phone 8 devices">Windows Phone 8 devices</a></li>

<li><a href="List_of_Windows_Phone_8.1_devices" title="List of Windows Phone 8.1 devices">Windows Phone 8.1 devices</a></li>

<li><a href="List_of_Windows_10_Mobile_devices" title="List of Windows 10 Mobile devices">Windows 10 Mobile devices</a></li></ul>

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<li><a href="Comparison_of_Microsoft_Windows_versions" title="Comparison of Microsoft Windows versions">Comparison</a></li></ul></li>

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<li><a href="Windows_XP_Media_Center_Edition" title="Windows XP Media Center Edition">Media Center</a></li>

<li><a href="Windows_Fundamentals_for_Legacy_PCs" title="Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs">Fundamentals for Legacy PCs</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Windows_Vista" title="Windows Vista">Vista</a></li>

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<ul><li><a href="Windows_Server_2003" title="Windows Server 2003">Server 2003</a>

<ul><li><a href="Windows_Home_Server" title="Windows Home Server">Home Server</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Windows_Server_2008" title="Windows Server 2008">Server 2008</a>

<li><a href="Windows_HPC_Server_2008" title="Windows HPC Server 2008">HPC Server 2008</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Windows_Server_2008_R2" title="Windows Server 2008 R2">Server 2008 R2</a>

<ul><li><a href="Windows_Home_Server_2011" title="Windows Home Server 2011">Home Server 2011</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Windows_Server_2012" title="Windows Server 2012">Server 2012</a></li>

<li><a href="Windows_Server_2012_R2" title="Windows Server 2012 R2">Server 2012 R2</a></li>

<li><a href="Windows_Server_2016" title="Windows Server 2016">Server 2016</a></li>

<li><a href="Windows_Server_2019" title="Windows Server 2019">Server 2019</a></li>

<li><a href="Windows_Server_2022" title="Windows Server 2022">Server 2022</a></li>

<li><a href="Windows_Server_2025" title="Windows Server 2025">Server 2025</a></li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="Windows_Preinstallation_Environment" title="Windows Preinstallation Environment">Preinstallation Environment</a></li>

<li><a href="Windows_MultiPoint_Server" title="Windows MultiPoint Server">MultiPoint Server</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Windows_IoT" title="Windows IoT">Windows IoT</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Windows_CE" title="Windows CE">Embedded Compact</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<li><a href="Windows_Embedded_CE_6.0" title="Windows Embedded CE 6.0">Embedded CE 6.0</a></li>

<li><a href="Windows_Embedded_Compact_7" title="Windows Embedded Compact 7">Embedded Compact 7</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Windows_Embedded_Automotive" title="Windows Embedded Automotive">Embedded Automotive</a></li>

<li><a href="Windows_Embedded_Industry" title="Windows Embedded Industry">Embedded Industry</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Windows_Mobile" title="Windows Mobile">Windows Mobile</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Pocket_PC_2000" title="Pocket PC 2000">Pocket PC 2000</a></li>

<li><a href="Pocket_PC_2002" title="Pocket PC 2002">Pocket PC 2002</a></li>

<li><a href="Windows_Mobile_2003" title="Windows Mobile 2003">Mobile 2003</a></li>

<li><a href="Windows_Mobile_5.0" title="Windows Mobile 5.0">Mobile 5.0</a></li>

<li><a href="Windows_Mobile_6.0" title="Windows Mobile 6.0">Mobile 6.0</a></li>

<li><a href="Windows_Mobile_6.1" title="Windows Mobile 6.1">Mobile 6.1</a></li>

<li><a href="Windows_Mobile_6.5" title="Windows Mobile 6.5">Mobile 6.5</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Windows_Phone" title="Windows Phone">Windows Phone</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Windows_Phone_7" title="Windows Phone 7">Phone 7</a></li>

<li><a href="Windows_Phone_8.1" title="Windows Phone 8.1">Phone 8.1</a></li>

<li><a href="Windows_10_Mobile" title="Windows 10 Mobile">10 Mobile</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cancelled</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Cairo_(operating_system)" title="Cairo (operating system)">Cairo</a></li>

<li><a href="Windows_Nashville" title="Windows Nashville">Nashville</a></li>

<li><a href="Windows_Neptune" title="Windows Neptune">Neptune</a></li>

<li><a href="Windows_Odyssey" title="Windows Odyssey">Odyssey</a></li>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li>Development

<li><a href="Development_of_Windows_Vista" title="Development of Windows Vista">Vista</a></li></ul></li>

<li>Editions

<li><a href="Windows_Vista_editions" title="Windows Vista editions">Vista</a></li>

<li>New features

<li><a href="Features_new_to_Windows_Vista" title="Features new to Windows Vista">Vista</a></li>

<li>Removed features

<li><a href="List_of_features_removed_in_Windows_Vista" title="List of features removed in Windows Vista">Vista</a></li>

<li><a href="Microsoft_Windows_version_history" title="Microsoft Windows version history">Version history</a>

<ul><li><a href="Windows_Phone_version_history" title="Windows Phone version history">Phone</a></li>

<li><a href="Windows_10_Mobile_version_history" title="Windows 10 Mobile version history">10 Mobile</a></li>

<li><a href="Comparison_of_Microsoft_Windows_versions" title="Comparison of Microsoft Windows versions">Version comparison</a>

<ul><li><a href="Comparison_of_Windows_Vista_and_Windows_XP" title="Comparison of Windows Vista and Windows XP">Vista and XP</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Criticism_of_Microsoft_Windows" title="Criticism of Microsoft Windows">Criticism</a>

<li><a href="Criticism_of_Windows_Vista" title="Criticism of Windows Vista">Vista</a></li>

<li><a href="Windows_for_Pen_Computing" title="Windows for Pen Computing">Windows for Pen Computing</a></li>

<li><a href="Microsoft_Plus!" title="Microsoft Plus!">Microsoft Plus!</a></li>

<li><a href="Microsoft_PowerToys" title="Microsoft PowerToys">Microsoft PowerToys</a></li>

<li><a href="Windows_Server_Essentials" title="Windows Server Essentials">Windows Server Essentials</a></li></ul>

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