Windows 10 Mobile will soon be installed on tablets as well, and several OEMs have already expressed their intention of building such devices, with Lenovo expected to be one of the companies that’ll jump on the bandwagon.



Undoubtedly, Microsoft has built Windows 10 Mobile primarily as an operating system aimed at smartphones, but given the fact that its hardware requirements are similar to those of Windows Phone 8, more OEMs install it on tablets. Windows 10 Mobile needs a resolution of at least 800×480 pixels or 854×480 pixels if software buttons are being used but can go all the way up to 2048x1152 pixels.
Lenovo’s Windows 10 Mobile tablet Lenovo is one of the most important names working on a Windows 10 Mobile tablet, and a new photo seems to confirm that its debut is just around the corner.
While Microsoft originally announced that Lenovo would launch a Windows 10 Mobile smartphone, it appears that the company has since changed its plans and now wants to release a tablet running the same operating system. Previously expected a lot earlier but probably pushed back because Windows 10 Mobile wasn’t ready, the device has now leaked out in a screenshot spotted by Chinese website ITHome.
Little is known about this device, but this photo shows that it’s very likely to come with a 7-inch display - previous reports claimed that Lenovo was looking into a 6-inch screen, but the way the user holds it in hands implies that it’s bigger than that.
Furthermore, the device will come with a front-facing camera placed above the display, and with Lenovo branding in the top left corner. The Windows key is located at the bottom in order to easily access Start no matter if you’re using an app or just browsing the web.
Volume buttons seem to be placed on the right side, with the tablet using what seems to be a metal frame. There’s no sign of an antenna, which, in turn, could be living proof that LTE support would be offered, but we’ll get a closer look at that when a photo with the back of the device is available.
The tablet is running an app that lets you control your home, such as temperature and lights, and see information such as used energy. Obviously, since it runs Windows 10 Mobile, it’ll be only compatible with apps available in the store, which might raise some problems for a number of users (we’re not going to talk about the lack of apps, but we do know that it still exists).
Alcatel Pixi 3 Another very appealing choice when it comes to tablets running Windows 10 Mobile is Alcatel’s Pixi 3, which was presented by the company at CES earlier this week.
Clearly showing that Microsoft’s focus on ARM processors is increasing, the Alcatel Pixi 3 comes with appealing specs, including an 8-inch screen, a resolution of 1280x800 pixels, 1.3 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 810 processor, 1GB of RAM, 8 GB of internal storage, and microSIM support. The Pixi 3 is available for a really low price - it can be yours for just $199 (€180).
Alcatel Pixi 3 launched at CES this year
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Microsoft’s push for Windows 10 Mobile tablets Redmond itself hopes to see Windows 10 Mobile tablets taking over, so the company has already published some guidelines to assist OEMs in developing devices that perfectly suit the OS.
For instance, Microsoft says that the display needs to be at least 7 inches in size to be considered a tablet (anywhere below that makes it a phablet), it should feature 1 or 2 GB of RAM, and between 8 and 32 GB of storage space.
A Windows 10 Mobile tablet has to come with LTE option, Microsoft says, and that certainly makes sense - who’d want a tablet that only has Wi-Fi access anyway? And obviously, Redmond demands OEMs to build devices that can last for approximately 10 hours, although building such a tablet might be more difficult than it seems, but not impossible since it’d run Windows 10 Mobile.
Clearly, Windows 10 Mobile is on the rise, at least among OEMs, but the Microsoft + partners duo could actually help the platform succeed despite the criticism.