Here's something I just came across which relates to this thread. Didn't see a point in starting a new thread:
Microsoft Lumia 940 Rumors: Get Ready For The Ultimate Flagship! Upcoming Windows 10 Phone Might Feature Iris Sensor And Dock
Microsoft Lumia 940 Rumors: Get Ready For The Ultimate Flagship! Upcoming Windows 10 Phone Might Feature Iris Sensor And Dock : Trending News : Franchise Herald
........ According to a source of Fudzilla, Microsoft will add some innovative features on its flagship which include a biometric sensor.
While most flagships have a fingerprint sensor, the Lumia 940 will highlight an iris sensor for biometric authentication. The iris sensor is said to work on low light condition as it relies on near-infrared imaging.
Another feature that may lure Android users to switch on this upcoming flagship will be its docking station feature.
Though there is limited information about its dock functionalities, Fudzilla believes that it might feature with connected accessories, or will work as a standalone computer like the Motorola Atrix.
Meanwhile, IB Times added that the upcoming Lumia 940 has the capabilities to detect whether a user is left or right handed with some of its sensor and added applications.
Specs wise, the upcoming Lumia 940 will be armed by a Qualcomm chipset. In a leaked spec sheet, it was revealed that the Lumia 940 will be powered by 28nm Snapdragon 805, but the latest 20nm Snapdragon 810 might be a better choice.
It is also expected to pack a 20MP or 30MP camera with three LED flash.
We'll keep you updated about the Lumia 940 official specs and features. Stay tuned!
If the renders in the OP are accurate, I'd buy it. Looks nice. I think with each generation the exterior of the phone needs to change a bit.
My 800 was square edged, sharp corners but with a beveled along the sides, my 925 was thin yet rounded corners with bevel all around, while my wife's 1320, my secondary 625 both have a flat face to the edges with a half bevel leading to the back and rounded corners.
Now my 930 and my mother in law's 630 have squared off edges + a taper all around with rounded corners.... A style I prefer from the x2x series phones..... But I still like to try out new things and to be honest, those renders do seem a bit on the phone-sexy side of things.
It's kind of going back to the 1320/625 style edge-to-back, but the front is done nicely and the screen takes up much of the area with little wastage. That main camera looks nice too. 30MP? An extra 10 to my 930's certainly won't hurt and it looks formidable compared to my tiny little lens on my 930, while at the same time not being a big honking lens like the 1020.
Not possible to fit such a lens in that sized phone? Anything is possible and a lot has changed since the 1020 era. My 925 had only an 8.7MP yet protruded out of the back of the phone a bit while also being a larger diameter. My 930 is 20MP, doesn't protrude and is much smaller in diameter than the 925's.
I'd say 30mp is very possible. Just looking at the diameter of the lens shown as well as how much it protrudes vs the lens on a 930 & being 20MP.....
8MP in the front?
Again, very possible as the render showing the front lens looks similar in size as the 8MP that was in my 800.
One thing I did notice though is that these renders do not show any additional microphones like the 930 has for that extra special audio recording you can get.