LG G6, Galaxy S8 VS Lumia, Snapdragon 830 Android VS Snapdragon 830 Windows

[20snet]

LG G6 launch date and galaxy s8 launch date is tipped for 2017, which in some recent leaks is the most likely when a Lumia is going to come on stage with a Snapdragon 830, will it stand a chance?

 

[ZoneofJhay]

The only way that Lumia/Surface Phone can compete next year solely rely to the software. Windows 10 Mobile needs to be ripe by that time which I believe it will because if its not then I'll skip to buying my very first windows phone and just stick to tablet next year again.

 

[tgp]

The only way that Lumia/Surface Phone can compete next year solely rely to the software.

Exactly! Hardware is not, and never was, Windows Phone's biggest issue. Had it been, the deal with Nokia would have solved it. This is also why I fail to see how the HP Elite x3 or the rumored Surface Phone are going to solve anything. Sure, W10M might be a bit more relevant by the time those devices are released, but if it is, it will also come to existing Lumias, at least the most recent ones.

Lumia hardware already holds its own against almost anything on the market. Get the OS and its ecosystem relevant, and the device as a whole can compete. HP or Surface hardware is not going to magically pull WP into relevance.