Leaked photos of Windows Phone 8

JustinMSalvato

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With the word "Start" (takes up too much space)

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Without the word "Start"

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Portrait versus landscape

Ok, these aren't real, but just some ideas I had =)

Keep 2 things in mind:
1) talk is that Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 will be VERY similar
2) you can customize your start screen
 
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rbf1337

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Yuck. I hope they do NOT drop the current layout of WP7 for the Windows 8 consumer preview style tiles. The Windows 8 layout is just no where near as slick looking as WP7's hip Zune style. Windows 8 'metro' has been watered down and looks dull compared to WP7. I get that apps in Windows 8 will need to be different based on the massive resolutions and wide angle screens, but so far the basic apps from MS are extremely bland and I've only seen a few apps from other developers that capture the same feel we get in WP7.

Just my 2 copper.
 

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I like the idea of the tiles re-orienting when you turn it. I'm a slider user and will probably stay that way unless Sprint comes out with a very large screen phone. It would be nice if it would actually do that.
 

JustinMSalvato

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Actually

Yuck. I hope they do NOT drop the current layout of WP7 for the Windows 8 consumer preview style tiles. The Windows 8 layout is just no where near as slick looking as WP7's hip Zune style. Windows 8 'metro' has been watered down and looks dull compared to WP7. I get that apps in Windows 8 will need to be different based on the massive resolutions and wide angle screens, but so far the basic apps from MS are extremely bland and I've only seen a few apps from other developers that capture the same feel we get in WP7.

Just my 2 copper.

If the UI goes vertical and horizontal without diagonal, like it does today, then this could work. However, I will say that the current UI on Windows Phone is excellent and will be difficult to just throw away (although they are not that much different).
 

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I'm really skeptical about having much more interface as horizontally scrolling as it is already. I think the paradigm of Windows Phone is a good one - horizontal swipe to switch pivots / tasks, vertical swipe to access more content around the current pivot / task.

I like the little labels for groups of tiles - I use Groupy for a similar effect - and am a big fan of how you've shown backgrounds don't have to detract from the Metro experience. I do have a query about it though - would third-party apps remain monochromatic? Windows Phone's Metro feels much more systematic and serious than Windows 8's.
 

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I'm actually OK with the horizontal tiles. I wouldn't mind that at all, as long as there is an easy way to orientation lock.

It's one of the things I don't like about Android and iPhone actually, that you can't horizontally orientate the home screen. Maybe there is a good reason for that that I am missing?

Anything that puts fewer tiles on the screen, I do NOT like though. If anything, I would like to have the option to have 3 tiles across if they raise resolution to 1280x720.
 

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I like the horizontal option, and kinda wish i had it on my Lumia. I do prefer the Mango style graphics over the WIN8...on my phone anyway. I use Win8CP at home and really hope there are more options for color and style and background behind the tiles. The Beta version is a bit sophomoric in this area.
 

JustinMSalvato

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Windows 8 Start screen labels

I'm really skeptical about having much more interface as horizontally scrolling as it is already. I think the paradigm of Windows Phone is a good one - horizontal swipe to switch pivots / tasks, vertical swipe to access more content around the current pivot / task.

I like the little labels for groups of tiles - I use Groupy for a similar effect - and am a big fan of how you've shown backgrounds don't have to detract from the Metro experience. I do have a query about it though - would third-party apps remain monochromatic? Windows Phone's Metro feels much more systematic and serious than Windows 8's.

I took the screen shots of the backgrounds from the Windows 8 Consumer Preview I'm using on my laptop. I made a video about the labels/headings: Windows 8 is easy: Making columns & labels on Start screen. - YouTube

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I'm actually OK with the horizontal tiles. I wouldn't mind that at all, as long as there is an easy way to orientation lock.
I'm guessing you're suggest a landscape mode with horizontal scrolling? I'd be curious how they'd implement the app list in landscape, or the panorama interface.

I took the screen shots of the backgrounds from the Windows 8 Consumer Preview I'm using on my laptop.
Yep, I'm well aware of the happenings with Windows 8. I'm not fully convinced on a horizontal layout in portrait mode, though. This is the biggest challenge I see when people suggest that Windows 8 should trickle down to the phone - tablets, laptops and desktops are in landscape by default, but phones are in portrait.
 

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