The Next Generation Of Windows Phone: Windows Phone 8

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Windows Phone 8 (codename Apollo) is the next generation of Windows Phone.Devices will be launched by four companies, Nokia, Huawei, Samsung, and HTC.

Screenshot of the Start Screen in the Windows 8

Microsoft unveiled Windows Phone 8 (codename Apollo)

The main Windows Phone 8 user interface change that Microsoft is showing right now is its improved Start Screen. We're going to have three sizes of live tiles, small, medium, and large.Users will also get the ability to customize the size of every tile,
so each one can now be small, medium, or large and multi-core processors, backwards compatibility with Windows Phone 7 apps, improved support for removable storage (which 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, Nokia Maps integration, a new Wallet hub (to integrate NFC payments, coupon websites such as Groupon, and loyalty cards), and "first-class" integration of VoIP applications into the core functions of the OS.

Additionally, Windows Phone 8 will include more features aimed at the enterprise market, such as device management, BitLocker encryption, and the ability to create a private marketplace to distribute apps to employees—features expected to meet or exceed the enterprise capabilities of the previous Windows Mobile platform. Additionally, Windows Phone 8 will support over-the-air updates, and all Windows Phone 8 devices will receive software support for at least 18 months after their release.

Multitasking in Windows 8

In the interest of ensuring it is released with devices designed to take advantage of its new features, Windows Phone 8 will not be made available as an update for existing Windows Phone 7 devices. However, a future update, Windows Phone 7.8, will backport select features from 8 to the previous OS, including its redesigned home screen. Launch partners include Huawei, Nokia, HTC, and Samsung. Other Windows Phone partners include Fujitsu, Acer, ZTE, and Lenovo. On August 29, 2012, Samsung announced the Samsung ATIV S, which is the first publicly revealed phone to run Windows Phone 8.