Windows Phone Will Beat iPhone Next Year

New leaks strongly suggest that the Windows Phone will beat the iPhone next year, as opposed to in 2015.

Microsoft late last year introduced the new Windows Phone, or at least that's what the company claimed it was doing. It turns out that Windows Phones like the HTC HD7 and Samsung Focus are internally referred to as "KIN on Steroids", while the actual Windows Phone is slated to make its debut in mid-2012.

Sources close to the matter describe the Windows Phone as the device that gave Nokia no other choice than to join forces with Microsoft. "It immediately became apparent to Nokia VPs that they were standing on a burning platform," an insider said.

While minimum required specs for the Windows Phone is still unknown, Microsoft is said to have teamed up with ARM to produce a custom M8 chip, possibly indicating a 8nm architecture that will be several years ahead of competing chips when it comes to power consumption.

The Windows Phone concept is said to focus on a new generation of Natural User Interfaces (NUI). An insider describes it as the highway to the future. We can only speculate about what kind of interfaces the Windows Phone will offer, but we'll keep our fingers crossed for the possibility to extend the Windows Phone screen beyond the actual screen.

The truly amazing part of the Windows Phone is said to be its price, however, as a new partnership between Microsoft and Nokia aim to give it a MSRP of $50. While a final agreement has yet to be reached, a source says that the motivation on Nokia's end to prove Steve Jobs wrong when it comes to the quality of a $50 smartphone will ultimately close the deal.

Do we smell a Carphone Warehouse exclusive at launch in the UK? We certainly do. It remains to be seen if the Windows Phone will reach U.S. shores though, as Google and its many friends at U.S. carriers are reportedly working on a similar project that involves face recognition and more. Google denies it, but CNN claims it's indeed happening. But can they match the Windows Phone's $50 MSRP? Only time will tell.