{"id":1668,"date":"2012-10-10T11:03:25","date_gmt":"2012-10-10T15:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.sellcell.com\/blog\/?p=1668"},"modified":"2019-04-12T11:07:21","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T11:07:21","slug":"windows-phone-8-coming-store-oct-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/windows-phone-8-coming-store-oct-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows Phone 8 \u2013 Coming To A Store Near You On Oct 21"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb10\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1669\" title=\"Windows Phone 8 \u2013 Coming To A Store Near You On Oct 21\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/windows-phone-8-start.jpg\" alt=\"Windows Phone 8 \u2013 Coming To A Store Near You On Oct 21\" width=\"228\" height=\"142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c9ac71a8282e1fecd95e-f07dbcddcacf0d4c572ea7178ee6902d.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/windows-phone-8-start.jpg 536w, https:\/\/c9ac71a8282e1fecd95e-f07dbcddcacf0d4c572ea7178ee6902d.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/windows-phone-8-start-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1669 lazyload\" title=\"Windows Phone 8 \u2013 Coming To A Store Near You On Oct 21\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20228%20142%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Windows Phone 8 \u2013 Coming To A Store Near You On Oct 21\" width=\"228\" height=\"142\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20228%20142%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 228w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/c9ac71a8282e1fecd95e-f07dbcddcacf0d4c572ea7178ee6902d.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/windows-phone-8-start.jpg 536w, https:\/\/c9ac71a8282e1fecd95e-f07dbcddcacf0d4c572ea7178ee6902d.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/windows-phone-8-start-300x187.jpg 300w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/windows-phone-8-start.jpg\">The long awaited first batch of Windows Phone 8 devices are set be available for pre-order starting from 21st October here in the US. For all Windows Phone lovers, this couldn\u2019t come at a better time after recent launches in the iOS and Android sectors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb10\">Earlier this year reports said that the percentage of phones that were running Windows were 3.5% of the market, so we could see this percentage rise over the next year with the release of Windows Phone 8 on some of the smartest of smartphones.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb10\">The recent Microsoft release, only back in June, supported NFC, higher screen resolutions and multi-core processors, so the future is bright for Windows Phone 8.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb10\">This means you will be able to get your hands on some flagship phones soon which include the likes of the:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb10\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1445\" title=\"point\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/point.png\" alt=\"point\" width=\"10\" height=\"10\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1445 lazyload\" title=\"point\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%2010%2010%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"point\" width=\"10\" height=\"10\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/point.png\"> Nokia Lumia 920 (AT&amp;T)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb10\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"point\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/point.png\" alt=\"point\" width=\"10\" height=\"10\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"point\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%2010%2010%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"point\" width=\"10\" height=\"10\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/point.png\" class=\" lazyload\"> HTC 8X<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb10\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"point\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/point.png\" alt=\"point\" width=\"10\" height=\"10\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"point\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%2010%2010%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"point\" width=\"10\" height=\"10\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/point.png\" class=\" lazyload\"> Samsung Ativ Smart PC Tablet<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb10\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"point\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/point.png\" alt=\"point\" width=\"10\" height=\"10\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"point\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%2010%2010%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"point\" width=\"10\" height=\"10\" 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