A leaked screengrab from a purported Lumia 950 XL appears to confirm much that has been rumored about Microsoft's next phone, which is due to step from behind the curtain next month.
The screengrab reveals that the handset is running Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview build 10.0.10547.0.
The device is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 system on a chip, so it will have an octa-core processor, clocked at a yet to be announced speed, and an Andreno 430 graphics processing unit, if the leak is to be believed. The Lumia 950 XL will also run on 3GB of RAM.
The leak doesn't corroborate the Lumia 950 XL's rumored 5.7-inch display, but it does reveal that the phone will have a QuadHD screen with a resolution of 1440 x 2560.
Also, the leak doesn't back up the rumored 20MP rear camera and 5MP selfie camera.
The Lumia 950 XL is also expected to have a solid 3,300 mAh battery and 32GB of storage space, with the option to expand that with a memory card. The Lumia 950 XL will also employ a USB Type-C port, if reports hold true.
Along with all that, the Lumia 950 XL is said to have an iris scanner and native support for styli. It's also rumored to have a short pulse variable-tone LED flash, support for the Nokia-engineered HAAC (High Amplitude Audio Capture) and a mobile version of Windows 10's Continuum feature.
All will be revealed next month. Microsoft is holding a Windows 10 hardware presentation in New York on Oct. 6 at 10 p.m. ET. The event will be streamed to the web and to Xbox consoles.
The event will be held at the Skylight at Moynihan Station in New York City. Microsoft hasn't detailed a lineup, but the company's hardware offering has grown significantly over the past few years.
Hardware expected to spend a little time in the limelight include Microsoft's smartband, the HoloLens augmented reality glasses, Surface Pro 4 and Lumia 950 XL.
The Surface Pro 4 could steal the show. As The Motley Fool's Leo Sun points out, it's been about 15 months since the Surface Pro 3 was launched. The recently announced iPad Pro could have a serious fight on its hands with the arrival of a new Surface, due to the higher price tag dangling from Apple's enterprise tablet and its poor support for legacy software.
"If Microsoft directly compares the Surface Pro 4 to the iPad Pro during its presentation, the latter could lose its luster among enterprise customers," Sun wrote.
