Windows 10 Mobile Minimum Hardware Specs Released Along with Chipsets getting Windows 10 Upgrade

Windows 10 Mobile is still months to get into RTM release, Microsoft has unveiled its minimum hardware requirement that OEM must meet to make it. Surprisingly, the specs are still on the lower side.

  • 512 MB RAM  or higer
  • WVGA (800 x 480) or higher
  • Front Facing Camera is Optional
  • Bluetooth is Optional.
  • Accelerometer, Magnetometer, Ambient light, Proximity, Gyroscope sensors are optional.
  • Qualcomm SOC Supported are MSM8994, MSM8992, MSM8952, MSM8909, MSM8208
  • Intel SOC supported is SoFIA LTE

Chipsets getting Upgrade to Windows 10:

  1. MSM8x10, MSM8x12 — Snapdragon 200
  2. MSM8x26
  3. MSM8916, MSM8926 — Snapdragon 410
  4. MSM8x28
  5. MSM8928, MSM8930AA, MSM8930AB,MSM8630, MSM8230,  — Snapdragon 400
  6. MSM8974, MSM8974Pro — Snapdragon 800
  7. MSM8960, MSM8260A,MSM8660A, MSM8627, MSM8227 — Snapdragon S4

** This is correct to best of our knowledge, for more please check on the official documents https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/dn915086(v=vs.85).aspx

Ram Required based on Screen Resolution:

Display resolution Baseline RAM requirements Maximum RAM carve-out by SoC vendor/OEM components
2560 x 2048 (QSXGA) and higher ≥ 4 GB <= 115 MB
2048 x 1152 (QWXGA) to

2560 x 1600 (WQXGA)

 ≥ 3 GB <= 115 MB
1440 x 900 (WSXGA) to

1920 x 1200 (WUXGA)

This range includes 1920 x 1080 (FHD/1080p)

 ≥ 2 GB <= 115 MB
960 x 540 (qHD) to

1366 x 768 (WXGA)

This range includes:

  • 1280 x 720 (HD/720p)
  • 1024 x 600 (WSVGA)
 ≥ 1 GB <= 115 MB
800 x 480 (WVGA) to

854 x 480 (FWVGA)

 ≥ 512 MB <= 90 MB

via WMPU | Source WindowsMania.PL

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