Chinese smartphone manufacturer, Huawei, is planning to release a device running both Windows Phone and Android operating systems.
The dual-boot handset will let users choose which OS to launch, according to a TrustedReviews interview with Huawei Chief Marketing Officer, Shao Yang:
He stated: “Compared with Android, the priority of Windows Phone is much lower but is still one of our choices of OS. We are definitely using a multi OS strategy.”(Source: TrustedReviews)
Looking to how it hopes to improve its Windows Phone 8 support, Yang has claimed that dual OS handsets could make the device more appealing to a wider consumer base.
“With Windows Phone, one direction for us – and one that we are now following – is dual OS. Dual OS as in Android and Windows together,” he told us.
The Huawei exec added: “If it is Windows only, maybe people will not find it as easy a decision to buy the phone. If they have the Android and Windows together, you can change it as you wish and it is much easier for people to choose Windows Phone.
“We think the dual OS can be a new choice for the consumer. It will be on sale in the US in Q2.”
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