Visualized: Windows Phone 8 screenshots, this time in color

Posted by on May 23 at 4:03pm
Joe Fedewa is 23 years old and lives near Lansing, Michigan. He's been interested in technology ever since he got his first flip phone. Since then he's evolved from flip phones to smartphones, and become even more interested in everything from cord cutting to web browsers. Joe is also an avid sports fan and sci-fi movie geek. He's a Joe of all trades.
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A couple days ago we got a glimpse at some mock-ups of what Windows Phone 8 might look like. The mock-ups looked like they were drawn on a napkin, so we decided to see what they might look like in reality. We’ve created renders of the Start screen, multitasking view, volume controls, and folders based on the leaked design.

We must say it looks pretty cluttered. The one thing we love is the quick controls in the multitasking view. It’s still uncertain if these have any truth behind them, but for now it’s fun to imagine.

Do you want Windows Phone 8 to look like this?

  • http://twitter.com/DHRYDER305 Josh

    honestly that screenshot made my head hurt.

  • http://twitter.com/WinSource1 WinSource

    Why’s that?

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001088959750 Ryan Lounsbury

    I’m not entirely sure I like this concept. It seems to cluttered for the WP environment which prides itself on simplicity. I especially do not like how the folder concept is handled in this render… I’d prefer to tap a folder and have it fill my screen and use the back arrow or an X icon to return to my main menu. That or I just don’t like how the floating folder box was executed in the render.

    I also don’t get the history/pinned separation… I’d rather my pinned apps sit at the top with an option to jump to a screen with history related info.

  • http://twitter.com/DHRYDER305 Josh

    it looks too busy. I like the current simple layout we have now.

  • http://parasvalecha.blogspot.com Paras Valecha

    Exactly. It looks like a fucking mess.

  • bigjaydogg

    The battery bit at the bottom of the task switcher would be nice, as would the notifications/schedule bar up top.

    Beside those two things, I much prefer WP as we know it.

  • http://www.favbrowser.com FavBrowser.com

    Those visible icons in the top are probably just an example and don’t appear all at the same time. Like location access, wifi, etc.

  • neonspark

    reminds me of android.

  • Urvansh

    Yes Paras. Yes