Lumia 940XL said to come with iris scanner

08 June, 2015

Just over a month after there were reports that Microsoft is planning to introduce two high-end Lumia devices - codenamed Talkman and Cityman, popular leakster @evleaks has revealed that the latter (believed to be the Lumia 940XL) will feature an iris scanner.

Microsoft Cityman skips fingerprint reader, leapfrogs right to iris scanner.
— Evan Blass (@evleaks) June 6, 2015

Specs-wise, the device is said to be powered by a Snapdragon chipset with octa-core CPU, and sport a 5.7-inch QHD display. It is expected to come with 3GB RAM and 32GB of expandable storage, and pack in a 3,300 mAh removable battery.

In terms of camera, the Lumia 940XL is said to feature a 20MP rear unit and a 5 MP front shooter. It is expected to run Windows 10 out of the box..

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Reader comments

KRASTA
16 Jul 2015
nx9

Well that's a load of crap if ever I've heard it.... having used every OS available since the 'true' mobile OSs existed....I've NEVER used a phone running Android that ran as well as my LUMIA 1520....Come to think of it, even the big flagship Android...

Biohorror
13 Jun 2015
q26

@envy165 I am a long time android user. Unlocked / Rooted / Boot Loader Unlocked / Custom ROM kind of guy. As such, if we are totally honest about it, Android runs no where near as good as windows phone does. Your being the iphone like fa...