Chinese manufacturer Lenovo has launched the first Lenovo and SoftBank Windows 10 Mobile smartphone called the "SoftBank 503LV" in Japan.

Microsoft Japan and SoftBank teamed up to manufacture the SoftBank 503LV, MSPoweruser reported.

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According to Ubergizmo, Lenovo initially announced in November 2011 that it is working on a Windows-powered smartphone by mid-2012. This device is being marketed as the SoftBank 503LV even though it carries the logo of Lenovo.

The SoftBank 503LV has a 5-inch high-definition TFT LCD touchscreen display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. It is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 chipset clocked at a speed of 1.5 GHz. It comes with 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 128 GB via a microSD card. It is packed with a 2250 mAh battery. It features a microSDXC card reader, an 8-megapixel camera at the back, and a 5-megapixel camera on the front of the phone. Its connectivity options are Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac, and 4G LTE.

The SoftBank 503LV is targeting business people - similar to other Windows 10 Mobile devices. It will support Skype for Business, Office Mobile, and Microsoft Continuum to connect a keyboard and mouse and to display apps on a desktop.

The SoftBank 503LV would be available for purchase in Japan in late October. There have been no official announcements yet about the prices of the device.

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