Windows 10 Mobile phones are essentially extinct in 2025. Microsoft officially ended support for the Windows 10 Mobile operating system, alongside the iconic Windows 7, around five years ago.

Here’s how it works. The IDOL 4S with Windows 10 is not like Alcatel's last attempt at a Windows phone, which was also a T-Mobile exclusive. The Alcatel OneTouch Fierce XL sat on the low end ...

(Microsoft has said the 640 can be upgraded to Windows 10 Mobile later this year.) Windows Phone 8.1 is a robust platform and goes feature-for-feature against Android and iOS. The Glance screen ...

which lets you use your Windows 10 Mobile phone as something like a full PC. With limited app support, but still. The Microsoft of the last few years has also much better at bold experimentation.