When Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 OS launched last year, they had a considerable number of partners launching new phones under their OS, but they all look so typically same with their specs and all. All of them run on 1GHz Snapdragon with Adreno 205 GPU and almost identical specifications, with slight difference being the shape only. But now, over at MIX 2011, Microsoft has given a nice bump on the minimum specs for their mobile OS.

Microsoft has now upgraded the requirement to Qualcomm’s second-gen part, the MSM8x55 and the more powerful Adreno 205 GPU. That’s already seen widespread adoption among devices like the HTC Thunderbolt and Xperia Play, but Microsoft isn’t content with just one option and is also throwing in Qualcomm’s MSM7x30, a fine multimedia performer that’s already hit the market inside the T-Mobile G2. The latter part also comes with Adreno 205, making it a constant of future Windows Phone devices, while the option to include a gyroscope has also been provisioned for.