Samsung's next Windows Phone might be outdated by the time it arrives

Word is Samsung is planning to ship a new Windows Phone handset in April, but that it won't be packing Windows Phone 8.1 out of the box.

The major Windows Phone update is expected to arriveduring the month, but Samsung's next Windows Phone could be stuck on Windows Phone 8, according to The Verge.

The site spoke with "sources" who said Samsung's new Windows Phone device, previously referred to as "Huron," will be called the Samsung Ativ SE, and that it will ship in April on Verizon.

But while it may not arrive with WP 8.1 already installed, the update will go out for the handset when it's ready; Microsoft has already confirmed that all Windows Phone 8 smartphones will eventually be updated to WP8.1.

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