There has been a rumour spreading like wildfire about the
upcoming release of the new Nokia Android-based Smartphone and this rumour
seems unstoppable.
Many people are talking about its much awaited release that
could happen anytime this month. Others have been saying that the device will
be called the Normandy while some say that it will be called Nokia X.
Though, the Nokia’s mobile devices and services sections
have already been acquired by Microsoft, there is still a huge possibility that
the release of the Nokia Android mobile phone will be pushing through. In fact,
the device might be unveiled to the market this February at the Mobile World
Congress in Barcelona. There is no official confirmation yet, but it looks as
though as more images of the Smartphone have now popped up online.
The images above do not really show many new details about
the hardware or give much insight on its feature set, but we do get to see the
display turned on in one of them with a possible peak at what the device's UI
could look like. Both images have been described as picturing engineering
prototypes of the device. As some have suggested it will most likely be a
low-end device that runs a custom version of Android, with a UI that
incorporates ideas from both Windows Phone and Nokia's Asha line.
At this point, there seems to be no certainty that the phone
will see the light of day, especially considering the fact that Nokia's focus
on Windows Phone projects and Microsoft's involvement in the company moving
forward. Nokia was reported to have begun early stage development on Android-based
smartphones before being acquired by Microsoft, at the point which many felt
the Normandy project would get buried. There is a possibility that these images
could be old, but only time will tell if Nokia is still tinkering around with
Google software while Microsoft is looking over its shoulder.
