Nokia’s fall from the top of the smartphone pyramid is a story that will continue to be told for many years to come. Fans of the Finns have long hoped for a Jobsian revival of the company that started the first smartphone revolution now that the dalliance with Windows Phone is consigned to the history books. Those hopes rest on an Android-powered device, and a recent leak offers fresh hope to the followers.
The potential handset’s image was found on CNMO (reports The Verge) and suggests a model name of Nokia C1, powered by an Intel Atom processor, running Android 6.0 Marshmallow, and comes with a 5-inch sized 1080p screen. These specifications and the bare-bones nature of the handset point to a budget or mid-range device.
The timing feels wrong as well. The purchase of Nokia’s Devices and Services section by Microsoft included a number of clauses that prevents Nokia marketing a smartphone for a fixed period. Morlino also acknowledged this:
As we agreed with Microsoft, the soonest that could happen is Q4 2016 — so it’s safe to say Nokia won’t be back (at least in phone form…) before then.
There’s nothing that I’m aware of that would stop Nokia sourcing partners and designing a handset that would be ready to go on sale when the agreement expires. But if you’re expecting this Nokia-badged handset to appear in the next few months, you will be disappointed.
source: http://www.forbes.com/
source: http://www.forbes.com/
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