Nokia Reportedly Making Android Phone
16 December 2013 07:26 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Nokia, which has been supporting the Windows Phone platform alone all this time, might be finally changing gears and soon releasing an Android phone, if a report is to be believed.
The Verge, cites sources familiar with Nokia's plans as saying that the Finnish handset maker has been working on its first Android phone, codenamed Normandy, and that it is expected to be launched in 2014. Interestingly, the report reveals that Nokia, following the lead of Amazon, is working on a fully-tailored or forked version of Android.
The rumoured Nokia Normandy smartphone is said to be targeted at the low-cost segment as an Asha-equivalent smartphone, but with access to more traditional smartphone apps.
Unfortunately, there is no word on the innards of the alleged Nokia Normandy.
Contradicting the rumours about a Nokia Android phone, Stephen Elop, the former CEO of Nokia had said in July that the company made the right decision by choosing Windows Phone over Android. As of now, there is no clarity whether the alleged Nokia Normandy Android phone is true or just a rumour.
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