Thanks to a number of recent leaks, a fairly clear picture has emerged about the Nokia Normandy. Geared at emerging markets, it could well become Nokia’s first smartphone to use the Google Android operating system. A number of reports have suggested that Nokia is using Android the same way that Amazon is for its Kindle Fire tablets. Using the open […]
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New Nokia Normandy user interface images leaked
There have been quite a few images leaked already of the Nokia Normandy hardware (including engineering prototypes) and now details are starting to emerge about its user interface. We’ve caught glimpses before but @evleaks today gives us a much better look at the Nokia Normandy user interface. There is also a hint that there are “two ways to interact with […]
Pictures of Nokia Normandy engineering prototype
Images of the Android-powered Nokia Normandy continued to surface over the weekend. This time, we were treated to two separate images of the Nokia Normandy engineering prototype. Unlike previous images which were renders, these are actual photographs with one showing the device in a protective case likely aimed at keeping the final look under wraps. If nothing else, the new […]
More images of Nokia Normandy’s Android interface surface
More images surfaced today of the Nokia Normandy’s user interface. The three images, courtesy of @evleaks, show what appears to be a lockcreen as well as the phone and Skype apps. The lockscreen shows notifications such as upcoming appointments and messages. Much as a previous image already did, the new images show that at least one Nokia Normandy variant will […]
Another image of the Nokia Normandy surfaces
Following a rumour that the Android-powered Nokia Normandy was alive and well, a new image of the smartphone has surfaced on China’s social network Weibo. It is quite similar to earlier images, including the single capacitive button, with two key differences: There is no Nokia branding on this latest image and it gives us our first hints at the user […]
Android-powered Nokia Normandy not as dead as initially believed?
Let’s leave 2013 with one more interesting rumour. Past rumours revealed that Nokia was working on a low-cost Android smartphone codenamed Nokia Normandy. Powered by a forked version of Android (something that Amazon already does with its Kindle Fire tablets), it would still run all of Android’s top apps and likely allow Nokia to customize it with its own features […]
Is this the Android-powered Nokia Normandy?
With Microsoft set to acquire Nokia’s Device business in 2014 for a cool US$7.2 billion, an Android-powered Nokia device is unlikely to ever hit the street. But rumours have suggested that Nokia was working and may even still be working on such a device. Codenamed the Nokia Normandy, we now have another picture of this device, once again courtesy of […]
Concept images of the Android-powered Nokia Normandy
Following yesterday’s report that the Nokia Normandy is an Android-powered smartphone designed for emerging markets, Jonas Daehnert got to work and put together a number of images of what this device could look like. Based on the original image leaked by @evleaks, he came up with a number of images that show it under various angles and in a number […]