It now evident that Nokia’s much anticipated Android device, known as Normandy and now being referred to as Nokia X, might soon be available in Vietnam as reported by an online listing of the yet-to-be-announced device. Reports of the development of the first Nokia Android phone first emerged in November 2013, but not much was heard about it until later on in the year.
The phone is said to be a replacement for the aging Asha series, which operate on Nokia’s Series 40 software. Here are the initial images of Nokia X that were released online some few weeks back:
One other Chinese source however posted an image that seems to depict the proprietary launcher that the Nokia X might come with. That’s the image below:
Some more new information regarding the Normandy filtered in this week. Whether this makes it through to production remains unknown, and as far as we can tell, these are mere speculations. Fortunately, such speculations as these turned out to be close to the truth.
WMPoweruser spotted the purported Nokia X being listed at an e-commerce website in Vietnam, but reports elsewhere has it that the listing was taken down by the e-commerce webite shortly afterwards. According to the Vietnamese online listing, the Nokia X will feature a 1GHz dual-core Snapdragon 200 processor; 4-inch TFT display with a resolution of 480×854 (FWVGA) pixels; 5-megapixel rear camera; microSD card support; and should be powered by Android 4.4 KitKat.
The source of the initial images, the @evleaks Twitter account, seems to have the same list of potential specs as the one on the Vietnamese store, and here is a peak: Nokia X: 2 x 1GHz Snapdragon, 4″ WVGA, 512MB / 4GB / microSD, 5MP, 1500MAh, Nokia Store + 3rd party, dual-SIM, 6 colors.
I can infer from these two separate reports that the Nokia X should feature: a Qualcomm’s 1GHz dual-core Snapdragon 200 processor, and a 512MB RAM. The Android phone from Nokia is also reported to sport a 5-megapixel camera and support dual SIM. However, one of the most interesting thing about the phone is that that it will run on Android 4.4 KitKat, Google’s latest operating system and will let users access Google Play Store.
This means Nokia is taking a conservative approach to the development of these device, probably to ensure that it sells at a competitively low price.
From the foregoing, it appears that Nokia is moving forward with its much-discussed Android smartphone project, despite being in the final stages of a sale to Microsoft. It is widely expected that the Finnish manufacturer will launch the Nokia X on February 24 at its event.