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Monday 13 January 2014

Nokia Normandy running on Android 4.4.1 leaks again

It is now known that Nokia was working on an Android Smartphone as Steven Elop (Executive Vice President, Devices & Services, Nokia Corporation) has mentioned that he had considered Android in past.
In 2011 some images of Nokia N9 were leaked on chinese micro blogging site Weibo. 
Recently famous tipster @evleaks  posted 3 screenshots of Nokia Normandy running on Android, suggesting the phone as a dual sim smartphone targeting emerging markets of India and China, In other screenshots Skype, Viber and the phone dialer with a lock screen notification for calendar , missed calls and messages can be seen. The design looks similar to popular Asha and Lumia series.



Now Normandy has shown up on Antutu benchmark, The screen shot has been shared on Weibo , which reveals the device (model RM-980 A110) is running Android 4.4.1 KitKat.Nokia had developed a forked version of Android, not aligned with the current release by Google, following Amazon’s approach with the Kindle Fire, according to previous rumors. However, not only the screenshot confirms it’s running the latest version of Android, but also boosts the fact that the device is still in works. Among the features, the device may feature a dual-core processor and 5MP rear camera while rest things are still a mystery.
According to Chinese microblogging website Weibo, Nokia RM-980 A110 (aka Normandy) is expected to feature a 4-inch FWVGA display with 480 x 854 resolution and runs on Android 4.4.1 KitKat OS. Other stipulated features include Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset and 5 megapixel rear camera.
Details about the launch date and availability of the Nokia's first ever Android smartphone is still scarce. However, according to various media reports, the phone is developed in "full steam" and is likely to hit retail shelves by the end of this year.
However, Lumia and Asha series has helped Nokia to recover a lot but if Nokia would have considered Android at early stages it would haven't lost its loyal customers from markets as India where Nokia was the undisputed king for phones for many years whom it lost to those of Samsung and other Android smartphone makers.
I hope Nokia Normandy aka A110 turns into reality soon and hit the market to spice up the competition.


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