Nokia android phone code named normandy and its features.
Nokia has been building its own Android phone according to multiple sources familiar with the company’s plans. Codenamed Normandy, and known internally at Nokia under a number of other names, the handset is designed as the next step in low-end phones from the Finnish smartphone maker.
An image of the handset was published on twitter, showing a Lumia-style device with no apparent capacitive buttons for navigation.According to sources, Normandy supports Android applications like Skype, and other popular top apps. Nokia has been developing the Android-powered phone despite Microsoft’s plans to acquire the company’s handset business. It’s now unclear whether Nokia will release the handset before the Microsoft deal is finalized, or whether Microsoft will continue with the plans for the device.
Multiple sources have revealed that Normandy is designed as an Asha equivalent to push low-cost devices with access to more traditional smartphone apps — something the company has struggled to achieve for its Series 40-powered Asha line. Nokia’s effort is similar to Amazon’s own use of Android, allowing the company to customize it fully for its own use.
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The folks from Phone Designer have created a rather realistic concept render of what the eventual Nokia Normandy prototype, running Android, might look like.
The renders are based on the leaked specs and design of the Normandy, and the current Nokia Lumia midrange and Asha phones trend - a generous use of colorful polycarbonate cases, and a comparatively chubby rectangular designs.The device features Nokia branding on its face along with a lone back button, a camera on its backside and a design that's reminiscent of Nokia's past Lumia and Asha hardware.
The Nokia Normandy is rumored to be a low-cost device that runs a customized version of Android. It's said that Nokia employees intends for the Normandy to be an affordable phone similar to its current Asha products, but with the capability of running full-on smartphone apps.
