Finnish multinational communications company Nokia, known for its tough mobile phone's build, has finally made its way back into the smartphone arena. End of 2014 saw Nokia releasing their first android-based tablet, called the Nokia N1, and now, leaks are pointing out that Nokia will be releasing their first Android-based smartphone, called as Nokia A1.
Unnamed sources of Android Authority claims that the much rumored Nokia smartphone running on Android OS will start shipping sometime this year, specifically come summer. The leaked image of Nokia A1 showed by the same publication strongly hints that it could be a mid-range smartphone, as A1 will reportedly feature 5.5-inch screen 1080p display, running on Qualcomm Snapdragon 652.
No other details about the specs of Nokia A1 were given, but the device is expected to be released with either Android M or Android N out of the box plus a pre-installed Z Launcher.
Meanwhile, in 2014, the same renders was obtained and leaked by a Chinese site TechWeb. However, contrary to the current leaks, the leaked images shown in 2014 have a different model name and specs. According to Techno Buffalo, Nokia's first Android-based smartphone will be named as Nokia C1.
The long rumored Nokia C1 is supposed to be a mid-ranged hardware, same as what the current rumored Nokia A1 is categorized, and will be equipped with a super thin bezels, 5-inch 720p screen display, Intel Atom chip, 8MP rear shooter, 5MP selfie snapper and 2GB of RAM.
Since Nokia's non-compete agreement signed with Microsoft (includes not manufacturing phones) will soon expire, fans believed that the smartphone market will shortly see Nokia shaking up the mobile industry. With Nokia rumors swirling around the Internet, on whether they will release the Android-based smartphone and naming it Nokia A1 or Nokia C1, the Finnish company is really prepping up to strike back and conquer the smartphone market - again.
For reference, Nokia was once the leading manufacturer of smartphones until its presence dramatically decreased due to a strong competition with Samsung and Apple. However, since Nokia wants to prove that they can still be on top, releasing an Android-based system with a touch of Nokia's toughness could be the perfect answer to take another swing at things this year.
Watch the video predictions about the rumored Nokia C1/A1 device below:
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