Nokia C1 is the company’s first Droid after splitting with Microsoft

source : ibtimes

 

it's been little over a month since Nokia unveiled its first Android-powered tablet, N1. Now, the Finnish company is reportedly working on the Lollipop-based new smartphone.

A Chinese media website, TechWeb, has got hold of the internal document of Nokia containing a snapshot and internal hardware details of the the yet-to-be-launched smartphone codenamed C1.

The photo is a bit blur so we cannot infer anything other than the curved corners on the edges, single speaker grill on top (middle) of the display and a white-hued cover on the rear-side.

As far as specifications are concerned, it is said to sport a 5.0-inch screen, Android 5.0 Lollipop OS, an Intel-based SoC (System on Chip), 2GB RAM, 32GB inbuilt memory, 8mp camera on the rear side and a 5mp snapper on the front.

As of now, Nokia is yet to respond to the rumours on the Internet. Until the company comes out and clears the air over the rumours, this report will remain as pure speculations.

If the report turns out to be true, Nokia has to come up with a new game plan to launch new smartphones to market the phone cause the Microsoft-Nokia acquisition deal reportedly states that the Finnish company cannot use Nokia brand in any of its new Smart/Feature phones until Q4 2016.

[Also read: Aluminum-Clad Nokia N1 with Android 5.0 Lollipop Unveiled]

Many believe Nokia can instead collaborate with other OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturers) like Foxconn with whom it introduced N1 tablet last month.

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While the world was indeed shocked to see a tablet from Nokia, it seems like the Finns have plenty of backers, which is why we now have news of a smartphone as well. Leaked images of what are supposed to be Nokia’s first Android-powered smartphone have surfaced online. The smartphone, dubbed as the Nokia C1, comes with some interesting specs as well.

For some reason it seems too early to come to conclusions that this may be Nokia’s next device. But considering that the design of the N1 tablet is very similar, it makes sense to believe that this may after all be the smartphone that Nokia fans have been waiting for. Talking about design, similar to Nokia N1 tablet, the C1 also follows the same design language and looks similar to the recently launched Apple iPhone 6.

As for the leaked specs:

• We get a 5 inch 720p display
• An Intel chipset humming inside with 2 GB of RAM and 32 GB of storage
• Also expected is an 8 MP camera on the back with a 5 MP front facing unit

On the software side of things it would be Google’s Android running inside with Nokia’s Z launcher. The software is based on gestures. You just have to scribble a letter using your finger on the screen, and the Launcher will bring-up the apps, contacts, and other related stuff to that query.

Since Nokia post the Microsoft split is not allowed to manufacture any smartphone until 2016, it will be Foxconn who will building and selling the units.