Nokia is reportedly working on an Android smartphone dubbed as “Normandy.”
It was previously reported by The Verge that the Finnish tech company has been trying to make a low-cost
Android smartphone even before Microsoft came in the picture.
Reports say that the upcoming device is said to utilize a “forked” variant of Android that is distinct from the usual operating system.
Rumor about the Nokia Android device became even hotter after @evleaks posted its image in Twitter. The first phone on the picture shows a red smartphone with a touch screen, the second phone shows the back panel of the smartphone. However, specifications and other description of the said smartphone were not given away in the leaked photo.
According to sources close to the matter, the smarphone will support Android applications and will be out in the market by 2014.
In September, New York Times also reported that Nokia was experimenting Android operating system on Lumia phones. The Nokia Normandy could be one of the several devices on which Nokia is trying Android on.
However, it is still unclear if Normandy will remain as an Android or will be transformed to Windows Phone since the company is transitioning under Microsoft’s umbrella. The Normandy news has been out even before the Microsoft bought Nokia.
Nokia has signed a deal with Microsoft in 2011 to use the Windows Phone operating system on its mobile phones but was given an option to go out of the deal at the end of 2014. This is during the time when the company was still considering on switching to Android.
In September, Microsoft was able to acquire Nokia’s devices and services divisions for $7.2 billion.
Nokia has not responded yet on any comment about the leaked Nokia Android smartphone.
