May run on KitKat
Even while we’ve seen Nokia’s alleged new Android handset, Normandy, pop-up around the Internet now and then, there’s more being added to the story. A new leak has now shown off pictures of the user interface Nokia seems to be prepping for its Android handset.
Serial leakster @evleaks, who broke the story about Normandy, is also behind the UI image leaks too. The first image shows the lock screen for the Android phone and it is evident that Nokia has borrowed heavily from its Asha UI, as well as elements from its Windows Phone devices. There are a bunch of notifications too, but they’ve been pushed towards the bottom of the screen, instead of appearing only in the notification drawer.
The notifications are bright and almost tile-like and we’re guessing the option to long-press to launch an app from the notifications will be available too. The mock-ups also show a call being placed on Viber and a Skype login page too. Most interestingly, the UI also shows off dual-SIM support as well, which supports the budget phone theory. The notifications clearly mention whether a message or call was received on SIM one or two.
The phone has appeared on AnTuTu benchmark and a couple more screenshots of the phone have appeared. Chinese website called tieba.b aidu.com has thrown up alleged screen captures of Nokia’s first Android pursuit. The handset, referred to as Normandy since the first leak, is being called A110. More importantly, it looks like Normandy will be running Android KitKat version 4.4.1. Since Nokia plans to make this a budget handset, according to rumours, it will be interesting to see how it adopts KitKat, the Android version that is capable of running on phones with lesser RAM. The phone also appears to be running on a 3.4.0 Kernel, hinting at an ART optimisation by Nokia.
The screenshots have also revealed that the phone will use a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor; however, they do not reveal which one. Normandy will also sport a 5-megapixel camera and the screen resolution on the phone is 854 x 480.
The screenshots have also revealed that the phone will use a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor; however, they do not reveal which one. Normandy will also sport a 5-megapixel camera and the screen resolution on the phone is 854 x 480.
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The series of rumours and reports started when serial tipster @evleaks tweeted a photo of Normandy, earlier thought to be a Nokia Asha device, hinting at the Finnish company’s Android ambitions. After several questions about whether or not Nokia will be pledging allegiance to Google, despite the fact the Microsoft has purchased its devices segment, the story went cold till @evleaks stepped in again.
