Nokia's   First   Android   Phone -        Nokia Normandy

Once again Images of Nokia’s Android phone, codenamed Normandy, are becoming trending topic on Internet. Nokia's Android Phone was originally leaked in November but a number of recent leaks have provided a closer look at its hardware and software. 

LATEST LEAK : NOKIA’S ANDROID PHONE INCLUDES WINDOWS PHONE-LIKE UI

Nokia's rumoured Android smartphone is in the news once again, this time for its user interface. Twitter user EVLeaks has released screenshots that depicts the customized UI of the upcoming Android-powered phone. The new leaked screenshots of the Normandy's UI clearly reveals the home screen and the notifications page.The UI appears to be very similar to Windows Phone. with a number of tiles that provide access to apps like Skype, Twitter, Vine, Facebook, and BBM. Notably, the home screen panel's leaked screenshot includes apps for dialer, message, contacts, internet, Twitter, Skype,Camera app, Plants Vs. Zombies, Gallery, Vine, Facebook, Calculator, Calendar, Alarms, Music, Downloads, Radio, MixRadio, Here Maps, Viber, Opera and WeChat.

As in above screenshot. panel on the right is the Notification Centre, showing first few lines of text messages, image gallery, missed calls etc will be accessible. Reminders, Skype and Facebook updates and other notifications will also be accessible from this panel.

PAST RUMORS ABOUT NOKIA NORMANDY

Above image was by tweeted by EVLeaks on Jan 8.Last month it was rumored that the codenamed Normandy device is supposed to be an budget Android smartphone. Those leaks suggested that Normandy will be sharing the iconic Lumia design and will come in different colors, just like the Asha and Lumia phones.

Other sources and rumors describes the specification of Normandy.According to it, Nokia RM-980 A110 codenamed Normandy reported featuring a 4" FWVGA display (480x854 pixels), a 5MP rear camera and runs on Android 4.4.1 KitKat. and the chipset powering the Normandy is Qualcomm Snapdragon.

It seems unlikely that  Microsoft would continue to support Android for Nokia Smartphones once its acquisition of Nokia is complete. But still there is some scope for Microsoft to support this project. According to CNET, "For Microsoft to accept a Nokia Android phone, it would have to first conclude that the point of Windows Phone is not to earn revenue from licensing the OS but to earn revenue from the various Microsoft services and products that run on the phone."

Image Sources : EVLeaks | EVLeaks