Nokia's Android smartphone may not see the light of day as a new rumour says the company has now decided to focus on wearables.
Nokia has
been long rumoured to be working on an Android smartphone. The recent
rumours of a mid-range Nokia Android smartphone, dubbed Normandy, met
with great excitement. But, now a new rumour says Nokia has dumped its
Android smartphone/tablet project altogether. Instead, the company is
now working on wearable devices.
Nokia's future wearables will reportedly
feature flexible displays, augmented reality, wireless power
transmission, graphene censors and electromagnetic energy generation.
Report say the wearables will belong to Nokia's Lumia universe – a move
that is evidently aimed at taking on future devices rather the current
ones.
According to Chinese site Ctechnology,
Nokia had been working on several entry-level Android prototype devices,
including a 7-inch tablet running Qualcomm Snapdragon 400. But, Nokia
has now dumped its Android smartphone and tablet plans.
According to Ctech, Microsoft wasn't
directly involved in the decision to shelve work on Android devices.
It's notable Nokia CTO office, which isn't part of Microsoft deal, was
working on the Android prototypes. However, there's a clause in the
Nokia-Microsoft deal that says Nokia will not sell phones for two years –
the restriction is believed to be major reason behind the change in
focus.
A Pocket-Lint report says despite
restriction, Nokia's CTO office can still work on R&D activities
such as wearables. VR headset manufacturer Vuzix recently unveiled the
Vuzix M2000AR HMD smartglass, which was developed using Waveguide optics
and Nokia’s holograph AR system.
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Source: Pocket-Lint via Ctechnology
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