Nokia Android Phones Release Date, News, Specs & Price: Nokia and HMD Global Eying 2017 First Quarter Release Of New Smartphones?

By Quincy Chase - 05 Dec '16 06:54AM

After its long years of absence in the smartphone industry, Nokia android phones are going to be back and probably with better features. The year 2017 will be busy for HMD Global as the company will be responsible for bringing the Nokia brand back as early as Q1 2017.

Nokia has always been an innovative company and has produced excellent phones such as the Nokia Lumia 1020 that has the 41-megapixel camera, and the Nokia 3650 with its circular keypad, Gadgets 360reported. But with a lot of missteps and its choice to make Microsoft Windows Phone to be its platform, not a lot was heard from them since then.

Now, Nokia will be back with Nokia android phones and have even been reported that it will have a year-end release. However, Nokia noted that the Finnish company would require licensing and the right partner, according to Forbes.

HMD Global came into its rescue and acquire its business from Microsoft, which now means the company has access to Nokia's patents. HMD Global will also work with Foxconn's subsidiary FIH for the Nokia android phones manufacturing.

With Nokia already in the works, rumors are now circulating that the Nokia android phone will offer low and mid-range devices and the Finnish company will offer different tier for each price range. While the upcoming Nokia smartphones may also bring nostalgia back but this will not be enough.

Nokia android phones will need to compete with big companies such as Apple, Samsung and Google. The company will also have to compete with Huawei and other Chinese companies if they want to enter the Asian market.

As much as the upcoming Nokia android phones will also contain the latest specs such as the rumored Snapdragon 820 or 821 processors with Android 7.0 Nougat, it will all come into pricing and the right marketing strategy.

Nokia and HMD Global will really have a very busy 2017 as it will be giving consumers its first Nokia android phone which most would be excited to find. While there are no dates yet on when we could expect the new android phone from the Finnish company but rumors are suggesting that it will be on March 2017.