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Nokia Smartphones to Return in 2017

posted by janrinok on Saturday December 03 2016, @06:25PM   Printer-friendly
from the room-for-another? dept.

mrpg writes:

A company set up by former Nokia employees called HMD Global has licensed the Nokia brand name from Microsoft, struck partnerships with device manufacturer Foxconn and intends to launch an Android smartphone in the early part of 2017.

The head of HMD Global, Arto Nummela, said: "Consumers may be carrying different smartphones now, but are they really in love and loyal to those brands?"

HMD Global will be looking to stir nostalgia in an effort to challenge the big and small players of the highly competitive smartphone market, dominated by Samsung and Apple, as well as Chinese brands such as Huawei.

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  • (Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Saturday December 03 2016, @11:34PM

    by JoeMerchant (3937) on Saturday December 03 2016, @11:34PM (#436693)

    I'm sincerely hoping that the Jolla crew will find their way back onboard Nokia - and make a good Linux-Android hybrid OS that actually works well on both sides (Linux apps/app development tools and the Android app collection.)

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  • (Score: 2) by MostCynical on Sunday December 04 2016, @12:11AM

    by MostCynical (2589) on Sunday December 04 2016, @12:11AM (#436707) Journal

    Sad, but I suspect MS (even an arm's length involvement) won't allow "another" OS, and android without Google apps is not going to appeal to the majority of buyers (unless google play is "allowed" on a phone a hybrid OS - which is not very likely.)

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    • (Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Sunday December 04 2016, @04:41AM

      by JoeMerchant (3937) on Sunday December 04 2016, @04:41AM (#436769)

      IDK the extent of residual MS involvement... you're right, anything past about 1% "control" of the new entity is virtually guaranteed to doom it.

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