While Nokia did make a comeback in the smartphone industry a couple of years prior, it has yet to penetrate the high end flagship market. While rumors have been going around about the Nokia 9.3 PureView, a new report has revealed that the device in question might be called the Nokia 10 PureView, which is already in the testing phase.

According to a NokiaPowerUser report, a source has claimed that the upcoming flagship from the company will be called Nokia 10 PureView. Furthermore, this device is already being tested but is still in the early development phase. Reportedly, the prototype is currently running on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 SoC and Nokia plans on launching the device sometime in the second half of 2021, going by the ongoing stage of development.

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Unfortunately, finer details regarding the flagship smartphone is still unknown. Although, the source had also added that the device may arrive with a Sapphire glass display. Similarly, the report also mentions that the handset could also sport a stainless steel frame and will have Zeiss optics for its camera lens. That is all we have to go on, for now, so stay tuned for more and we will provide more updates when more information is available.

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In the previous month, Huawei had launched the Nova 3 powered with Kirin 970 flagship SoC. Its sub-brand Honor had recently announced Honor 10 GT and Honor Note 10 smartphones with Kirin 970 SoC onboard. Various smartphone OEMs are expected to debut new flagship phones in the second half of the year. An industry insider from China with well-known track record on leaked information on forthcoming phones has shared the list of flagship smartphones that are slated to debut this year.

August

The Meizu 16 series that includes Meizu 16 and Meizu 16 Plus smartphones are expected to go official on Aug. 8. The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is slated to go official on Aug. 9. The Smartisan Pro 3 and OPPO R17 are rumored to go official later in this month. The 360 N7 Pro is likely to get announced later in August or September.

September

The LG V40 ThinQ is expected to get unleashed in September. A recent report has revealed that after its unveiling in September, the company release it in the market in early October.

The 2018 iPhones will be also arriving in September. Recent reports have suggested that the two upcoming OLED iPhones may debut as iPhone 9 and iPhone 9 Plus. The company is also expected to announce LCD iPhone in September. However, a recent report has claimed that since the Cupertino company has encountered production issues with the LCD iPhone, it may hit the market by October or early November.

Last year, Xiaomi had launched the Mi MIX 2 on Sept. 11 and on the very next Apple had announced the iPhone X as its first OLED iPhone. Hence, the Mi MIX 3 is pegged to arrive in September this year. However, the leakster has claimed that there is a possibility that the smartphone may get announced in October. A recent report has revealed that it may arrive with improved design.

October

The Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL phones are speculated to go official either in September or October. Since the predecessor Google Pixel phones were unveiled in October, it is likely that this year also the company may follow the same launch pattern. The Nubia Z19 and Huawei Mate 20 series that includes Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro are poised to get unveiled by mid-October.

November

By mid-November, OnePlus may announce the OnePlus 6T smartphone. Honor may rival it by launching the Honor V11 smartphone around the same time.

December

360 Mobiles may announce the 360 N8 flagship by mid-December. Honor may introduce the Honor Magic 2 as the successor for Honor Magic that was announced in December 2016. Vivo X22 or Xplay7 is also likely to debut by the end of this year. Could this be the first ever 10 GB RAM phone that is rumored to go official this year?

The leakster has further claimed Apple 12 that powers the forthcoming 2018 iPhones is a 7nm SoC. The 7nm Kirin 980 SoC is expected to fuel Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro, Honor V11 and Honor Magic 2 smartphones. Rest of the phones are speculated to feature the 10nm Snapdragon 845 SoC. However, it seems unlikely that the OPPO R17 and Vivo X22 will arrive with SD845 SoC.

Some of the other flagship phones that are not mentioned in the above list include  Nokia 9 or Nokia A1 Plus, Razer Phone 2, Sony Xperia XZ3, Xperia XZ3 Compact and XZ3 Premium. The Moto Z3 is expected to official tomorrow.

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The Nokia 8 and Nokia 8 Sirocco are the only flagship phones by HMD Global. Unlike flagship phones from other brands like Apple, Samsung, Huawei, LG and so on that are priced expensively, the Nokia 8 and Nokia 8 Sirocco have affordable pricing. Fresh information reveals that the upcoming Nokia flagship phone may cost around $1,000 and it will be delivering topnotch photography experience.

The name of the forthcoming Nokia flagship is still under the wraps. Past reports have suggested that 2018 Nokia flagship could be called Nokia 9 or Nokia 10 or event Nokia A1 Plus. If it will be priced around $1,000, it has to carry top-notch specs and design. It is now speculated that the smartphone will be arriving with a notch-less display and it is likely to feature Light’s multiple camera sensor. The exact specs of the smartphone is not known, but it should be packed with the latest Qualcomm SoC, 6 GB or higher RAM and a large internal storage.

Popular tipster Roland Quandt had claimed in the previous month that forthcoming Nokia A1 Plus will be fueled by Snapdragon 845 SoC and it will be fitted with an OLED screen supplied by LG Display. The handset is expected to arrive as the first Nokia phone with in-display fingerprint scanner. It also rumored to be loaded with Android 9.0 P.

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When it came to camera of Nokia A1 Plus, Quandt had also unearthed that the smartphone could be equipped with “high risk camera” without mentioning more information on it. He had stated that the Finnish firm has been working on the Nokia A1 Plus from February this year and the company could be aiming to announce it by the end of Q3 this year.

It is speculated that the firm may use the IFA 2018 platform to announce the Nokia A1 Plus. The Nokia 8 was unveiled in October 2017. Hence, there is a possibility that the Finland-based firm may choose to announce its upcoming flagship by October this year. Hopefully, the rumor mill may reveal specs and images of next flagship phone by the company in the coming weeks.

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Do you remember the Nokia X? It was Nokia’s first Android smartphone that never felt like an Android phone. I’m sure Nokia doesn’t want you to remember because it was pretty much a failure. HMD Global, on the other hand, wants to bring it back on April 27.

Yes, photos have revealed that HMD Global has a launch scheduled for April 27 in China and the device is called the Nokia X. The photos show digital signposts that have silhouettes of two phones crossed against each other to form an X and the date of the launch- 27th of April.

The few details we can make out of the image is that the phone has a 2.5D curved display and a metal back. The metal body is also curved at the corners.

The upcoming Nokia X is a big surprise as no-one seems to have heard of it before now. We can’t say if it will be a mid-range phone or a flagship device. Nevertheless, we believe HMD Global will want to keep a tight lip until the launch day.

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Thinking of it now, what if this isn’t called Nokia X (ex) but the Nokia X (10/Ten)? We can’t rule out that possibility seeing as its previous models are named after numbers. If that is the case, then this is a flagship device if we are to go by the trend that the higher the number, the more powerful the device.

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Recent reports have been claiming that HMD Global will be launching the Nokia 10 flagship smartphone with penta-lens camera setup in August this year. However, a fresh report reveals that the Nokia 10 smartphone is not in works. It claims that the Finnish company is working on a smartphone called Nokia 8 Pro and it will be equipped with penta-lens camera system.

Citing a trusted source, Nokia Power User claims that the Nokia 8 Pro is a retail name of the upcoming flagship phone from HMD Global. It has further stated that it could be the same handset that was previously rumored to debut as Nokia 10 later this year.

The Nokia 8 Pro flagship is rumored to be fueled by Snapdragon 845 chipset. The inclusion of “Pro” indicates that it will be packed with advanced camera feature. It is speculated that the Nokia 8 Pro will be blessed with penta-lens camera setup that may include a rotating zoom camera technology.

In the below image, the handset shown in the left could be the Nokia 8 Pro whereas the one on the right could be the Nokia 9 (also being referred to as Nokia 8 Sirocco). Except for the size and camera module, both smartphones seem to feature similar design.

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The Nokia 8 Pro is speculated to come with glass panels on it front and rear sides. The fingerprint scanner could be placed the five-lens camera module. The frontside of the 8 Pro is likely to feature 18:9 aspect ratio display.

Even though the Nokia 8 Pro moniker has appeared from a trusted source, the Finnish firm may launch it with a different name. The flagship phone may get unveiled in August or September this year.

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The rumored Nokia 9 flagship phone that is speculated to get unveiled at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018 is likely to sport dual edge curved display like the Galaxy Note 8. Leaked photos of the Nokia 7 Plus have revealed that it could be HMD Global’s first smartphone to come equipped with 18:9 aspect ratio display. Rumors have it that the Nokia 10 phone that may launch later this year could be the first flagship phone to come with full screen design. Moreover, it will be equipped with penta-lens camera system. Designers at TechConfigurations have built Nokia 10 concept renders that reveal how the penta-lens totting smartphone may appear.

The Nokia 10 concept model can be seen sporting a 6.2-inch display that will carry support for QHD resolution. Rumors have revealed that upcoming smartphones from various brands will be sporting iPhone X-like notch design. However, full screen design of the Nokia 10 concept phone lacks a notch and it offers 85 percent screen-to-body ratio.

The screen of the Nokia 10 concept is supported by super-slim bezels. The upper bezel that appears a bit thick houses dual selfie camera setup that includes autofocus enabled pair of 8-megapixel sensors with f.2.0 aperture.

The rear side of the concept phone sports a round-shaped camera housing that includes the penta-lens setup. It houses a pair of 16-megapixel dual cameras that is coupled with features like rotatory lens system, five different aperture levels, up to 10x optical zoom and dual OIS and PDAF.

The bottom side of the Nokia 10 concept render features a USB-C port that is placed between a pair of external speakers. The sides of the phone do not feature 3.5mm audio jack. It indicates that the functionalities of the 3.5mm headphone jack will be available through USB-C.

The Snapdragon 845 chipset fuels the concept handset’s variants like 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage and 8 GB RAM + 256 GB. It is powered by 4,000mAh battery that carries support for Quick Charge 4.0. The new renders reveal that the Nokia 10 concept phone would be coming in color choices like bed, blue, and gray.

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The above renders are not leaked photos of Nokia 10. It is a concept model created through the imagination of the designer on the basis of the rumored Nokia 10. What do you think about the design of the Nokia 10 concept model? Will the real handset resemble with the concept phone? Share us your views by posting your comments below.

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While HMD Global is gearing up to launch new Nokia devices at the upcoming Mobile World Congress, we’ve been witnessing leaks and rumours related to another smartphone from the company — the Nokia 10. While the phone won’t be making its debut at the MWC 2018, it has been a subject of many leaks in the past weeks.

Now, the phone’s concept render has been seen online, which shows the design of the phone similar to what we’ve seen so far in recent leaks. The new render of the Nokia 10 shows that the phone will come with a dual-camera setup at the back and the camera sensors will be vertically aligned. It’s a design similar to what we have seen on Lumia phones like the Lumia 1020.

The camera module sits on a circular base, along with an LED flash on the left side and another sensor on the right side. The previous leak related to the device suggested that the center lens will be working as the main camera while the others will be hidden inside a module and may be rotated to change the focal length and will work in combination with the main camera.

Just below the camera module, there’s a fingerprint sensor for added security. The camera sensors used in the phone are said to be Carl Zeiss certified. On the front side, the phone features the trendy full-screen display with 18:9 aspect ratio. The bezels around the phone are quite thin, even on the top side as well as the bottom. On the top bezels, there are various sensors, along with a dual front-facing camera.

On the software front, the device is said to run Android Oreo operating system out-of-the-box. The phone is also said to be powered by the Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845 processor.

It is said that the concept Nokia 10 will come with a 5.8-inch 4K Super AMOLED display. It will pack 4GB/6GB RAM with 64GB/128GB internal storage and microSD card support up to 256GB. The device will have a 3,500mAh non-removable battery with Quick Charge 4.0 fast charging support.

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While this is just a concept render, if the Nokia 10 does exists, then expect a launch only near the end of the year. The first half should be dominated by the rumored Nokia 9 flagship. But given the recent rumours about the phone’s camera, we are definitely excited to see how the Nokia 10 will turn out in real life.

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HMD Global is reportedly working on a Nokia phone that may arrive with penta-lens camera module. Rumors surrounding the mysterious Nokia device claim it could be the upcoming Nokia 10 flagship phone. Concept Creator that is known for creating realistic rends of upcoming flagship phones has shared a concept model of the rumored Nokia 10 smartphone that shows off its sleek design and penta-lens camera system.

The Nokia 10 concept reveals that the frontside of the phone is mainly occupied by the display. Going by the current trend in the smartphone industry, it can be speculated that the Nokia 10 would be arriving with an 18:9 display. The top bezel seems to be featuring a dual selfie camera setup. A 3.5mm audio jack can be seen sitting on the top edge of the concept model.

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As far as the design of the phone is concerned, the front and rear sides of the Nokia 10 appear to be flanked with glass panels with a metallic frame in between. The back panel features a fingerprint reader below the penta-lens camera setup. A report from the previous month that carried the list of Snapdragon 845 driven smartphones that will be released this year had revealed that the Nokia 10 would be launching in August this year.

What do you think about the Nokia 10 concept model? Do you think it could be the best flagship of 2018? Share us your views by commenting below.

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Recently a tipster who claimed to have got knowledge of all the Snapdragon 845 smartphones released a list which contains the Nokia 10 as one of the models that would be launched packing Qualcomm’s 2018 flagship System-0n-Chips. The Nokia 10’s schematics, albeit crude and unlikely, had also been the subject of a recent leak, pointing at a revolver-like camera setup. Now, a new drawing purported to be that of the Nokia 10 flagship has leaked.

The drawing only reveals what the device looks like from the rear and what stands out there is the camera design. The sketch is attributed to an industry insider who based the drawing on leaked information and a recent ZEISS patent (find below) for a mobile multi-lens camera solution. The technology at play utilizes an array of additional lenses ( number 7) having different focal lengths and mounted on a rotating lens base (number 10), which sits between the camera sensor (number 9) and a normal fixed lens (number 6).

According to the source, the Nokia 10 Camera module will likely look like a Dual-lens Camera with the middle lens working as the main camera while the others will be hidden inside a module and may be rotated to change the focal length and still work in combination with the main camera. The sketch also shows the presence of an independent secondary camera sitting on the very top of the said module. We don’t know what its function would be in the presence of other lenses. Here are the sketches of Zeiss’ patented camera design.

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Other details of the Nokia 10 are still based on speculations as Nokia is yet to confirm the existence of the device or even the unusual camera design. There are suggestions that the Nokia 10 could make its debut at IFA 2018 in Berlin this September. So, it may still be a long way from becoming official, and there are definitely lots of more leaks coming. We’ll keep you updated here on Gizmochina as soon as new details emerge.

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While we are waiting for the alleged Nokia 9 to show up at MWC 2018 in Barcelona, the first rumors about Nokia 10 have already started to surface. The first image regarding this device has been posted on Baidu: it is a schematic image which shows the rear camera of the alleged flagship that will be launched by HMD Global in H2 2018. According to the image, the handset sports a revolver-like camera which is composed of six sensors in a circular configuration. At the center of the circle, there seems to be a LED flash, while each of the sensors seems to be coupled with a secondary flash LED.

Under the incredible camera setup of the Nokia 10, there is a fingerprint reader which makes us think that it will be not embedded in the display through the latest chip announced by Synaptics. Note that this is not an official image and we cannot guarantee its authenticity. In fact, it would really be hard to get a design like this in a commercial smartphone, but it’s definitely worth checking out the schematics of such a design.

If such a design exists, then the lens should obviously be co-developed with Zeiss, as the company has collaborated with Zeiss since the age of feature phones and it has renewed the cooperation in the second half of 2017. Other rumored specs of the alleged Nokia 10 include the presence of an 18:9 display with narrow bezels, just like most of the most important flagships launched in the last year.

Under the hood, the phone is expected to feature an octa-core Snapdragon 845 SoC, which is the most powerful mobile chip launched by Qualcomm. It is composed of 8x Kryo 385 CPUs running at a max frequency of 2.8 GHz and an Adreno 630 GPU. It also has a dedicated module for artificial intelligence and machine learning, and it includes a Qualcomm Snapdragon X20 LTE modem which can reach a max download speed of 2.2 Gbps.

Well, this Nokia 10 back schematic is definitely something that’s out of a dream concept design. So, do you think such a design is possible in a real smartphone?

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The Snapdragon 845 mobile platform was officially unveiled by Qualcomm earlier in this month. It is the second-generation 10nm chipset that has arrived as a successor for Snapdragon 835. It is expected to several flagship phones in 2018. A leaked image showing the list of rumored phones that will be powered by Snapdragon 845 has appeared on Weibo. The leak also reveals the expected announcement timelines for those phones.

The above image shows that Samsung will be debuting the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ in February. Even though the rumor mill has not revealed much information on the upcoming LG G7, the leaked photo states that the LG G7 and G7+ will be released in the same month. This shows that the LG G-series phone for 2018 won’t be coming with a non-flagship chipset.

In April, Xiaomi Mi 7 is speculated to debut as China’s first Snapdragon 845 powered smartphone. Just as the HTC U11 had debuted in May this year, its successor – the HTC U12 is speculated to debut in the same month in 2018.

In June, the OnePlus 6, ZTE Nubia Z18 and Sony Xperia XZ Pro-A smartphones are expected to arrive in the market. It appears that the Sony’s flagship may get unveiled at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018 in February, but it will be hitting the market later in June. The Nokia 10 flagship is likely to get announced in August.

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The month of September will see biggies like Samsung Galaxy Note 9, LG V40 and Xiaomi Mi MIX 3. The Google Pixel 3, Pixel XL, ZTE Nubia Z18S, Sony Xperia XZ2 and HTC U12+ are rumored to debut in October. Motorola is speculated to debut the Moto Z 2019 flagship phone in November. Lastly, the OnePlus 6T and Samsung W2019 flip phone are rumored to release in December.

The list does not contain any information for the successor phones for Essential Phone and Razer Phone. Apart from the Motorola flagship that is speculated to arrive late and the HTC’s second flagship that is rumored to launch a bit early, most of the phones mentioned in the leak are arriving at the same time as their predecessors did this year However, we advise our readers to digest the report with a pinch of salt.

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