It is official, HMD Global Oy is now the new owner of the Nokia brand name and the company has the license to release Nokia-branded phones for the next ten (10) years. This was contained in a press released made public earlier today by the Finnish company.

According to the release, the license is a global one that spans the entire world with the exception of only Japan. The license gives HMD the exclusive right to use the Nokia brand name on mobile phones and tablets for the period of the license. The press release also disclosed that Nokia will get royalty payments from HMD for every Nokia branded phone and tablet sold and the royalty covers both brand and intellectual property rights.

This announcement is coming less than six months after the Finnish company was revealed to have signed a strategic licensing agreement with Nokia to have the rights to release Nokia branded phones for the next decade. The announcement then, could be an indication that the company is ready to kick-start the release of smartphones and tablets that would signal the grand entry of the Nokia brand into the market under HMD’s leadership.

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The company has hired a couple of former Nokia Execs in its bid to re-jig the ailing giant which still has a large follower-ship worldwide. HMD global Oy is expected to unveil its first Nokia-branded phones at MWC 2017. The expected phones have appeared in leaks recently, better recalled as Nokia D1C and latest rumor hints at the existence of two variants of the device. The company is also expected to release feature phones, tablets and a host of other products in due course.

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Nokia has continued to be a very popular brand despite been out of the picture for a long time, perhaps because of its credible track record back in the days. Recent news of the re-emergence of the Nokia brand was greeted with wild accolades online. Since then, a couple of leaks here and there have surfaced on the internet about the expected Nokia phones.

The leaks keeps getting larger, as a fresh set of renders said to be those of the expected Nokia smartphone have surfaced online and they look quite stunning. The renders did not reveal the front view of the device but focused on the back cover, and side views of the device. They showed the device sporting an all-metal design and having a curved antenna band design similar to the iPhone 7’s.

There are two openings are the back of unequal sizes. One of the opening is likely for the rear camera while we can’t say for sure if the second opening is for a fingerprint sensor or signify a dual camera set up. In addition, the Nokia brand name is neatly crested at the middle while two thin antenna bands run horizontally at both ends curving at the edges.

Insider sources also revealed that there are two slightly high-end Nokia phones in the works, both having similar designs with three front buttons. One of the buttons would be the home button and would also function as a fingerprint sensor.

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Furthermore, there are rumors also of Nokia Android phones with plastic back cover used on a metal frame design with several attractive color options. A Nokia exec had earlier on hinted at a Q2 2017 launch for the Nokia branded Android phones, one of which is said to be powered by the Snapdragon 821 chip and packing a 22.6MP rear camera

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We had earlier brought you the report that Nokia is about to release two new smartphones into the market based on the Nokia mobile phones brand but from the stable of HMD global Oy.

The two mobile phones, both sports different sizes with the smaller one having a 5.2-inch display model and the larger one sporting a 5.5-inch display . Both models are said to have 2K display resolution and will be equipped with Z-Launcher System UI based on the latest Android 7.0 Nougat.

A new rumor has it that the new Nokia smartphone will be manufactured by Taiwanese company Foxconn, which also manufactures Apple’s iPhones. Further it is said that the Nokia devices would feature camera sensors manufactured using graphene material, also featuring an all-metal body design. In simple terms, graphene is a thin layer of pure carbon; it is a single, tightly packed layer of carbon atoms that are bonded together in a hexagonal honeycomb lattice.

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Previous rumors had speculated that the expected Nokia phone will be powered by Snapdragon 820 chipset and will sport an all-metal body as well. In addition, the Nokia device is expected to come equipped with IP68 Waterproof and Dustproof protection, similar to the one on the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge.

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We know that Nokia is not allowed to manufacture and release smartphones under its name till 2016. However, that doesn’t stop us from conceptualizing what a Nokia made premium Android smartphone would look like.

Today we have come across three new images of a Nokia smartphone concept. The phone seems to retain a similar design as as the company’s Lumia range. However, the phone is made entirely of metal and not polycarbonate. Nevertheless, the device looks quite good especially with its unibody design.

The bezels are extremely thin, which makes it all the more premium. Interestingly, the buttons on the sides stand out from the overall body due to its black shade. The power button lies on the left while the volume keys as well as the camera button lies on the right. You get the Nokia branding right on top of the device, along with a large front camera sensor besides it. But the designer has done well to blend everything together into one design.

One of the images even show a yellow, probably polycarbonate version of the design and that looks quite good too.

So what do you think about the new Nokia smartphone concept? Looks beautiful right?

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After we’ve covered the news about Nokia X before, and now we get the new information that the Nokia X is successfully reach 1 million pre-order in Chinese market.

Nokia has open the preorder through Jingdong Mall (JD.com) before, and Nokia has reach the 1 million units of pre-order. And the Nokia X is becoming the first Android smartphone that came from Nokia since those Findland-based smartrphone is produce Lumia series for high-end series.

Alongside with Nokia X, Nokia is also introducing the other Android-based smartphone series such as Nokia X+ and Nokia XL, while those phone are packs with Android operating system, but the user interface is look like a Windows Phone with tile menu.

Nokia X has been unveiled on Mobile World Congress 2014 in Barcelona, the phone is  equipped with a 4-inch screen size, that has480 × 800 pixel resolution, powered by Qualcomm Sapdragon Dual-core 1Ghz processor, sports with 512MB of RAM and 4GB of internal storage, the phone is support for Micro-SD card slot for memory expansion, and sports with 5 megapixel main camera, powered by 1500 mAh battery capacity and has dual card dual standby.

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Is the big day for Nokia since 2010 Nokia says, “There is no Android Phone from Nokia”, and now we have a Nokia smartphone running with Android OS.

The phones are Nokia X, Nokia X+ and Nokia XL. Those phone has a similar design but the Nokia X and Nokia X+ is trageting for low-end market, those phone has LCD IPS with 480×800 pixel but has nice viewing angle. The phone is also packs with 3 megapixel camera that has panorama mode and video recording capabilities.

The Nokia X will be ofered with $122 USD price tag wile the Nokia X+ will be offered with $136 USD price. here is the video of Nokia X running with Android operating system.

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We’ve heard about the rumors of Nokia X Normandy, this is the Nokia phone that running with Android operating system, according to foreign media Wall Street Journal, this phone will be showing at Mobile World Congress 2014 in Barcelona in the end of this month.

Nokia has been spread the invitation for media, that they will introducing their new products, meanwhile the Nokia didn’t exactly says about the Normandy in their invitation, just share their new word “meet us under the tree”.

Nokia is also showing the teaser video recently, the phone is Nokia Lumia Icon but many rumors says that Nokia is also ready to change the Asha and Lumia name for their smartphone lineup, while the first Nokia Android phone is using “Asha” brand.

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