Nokia Normandy/Nokia X Certified In Thailand

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Nokia Normandy/Nokia X Certified In Thailand

Nokia’s anticipated Android-powered handset, the Nokia X (also known as Nokia Normandy), has continued to stay in the news, and now new reports indicate the handset has been certified in Indonesia and Malaysia. For those wondering about the specs, the Nokia Normandy can hardly be called the most powerful Android phone, but given Nokia’s experience in the mobile device business, we can look forward to a solid handset.

New Delhi: The Nokia Normandy/Nokia X has been rumored for quite a while. The handset is said to be Nokia’s own take on Android and will actually be running a forked version of the operating system. It seems to be that Nokia is prepping to launch the handset in the near future, possibly at MWC 2014, and further cementing that theory is how the Nokia Normandy has recently received certification in Thailand, following certification received in Indonesia and Malaysia earlier.

The certification more or less states that these are the countries that the handset will be allowed to be sold in. Testing of the device is also said to be taking place at the moment in India. For those wondering about the specs, the Nokia Normandy can hardly be called the most powerful Android phone, but given Nokia’s experience in the mobile device business, we can look forward to a solid handset. It has also been rumored to sport a 4-inch 800480 display, a 1.7GHz processor, 512MB of RAM, dual SIM support, and will most likely run on a forked version of Android 4.4 KitKat.

Considering how the Nokia Normandy has already appeared on a Vietnamese retailer’s website, some of the hardware specifications have been listed – which means that what was shown off, is as close as possible to the real deal, assuming that this is not some sort of red herring. After all, Nokia has yet to release anything official concerning the Nokia Normandy to date. The listed hardware specifications point to a 4” WVGA display at 800 x 480 resolution, dual SIM capability that we mentioned about earlier, a 5 megapixel camera located at the back, 512MB RAM, 4GB of internal memory, a microSD memory card slot, and a 1,500 mAh battery to keep it going. The processor itself is touted to be a dual-core one, which would be clocked at a mere 1GHz – nothing much to shout about in this day and age, with Android 4.4 KitKat as the operating system version of choice. Should all of the above mentioned be true, then it would be a mid-range or even entry level device by some peoples’ standards, that would be a decent entry into the emerging markets that clamor for a highly affordable smartphone that is also easy to use.

In a later rumor, however, it seems that the processor has been bumped up to hit 1.7GHz which would certainly give it a whole lot more punch and bite, thanks to a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor. Not only that, a 2,000mAh battery too, would ensure that the Nokia Normandy is able to last quite the distance throughout the day for the average user.