Nokia to make Android phones in 2016, R&D moves to China

24 April, 2015
The Nokia China president confirmed that the company plans to re-enter the smartphone business in 2016.

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  • Android fan
  • 6w@
  • 25 Apr 2015

Nokia will ROCK again.

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    • AnonD-295604
    • 7j}
    • 25 Apr 2015

    No doubt, Nokia will grab it's no 1 position as soon as it enters mobile division!!! All companies get ready to see your downfall!!!!!!

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      • AnonD-292321
      • ygD
      • 25 Apr 2015

      Nokia plzz take ur time and give users a top quality device. Here what I'm expecting frm u nokia
      1. 3gb ram
      2. 32gb rom
      3. Made of glass or at least metal
      4. Super amoled disply with qhd resolution
      5. Better skin than touch wiz n sense 6/7
      6. Snapdragon or exynos chipset (latest)
      7. Stereo speakers
      8. Design similar with sony xperias or even better than those
      In short I want samsung power in sony hardware. ..lol

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        • Anonymous
        • 0mq
        • 25 Apr 2015

        Will it really be Nokia or a Chinese manufacturer capitalizing on what is left of Nokia's former glory?

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          • shamilnazz
          • uwJ
          • 25 Apr 2015

          Want to return Sony with aony Ericsson...!!!

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            • guri
            • wiU
            • 25 Apr 2015

            DJJ, 25 Apr 2015this is it!! samsung get ready to get thrashed!! mmmwwaaaah... moreYesss Samsung get ready coz best design best cameras best launcher best mapss are on d way king is back

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              • Anonymous
              • s5j
              • 25 Apr 2015

              Yes...yes! A great news for a lot of us. thank you Nokia for making such decision. Only wish you didn't make that MS decision but this one few years ago.

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                • GnS
                • vg1
                • 25 Apr 2015

                Nokia late switch to Android smartphone, but not impossible if Nokia will be many takers.

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                Nokia and other Top brands must to have a plan how to takles the problem of duplicate Android smartphone with top brands.
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                  • Mehdi Mongol
                  • KIw
                  • 25 Apr 2015

                  Anonymous, 24 Apr 2015Who cares about Nokia? Nokia was/is the WORST phone manufac... moreyou are thinking like that ,nokia was/is always the best and no1 smartphone , the nseries was awasome and lumia series is also the best , best battery life , no hangs in working , no1 camera quality best sound output ,first go and use lumia ofter that say your idea ,,,,,

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                    • Mehdi Mongol
                    • KIw
                    • 25 Apr 2015

                    My dreamy smartphone

                    1, 5.5" inch screen amoled or super amoled with 1080p or 1080+p
                    2, 64GB internal storage ,no memory card input
                    3, 20 MP camera with 1/2.5'' sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, PureView technology and 2160p@30fp video capture and 5MP front camera
                    4, wireless charging
                    5, 3000mah Non-removable Li ion battery
                    6, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 or 4
                    7, 2GB+ Ram DDR4
                    8, stereo speaker and quad mic like lumia 930
                    9, and the design like lumia 1520


                    please make this smartphone , this is my favorite smartphone

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                      • Premashis
                      • f{9
                      • 25 Apr 2015

                      finally Good decision.....but its too late..King's kingdom taken by other king....only for a wrong decision.

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                        • GNS
                        • tDR
                        • 25 Apr 2015

                        Nokia next year to Android smartphone is good idea, but the Nokia center will relocate to Sichuan China, is not good plan.
                        Nokia must have plan about how preventing from producing smartphone undér Nokia brand next year. And too many duplicates android smartphone with top brand.

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                          • tomakali
                          • ijM
                          • 25 Apr 2015

                          Nokia should consider
                          1.Sailfish/Firefox/WebOS/TIzen
                          2.or buy Blackberry and continue its operations
                          3.Nokia+Cyanogen OS
                          4.NokiaDroid

                          and the last option should be
                          Google Android

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                            • AnonD-3178
                            • utG
                            • 25 Apr 2015

                            Just a wierd Speculation or imagination. What if Nokia then joins with Google to make a Nexus phone then Google ending up buying Nokia's mobile division. In the end who owns Nokia? Microsoft or Google. But niether of them makes or will make true to Nokia devices.

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                              • DJJ
                              • fmZ
                              • 25 Apr 2015

                              this is it!! samsung get ready to get thrashed!! mmmwwaaaahahahahahahaha!!!

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                                • pdH
                                • 25 Apr 2015

                                If this is true, it might be that the phones coming out would be unrecognisable. While every single "old" Nokia phone has been designed in Finland by Nokians, the leftovers now working in Microsoft's teams, why would this/these device/s be developed in for example, China? Personally, I couldn't imagine anything like N9 being designed in there. Not in offense, I know the Chinese CAN really make great devices, but what I'm afraid of is that they might not be so Nokia-ish. What we might get would be something like Huawei or Xiaomi, perhaps.

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                                  • Dark
                                  • rAV
                                  • 25 Apr 2015

                                  Lisnotcot, 24 Apr 2015The news of coming back will sound pleasant to the ears of... moreOh looks like you know everything. iPhones are made in china. Have you ever check the build quality of a xiaomi with same priced European phones. Nokia will be Nokia no matter where. Another thing pls Nokia choose qualcomn as chip maker.

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                                    • jack
                                    • 3qB
                                    • 25 Apr 2015

                                    Good luck Nokia! Now they can invest their time in MeeGo devices, of they want of course. Great news.

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                                      • Dream Phone
                                      • c{L
                                      • 25 Apr 2015

                                      Great! Now Nokia can produce my Dream phone:

                                      6" AMOLED Display
                                      128GB Storage
                                      FM Transmitter/Receiver
                                      Unlocked bootloader
                                      Same design principals as the Nokia N9
                                      A software keyboard that lets you input from multiple languages and lets you spell check in multiple languages simultaneously (like BlackBerry 10 Software keyboard)
                                      Nokia Sleep Screen
                                      USB Type C Connector

                                      Go ahead and make this the next Nexus if need be.

                                      Please make this happen!

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • GM0
                                        • 25 Apr 2015

                                        It "is" an opportunity for Nokia to redeem themselves after being in denial about smartphones for years, leading to their downfall. Entering the market now (late) means they should "LEAD" with innovation & tech rather than follow the great unwashed. The question is, what will they do (differently)? They need to leap-frog the others, focus on privacy & security just to get into the game, let alone lead!