Nokia Android prototype reportedly is
still into production
Last week the New York Times revealed
that Nokia has indeed worked on an
Android smartphone as an alternative to
the Microsoft partnership prior to the
acquisition announcement. As it turns
out, the Finns haven't completely
scraped the Android project and are still
working on an Android smartphone. The
report comes from a Weibo account
CTechnology, which has generally been
a reputable source of leaks from China.
we are mentioning China, because this
where Nokia has based the R&D of its
Android smartphoneр dubbed
"Mountain View", more specifically in
the Beijing offices of the company. In
fact, the project is so ahead in its
development that Foxconn has made
and delivered a cool 10,000 "Mountain
View" prototype units to date.
Moreover, there are still more
development that's going around the
prototype and Foxconn is continuing its
manufacturing. According to the report,
the project will continue to live on at
least until November. Then, Nokia
shareholders are bound to approve or
denounce Microsoft's acquisition offer.
As for the "Mountain View" prototype
itself, Nokia has based it on the
Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 8225Q chip
with the sole intention of the Android
smartphone to be affordable. No more
information regarding further
specifications is available at this point.
We wouldn't be surprised if we some of
these prototypes leak when, and if, the
project gets cancelled. The Microsoft
and Nokia deal, however, is likely to
pass and the company's Android
initiative is likely to go bite the dust by
the end of the year. Here's hoping we
at least get to see how the "Mountain
View" prototype looks like if the project
really does go south.
