Nokia to prepare foldable smartphone for late 2020, early 2021

Image 1 : Nokia préparerait un smartphone pliable pour fin 2020, début 2021

Nokia already has a prototype smartphone with a foldable screen. The firm could launch it at the end of the year or at the beginning of 2021. More likely, HMD Global could soon unveil version 9.2 of the Nokia PureView with in particular a Snapdragon 865, 5 photo sensors and wireless charging support.

Image 1: Nokia would prepare a foldable smartphone for late 2020, early 2021

After the failure of his adventure with Microsoft and Windows Phone, one would have expected the disappearance of Nokia. However, since its acquisition by the group HMD Global, the manufacturer is gradually returning to the front of the stage with in particular entry and mid-range smartphones that do not lack qualities. After Samsung, Huawei, Motorola and Microsoft, the brand could also position itself in the new market mobiles with a foldable screen.

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Nokia already has a foldable smartphone prototype

According to sources from Nokiamob and Nokia Anew, Nokia has already designed a foldable smartphone prototype ready to be marketed at the end of the year or at the start of next year. Information to be taken with great care, we know practically nothing about this mobile. Despite Samsung’s good results with the Galaxy Fold and the success of the Motorola RAZR foldable version, the market for foldable smartphones remains risky for Nokia. In its current position, the manufacturer may prefer to consolidate on segments that it already masters. If despite everything Nokia surprised us, the brand could take advantage of MWC 2020 in Barcelona to announce its first foldable smartphone. How about a clamshell model like the Nokia 2720.

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More likely, noises of color also indicate a new Nokia PureView in version 9.2. The smartphone would be equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, ofAndroid One, of a 5 camera capture system, as well as a 32 or 48 megapixel front sensor. It would support wireless charging and also drop the mini-jack port. Also according to Nokiamob, the Nokia PureView 9.2 would be unveiled at the end of June.

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Source: Twitter & NokiaMob