Nokia branded Android smartphones and tablets coming in Q4 2016
A senior Nokia executive from China has confirmed Nokia Android phones and Tablets release timelines.Mike Wang, president of the joint management team, Nokia China has reportedly revealed to Chinese Media that Nokia (Android) Phones & Tablets are due in Q4 2016. Though in the same report it is mentioned that it may not happen before end of the year 2016.
Mike Wang, president of the joint management team at Nokia China has confirmed that a total of 3 to 4 Nokia mobile devices comprising of smartphones and tablets will be released by Q4 2016. Nokia had sold its handset business to Microsoft in 2014 for about $7.2 billion, and as per the acquisition deal between the two companies, Nokia were not allowed to re-enter smartphone business until around Q4 of 2016, and feature phones for about 10 years.
But we may see Nokia feature phones hitting market sooner as confirmed by HMD, the entity created to bring Nokia-branded Android phones, tablets and feature phones to market.
HMD has also hired Pekka Rantala, who worked at Nokia for 17 years, before leading Rovio (Angry Birds) as CEO. He will join HMD Global as the CMO. He was SVP of Global Marketing at Nokia when he left.
Source:fonearena,via

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