The Nokia C2-00 is a mobile telephone handset produced by Nokia . It is the first mobile handset released by Nokia that supports dual SIM functionality. It was announced in June 2010 and was first released in July 2011, over a year after its announcement.
80-407: In February 2020, HMD Global unveiled an Android Go smartphone with almost the same name, Nokia C2 . This mobile telephone can be bought in various websites and shops but is now a lot harder to find then when it was first released. The key feature of this phone is Dual SIM. It means that the phone can have two SIM cards of which the second is hot swappable (i.e. can be changed without restarting
160-673: A Nokia Android smartphone codenamed Normandy , along with the cancelled Meltineme Project on Lumia hardware, which was eventually introduced as the Nokia X series in February 2014, featuring a heavily customized version of the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) and released in emerging markets. The acquisition was completed just two months later, and Microsoft discontinued the X series soon afterward. In an interview with Forbes , former HMD CEO Arto Nummela stated that
240-416: A V, such as the Nokia 8V Pureview In April 2021, a new two-digit nomenclature was introduced with the launch of the G series and X series alongside the existing C series. Nokia is in partnership with Google, and their Nokia-branded smartphones run Google's Android operating system. The software has minimal customizations and is stock Android, with some notable customizations including tweaked icons with
320-1444: A combination of firmware and software updates. The latter of these include imaging improvements, new technology support, feature updates, and bug fixes. Because Lumia devices exclusively use Windows Phone, major operating system updates are often bundled with the firmware updates upon release. Similar to how Windows Phones receive operating system updates , Lumia update releases are dependent on carriers who decide if and when devices are to receive them. However, operating system updates are not subject to these constraints if users are part of Microsoft's Windows Insider or Preview for Developers programs. Lumia Amber 15 August 2013 Windows Phone 8 Update 2 ( GDR2 ) Default version for Nokia Lumia 625, 925, 928 and 1020 devices, developed by Nokia 9 January 2014 Windows Phone 8 Update 3 ( GDR3 ) Default version for Nokia Lumia 525, 1320 and 1520 devices, developed by Nokia 15 July 2014 Windows Phone 8.1 Default version for Nokia Lumia 521, 530, 630, 635, 636, 638 and 930 devices, developed by Microsoft 4 September 2014 Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1 ( GDR1 ) Windows Phone 8.1 Update 2 ( GDR2 ) Default version for Nokia Lumia 730, 735 and 830 and Microsoft Lumia 430, 435, 532 and 535 devices with Windows¨Phone 8.1 Update 1; default version for Microsoft Lumia 540, 640 and 640 XL devices with Windows Phone 8.1 Update 2; developed by Microsoft All devices in
400-631: A different update called Windows Phone 7.8. Later in September 2012, Nokia unveiled the Lumia 820 and the Lumia 920 , its first two devices to use Windows Phone 8. Both featured NFC , with the Lumia 820 embedding a microSD card slot, and an optional Wireless Charging Shell for Qi wireless charging . The Lumia 920 also notably featured Qi wireless charging, and a " PureView " camera with optical image stabilization . While Nokia received criticism when it
480-501: A licensing agreement with Nokia Corporation which included giving it use of cellular standard essential patent licenses. Nokia has said this move is "uniting one of the world's iconic mobile brands with the leading mobile operating system". Some factories of Microsoft Mobile, including one located in Vietnam , had been sold to Foxconn , the world's largest electronics manufacturer. It was agreed that HMD products would be manufactured in
560-485: A major business partnership between Nokia and Microsoft, which would see Nokia adopt Windows Phone as its primary platform on future smartphones, replacing both Symbian and MeeGo . The deal also included the integration of Bing as the search engine on Nokia devices, and the integration of Nokia Maps into Microsoft's own mapping services . Nokia had planned to use the MeeGo platform as part of its future plans prior to
640-575: A mobile software cybersecurity company. Starting in 2023, HMD has considered dropping the Nokia branding in favor of the generic HMD brand in order to diversify its portfolio. This came to fruition with the 2024 release of the HMD Vibe as the first non-Nokia HMD smartphone. The product naming of Nokia devices has historically been based on the numerical system, with new Nokia-branded Android smartphones being named from 1 to 9; with Nokia 1 series being
720-740: A more general blue theme, a different camera app, and the additions of the classic Nokia startup tone and the Nokia tune ringtone. HMD calls it "pure, secure and up-to-date", claiming it does not contain Software bloat or additional software and that the phones will get fast software updates compared to other OEMs. It can be seen as a spiritual successor to Google's former Nexus series, which were known for running stock Android. HMD's launch devices came preloaded with Android version 7 "Nougat" . Devices released after 2017 come preloaded with Android 8 "Oreo" or Android 9 "Pie" . Devices released after December 2019 come with Android 10 "Q" , however it
800-509: A part of the change of ownership, the social network pages have also been rebranded as Microsoft Lumia rather than Microsoft Mobile; this sought to emphasize the Windows Phone over other Nokia mobile phones while also updating social network pages of Windows Phone to the new Microsoft Lumia branding. To reflect this change, Nokia Conversations was also rebranded as Lumia Conversations , and NokNok.tv to Lumia Conversations UK. However,
880-751: A partnership with Google , and uses the Android operating system under the Android One program on their smartphones, whereas HMD's feature phones use the Series 30+ platform, or most recently, the Firefox OS -derived KaiOS . HMD is headquartered in Espoo , Finland, and is largely run by former Nokia executives. The first CEO was Arto Nummela, a Nokia veteran of 17 years, until July 2017, when company president Florian Seiche took over as CEO. Manufacturing
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#1732797386461960-409: A partnership with Microsoft in 2011, with Symbian to be relegated. Google's chief executive Eric Schmidt confirmed that the company held extensive "confidential negotiations" with Nokia to encourage using Android. Despite this, Nokia still experimented with Android that year and leaked images showed a Nokia N9 prototype running Android. In late 2013 when Microsoft announced its intention to purchase
1040-467: A post by a Microsoft Twitter account stated that all Nokia and Microsoft Lumia smartphones running Windows Phone 8 and 8.1 would receive updates to Windows 10 ; however, following the official unveiling, Microsoft denied this, stating that they instead were targeting the "majority" of Lumia phones and that not all phones would receive the update or support all of its features. Later, Microsoft confirmed that low-end devices with 512 MB of RAM (including
1120-464: A result of the growing use of touchscreen smartphones from other vendors, such as Apple 's iPhone line and Android -based products. In 2010, its market share had declined to 28%, and in April 2012, Samsung Electronics (a prominent user of Android) ultimately overtook Nokia as the largest mobile phone vendor in the world. Nokia's CEO Stephen Elop vetoed the idea of producing Android devices, believing
1200-575: Is KaiOS for Nokia 8110 4G , Nokia 800 Tough , Nokia 2720 Flip , Nokia 6300 4G and Nokia 8000 4G, debuted on Nokia 8110 4G . The newer KaiOS - based system is integrated with many of Google 's services. KaiOS phones have an appstore, UC Browser can be downloaded. Nokia 8110 4G have the graphical user interface similar to the Smart Feature OS in Nokia 3310 3G . Since late 2023, HMD has collaborated with CloudMosa to introduce various cloud-based widgets for feature phones using
1280-569: Is confirmed that some phones will get an update to Android 10 "Q" . Former CEO Arto Nummela, said in a June 2017 interview that HMD is a "first tier partner with Google." In August 2019 Counterpoint research said that "Nokia Leads the Global Rankings in Updating Smartphone Software and Security [out of 3rd party Android OEMs]". According to Exhibit 2: Time Taken by Top 10 Manufacturers to Upgrade Portfolios to
1360-589: Is headed by Raun Forsyth and Alasdair McPhail. The Nokia 5 , 6, and 8 are made from a single block of 6000 series aluminium , while the 7 is crafted from 7000 series aluminum. The Nokia 8 Sirocco is crafted from a single block of stainless steel . In 2017 Nokia started resurrecting its classic devices. This began in May 2017 when a new 3310 handset was introduced at the Mobile World Congress. It sported an updated but similar design language to
1440-476: Is outsourced to Foxconn subsidiary FIH Mobile. Nokia has an investment in HMD, and remains a partner, setting mandatory requirements and providing patents and technologies, in return for royalty payments . HMD uses a marketing strategy advertising Nokia phones as "pure, secure and up to date" (referring to a stock Android interface and its commitment to fast updates) as well as brand trust and nostalgia. Nokia
1520-637: Is the Lumia Camera user interface, which had been highly praised by critics since appearing on the Nokia Lumia 1020 . On 16 August 2017, HMD introduced their first flagship Nokia smartphone, the Nokia 8 . Its most distinguishing features are Dual Sight, allowing live streaming with both the front and rear Zeiss cameras (referred to as "bothie", a pun on " selfie "), and OZO Audio, which contains spatial 360° audio technology derived from Nokia's high-end OZO camera. In September 2017, HMD acquired
1600-478: The Lumia 535 . In October 2015, Microsoft announced the first Lumia devices running on Windows 10 Mobile , the Lumia 950 , Lumia 950 XL and Lumia 550 . The most recent Lumia smartphone, the Lumia 650 , was announced by Microsoft on 15 February 2016. Sales decreased sharply after the introduction of Windows 10 in 2015 and Microsoft briefly stopped selling Lumia devices from the Microsoft Store at
1680-650: The Lumia 610 , a new entry-level device taking advantage of the lower system requirements introduced by Windows Phone 7's "Tango" update. These new low-end devices were intended to improve Windows Phone adoption in emerging markets such as China . In June 2012, both Nokia and Microsoft received much criticism after it was revealed that the Windows Phone 7 Lumia devices will not be upgradable to Microsoft's second generation Windows Phone platform, Windows Phone 8 . It has been said that those devices won't be upgraded because Windows Phone 8 uses an entirely different kernel ( Windows NT ). The original Lumia range instead received
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#17327973864611760-442: The Lumia 650 , which also runs Windows 10 Mobile, was launched. Sales of Lumia devices declined between fiscal years 2015 and 2016, with phone revenue decreasing by $ 4.2 billion or 56%. When Microsoft announced the acquisition in September 2013, 7.3 million devices were sold in the quarter, but this shrunk to 1.2 million at the quarter ending June 2016. Since the Lumia series make up 95% of total Windows Phone/Windows 10 Mobile sales,
1840-418: The Lumia 925 , a revised version of the 920 with a slimmer build incorporating aluminium, and the Lumia 1020 , which features a 41-megapixel camera based on technology from its Symbian-based 808 PureView . On 22 October 2013, Nokia extended the Lumia brand into the tablet market with the unveiling of the Lumia 2520 ; running Microsoft's Windows RT operating system, it was the company's first tablet since
1920-531: The Nokia 6 , in January 2017. Even after the acquisition of Nokia's mobile device business by Microsoft, several Lumia devices were unveiled by Microsoft Mobile in September 2014 that still carried the Nokia name, including the Lumia 830 and Lumia 735 . In July 2014, it had been reported by evleaks that Microsoft was attempting to license the Nokia name in a co-branding scheme, which would have possibly seen future devices branded as "Nokia by Microsoft". As
2000-629: The Nokia Corporation sold to Microsoft in 2014, then bought back in 2016. HMD began marketing Nokia-branded smartphones and feature phones on 1 December 2016. The company has exclusive rights to the Nokia brand for mobile phones through a licensing agreement. The HMD brand was initially only used for corporate purposes and does not appear in advertising, whereas the name "Nokia Mobile" is used on social media. In January 2024, HMD rebranded to 'Human Mobile Devices' and will use its branding on future devices alongside that of Nokia. HMD has
2080-462: The Nokia Internet tablet range. Some critics believed that the usage of Windows RT rather than full Microsoft Windows 8.1 led to bad sales, as most major Windows tablet makers have used Windows 8.1 in favour of Windows RT. Alternatively, others have claimed that the device's failure was due to its heavy weight and high price. Lumia 2520 was discontinued in early 2015. Although sales of
2160-506: The Nokia Lumia 520 , which represents 24.5% of all Windows Phone devices sold), would also get the Windows 10 upgrade, but reaffirmed that not all of its features would be supported on these devices. Additionally, Microsoft stated on January 16, 2015, that low-end Windows Phone 8.1 phones will not get some Lumia Denim features. In July 2015, Bloomberg reported that Microsoft had a planned restructuring of Microsoft Mobile, which includes
2240-409: The graphical user interface similar to the Smart Feature OS in Nokia 3310 3G , albeit with the lack of animation and J2ME applications support. "Smart Feature OS" is an operating system providing some smart capabilities in devices with a feature phone form factor. Smart Feature OS is based on Java for Nokia 3310 3G only. The phone use Opera Mini 4 as the default browser. Another OS used by HMD
2320-410: The original , which debuted in September 2000. This device was still a feature phone but it shipped with a fresh operating system, colored display, and Nokia native applications. After the success of this initiative, Nokia again rebooted one of its classic phones, the Nokia 8110 , which featured a 4G update, excellent battery life, and classic Nokia apps . Nokia and Zeiss has been partners since
2400-682: The Chinese market, AliOS . After the announcement of Google's Open Handset Alliance in November 2007, Nokia said it "considered" joining the alliance, despite its majority stake in Symbian Software Nokia eventually did not join and instead created the rival Symbian Foundation in 2008 after taking control of the Symbian operating system and making it open source . In 2010 as competition stiffened, Nokia lost some partners of
2480-501: The Cloud Phone technology. The design language of Nokia smartphones from HMD consists of typical Scandinavian design and aesthetics , and are considered to be reminiscent of the previous Microsoft Lumia series, with clean and minimal styling. When HMD was formed in 2016, it stated that it wanted to develop phones that stay loyal to Nokia's popular heritage of "design, robustness and reliability". The company's design team
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2560-685: The Cloud Phone technology. Cloud Phone is a platform that allows 4G feature phones to use various modern third-party services through the cloud. This partnership marks the first time that Nokia Series 30+ devices are capable of accessing YouTube, Shorts, TikTok, Google Sign-in Services, and real-time modern web applications. The first device to support Cloud Apps on Series 30+ is the Nokia 110 4G (2023), with all devices released in 2023 onwards set to feature this capability through OTA updates. On 24 April 2024, HMD launched three new 4G feature phones: Nokia 215 4G, 225 4G, 235 4G, and Nokia 3210, all supporting
2640-495: The FIH/Foxconn factories. The total sale to both HMD Global and FIH Mobile amounted to US$ 350 million. HMD have decided to spend US$ 500 million in supporting the marketing of the new products over the next three years. In addition the company is backed by a Luxembourg -based private equity fund called Smart Connect LP, run by Jean-François Baril, who was senior vice president of Nokia from 1999 to 2012. On 1 December 2016,
2720-590: The Latest Android Version , Nokia were, over the 12 months following Android 9's launch, in first place for % of [Smartphone] Portfolio Updated to Android Pie. However, with the increasing product portfolio Nokia could not keep to this high standards and updates are delayed longer and distributed less frequently. The phones typically receive updates for two to three years. On feature phones, HMD has used Series 30+, Smart Feature OS powered by Java for Nokia 3310 3G and KaiOS for Nokia 8110 4G and in
2800-510: The Lumia line did not affect sales, though some critics believed that it might negatively influence consumers' decisions due to Nokia's established reputation for durability compared to the relative infancy of Microsoft's brand in the consumer phone space. The Nokia Lumia 638 was the last Lumia product to bear the Nokia brand, and was only released in India in December 2014. In November 2014,
2880-405: The Lumia line had exceeded those of BlackBerry in the same period, Nokia still made an operating loss of €115m, with revenues falling 24% to €5.7bn following the second quarter of 2013. Over the past nine quarters, Nokia sustained €4.1 billion worth of operating losses. In Q3 2013, Lumia sales hit 8.8 million worldwide; over three times higher than the same period the year before; and double
2960-523: The Lumia line were smartphones (including one tablet computer ) running Microsoft Windows software. All the smartphones were full-touch in a candybar form. There were no QWERTY devices, although there were reports in 2012 that Nokia was working on such device similar to the Nokia Eseries . An alleged prototype device with full keyboard was leaked in 2017. The first digit (or the first two digits for devices with four-digit model numbers) indicates
3040-661: The Microsoft Lumia range. This would reportedly include a write down of approximately US$ 7.6 billion on the acquisition of Nokia's mobile phone business and a layoff of around 7,200 employees. It was also reported that Microsoft would release fewer first-party devices each year. As part of a larger restructuring, the Microsoft Devices & Studios engineering group was merged with the Operating Systems Engineering Group to form
3120-537: The Nokia Pro Camera app for Zeiss camera phones. The classic 8110 was also reintroduced. In late July 2018, HMD announced vacancy for a team to expand the business in USA. For the Chinese market, Nokia X6 was announced, which got a worldwide release as Nokia 6.1 Plus. Another Chinese-market device, called Nokia X5, was later announced. Both of these have bezel-less screens. These devices are direct successors to
3200-666: The Nokia X family surprisingly became popular with users of high-end Samsung and Apple smartphone devices, despite the fact that it was a mid to low end device series. After the sale, the Nokia Technologies division developed the N1 Android tablet, featuring the Z Launcher interface, released in China in 2015. Later that year, images of an N1-like phone with Android called the C1 were leaked. Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri confirmed
3280-606: The Nokia brand. The CEO of Nokia, Rajeev Suri , said in June 2015 that the Nokia brand would return to smartphones. Earlier that year Nokia Technologies released the N1 tablet running Android. Under the terms of the acquisition agreement with Microsoft, Nokia could not sell Nokia-branded phones until 31 December 2015. Suri said in February 2016 that he wanted the company to be in a position where it co-designs with another manufacturer, but keeps "appropriate control measures". HMD Global Oy
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3360-521: The Nokia mobile phone division, the New York Times reported that a team at Nokia were secretly testing Android on Microsoft Lumia devices, but that Microsoft was aware of this. Some analysts think Microsoft bought the business because Nokia were thinking of switching to Android, which could have resulted in Microsoft losing its dominant Windows Phone OEM. In December 2013 there were leaks of
3440-480: The Nokia website showed mobile devices for sale for the first time since 2014. Their first devices, Nokia 150 and 150 Dual SIM feature phones, was announced on 13 December 2016, while their first Android smartphone, Nokia 6 , was announced on 8 January 2017. At Mobile World Congress in February 2017, HMD announced the relaunch of the iconic Nokia 3310 , along with two new Android devices named Nokia 3 and Nokia 5. The first Nokia branded Android smartphone, Nokia 6
3520-576: The Symbian Foundation who then supported Google only. By now Nokia planned to replace Symbian with the Linux -based MeeGo after the N9 flagship. As MeeGo and Android are based upon Linux , some speculated that this would be a roadmap in Nokia's eventual adoption of Android. Under CEO Stephen Elop the company chose to halt the MeeGo project in favour of adopting Windows Phone, which resulted in
3600-416: The U.S. carrier AT&T for an LTE -enabled device, Nokia quickly developed the Lumia 900 as a follow-up, first unveiled at the 2012 International CES . The Lumia 900 received heavy promotion by the carrier as a flagship device , but its launch was dampened by a software bug that prevented the device from connecting to certain mobile data networks, forcing AT&T to issue credits to those who purchased
3680-419: The announcement, although the company announced that it would still release one MeeGo device in 2011. Aligning with Microsoft had been considered a possibility by analysts due to Elop's prior employment with the company. Nokia unveiled its first Windows Phone 7 -based devices, the mid-range Lumia 710 and high-end Lumia 800 , on 26 October 2011 at its Nokia World conference. Motivated by requests from
3760-661: The cancelled Lumia "McLaren" ). On 13 September 2013, the New York Times writer Nick Wingfield revealed that Nokia had been testing the Android operating system on its Lumia hardware. It was one of two known Android projects at the company; the other was running the OS on low–end Asha hardware, which resulted in the Nokia X family of devices. Despite the testing, the Android-based Lumia handsets were never released and only altered Asha devices were brought to
3840-462: The company wouldn't be able to suitably differentiate its Android products from that of other vendors. In an employee memo, Elop infamously described the company as being on a "burning platform", blaming the "war of ecosystems " between iOS and Android as part of Nokia's overall struggle, and asserting that the company needed to make major changes to its operation. In February 2011, Stephen Elop and Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer jointly announced
3920-445: The deal closing on 25 April 2014. As a result, the Lumia line's maintenance was transferred to Microsoft Mobile. As part of the transition, Microsoft continued to use the Nokia brand on Lumia devices until October 2014, when it began to officially phase out the Nokia name in its promotion and production of smartphones in favor of Microsoft branding. In November 2014, Microsoft announced the first Microsoft (non-Nokia) branded Lumia device,
4000-599: The deal, which closed in early 2014. While Microsoft will license the Nokia name under a 10-year agreement, the company will only be able to use it on feature phones : those running the Series 30 , Series 30+ and the Series 40 mobile operating systems based on Java ME and MediaTek technology, respectively. These changes resulted in future Lumia models being first-party hardware produced by Microsoft. Codenames for Lumia phones developed from late 2013 were based on James Bond movies, including "Moneypenny" (which became Nokia Lumia 630 ) and "Goldfinger" (which would be
4080-582: The design patent of Nokia Lumia 2520 . On 25 October 2017, HMD revived the Nokia Beta Labs , a beta software program. On 11 January 2018, HMD Global acquired the Asha brand name. On 25 February 2018, A new high-end flagship was introduced, Nokia 8 Sirocco , featuring a curved all-glass design and its name referring to the older Nokia 8800 Sirocco , as well as Nokia 7 plus , and ultra-low-cost smartphone, Nokia 1 . In addition, HMD re-introduced
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#17327973864614160-564: The development of the Nokia N90 in 2005. The partnership between the two companies continued until Nokia's departure from the mobile industry in 2013. In the same year, the partnership was carried over to Microsoft when it acquired Nokia's mobile business. The last Microsoft smartphone with the Zeiss lens was the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL released in 2015. In 2016, Microsoft sold its feature phone business to HMD Global and FIH Mobile . This
4240-400: The device's family, with larger numbers generally denoting a higher-end device. Under Nokia, numbers larger than 10 indicated a phablet (e.g. 1320 , 1520 ) or tablet ( 2520 ). Following the sale of the Lumia line to Microsoft, four-digit model numbers were discontinued, with larger models instead being denoted by an "XL" suffix (e.g. 950 XL ). The second digit indicates the generation of
4320-432: The device, based on the operating system it originally shipped with: The third digit is used to distinguish between variants in the same family and generation. 0 indicates the base model, while other numbers indicate either a minor upgrade (e.g. 920 and 925 ), a 4G-capable variant (e.g. 730 and 735 ) or a regional or carrier-specific variant. An optional "C" or "T" suffix indicates a variant produced exclusively for
4400-465: The device. Upon its launch in April 2012, the Lumia 900 was listed as a top seller on Amazon.com , but online sales began to taper off by May. While not revealing further details, a Nokia representative stated that the company was "pleased with the consumer reaction, as well as the support we have received from AT&T", while AT&T's mobility chief Ralph de la Vega stated that the Lumia 900 had "exceeded expectations". In early 2012, Nokia released
4480-402: The end of 2016 —by which time sales were estimated to have dropped below one million units —although availability was restored at the beginning of 2017. In October 2017, Microsoft's corporate vice president, Joe Belfiore , confirmed that Microsoft would no longer sell or manufacture new Windows 10 Mobile devices. The existing devices would receive bug fixes and security updates only, ending for
4560-593: The figure in North America compared to the previous quarter. At the same time, overall Windows Phone market share hit double figures in several countries in Europe and other regions. On 3 September 2013, Microsoft announced its intent to acquire Nokia's mobile phone business (including rights to the Lumia and low-end Asha brands) in an overall deal of over US $ 7bn. Stephen Elop stepped down as Nokia's CEO and returned to Microsoft as its head of devices as part of
4640-581: The first ever Nokia-branded 5G smartphone, and the "world's first truly global 5G device". Other products announced the same day were Nokia 5.3 , Nokia 1.3 , and revival of Nokia 5310 XpressMusic . HMD also introduced HMD Connect, which is a global roaming data SIM card, with associated plans. Nokia 6.2 and Nokia 7.2 get exclusive 007-branded Kevlar cases in conjunction to the HMD marketing campaign with James Bond movie No Time to Die . HMD are currently implementing new systems utilizing Artificial Intelligence . In July 2020, HMD acquired Valona Labs,
4720-421: The highly competitive smartphone market dominated by Android and iOS devices. There were further internal struggles, as Microsoft tried to reconcile the Nokia brand with its own objectives under Microsoft Mobile . By October 2014, Microsoft decided to drop the Nokia brand in favor of its Microsoft-branded Lumia smartphone range with the release of Microsoft Lumia 535 , while only the featurephone segment kept
4800-518: The larger Windows & Devices Engineering Group. In July 2015, it was announced that the head of Surface , Panos Panay, would head the new Microsoft devices unit, which would include the Microsoft Lumia as well as various other Microsoft hardware products such as the Band , HoloLens , and Xbox . In October 2015, Microsoft launched the first Lumia devices running on Windows 10 Mobile : the Lumia 950 , Lumia 950 XL and Lumia 550 . In February 2016,
4880-470: The latest devices in December 2019. The Lumia 650 was Lumia's last device, although Lumia 750 and 850/650XL were at the last steps before production at the time but ultimately were cancelled. The Lumia 950 was Microsoft Mobile's last Lumia flagship and the last Windows Phone flagship device. A supposed successor called Microsoft Lumia 960 (codenamed Northstar ) was reportedly canceled while being in its prototype tests level. The next Microsoft phone release
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#17327973864614960-536: The line was the result of a long-term partnership between Nokia and Microsoft —as such, Lumia smartphones run on Microsoft software, the Windows Phone operating system; and later the newer Windows 10 Mobile . The Lumia name is derived from the partitive plural form of the Finnish word lumi , meaning "snow". On 3 September 2013, Microsoft announced its purchase of Nokia's mobile device business, with
5040-472: The lowest-end entry level smartphone, and the Nokia 9 series being the highest-end offering of the portfolio. For device successors, and new products launched under the same series, the decimal system (similar to the naming convention of software versions) is being used to denote the different smartphone versions (for e.g. Nokia 6 (2017), Nokia 6.1 (2018), Nokia 6.2 (2019), Nokia 6.3, and so on...). In addition to this, Verizon carrier locked phones are marked with
5120-488: The market. In July 2014, Microsoft announced that it would discontinue the majority of its Nokia-branded devices, including the Asha, S30, S40, and X platforms, in favor of low-cost Lumia devices inheriting their design. This left S30+ as Microsoft's only remaining Nokia-branded phone platform until it was sold to HMD Global in May 2016, who, the following February, would announce the first Nokia-branded true Android phone,
5200-482: The mid-upper range Xseries used for the touchscreen Symbian smartphones In late August 2018, HMD acquired PureView branding, the imaging technology brand which had previously been implemented on high-end Nokia/Lumia smartphones since the Nokia 808 PureView in 2012. In November 2019, HMD announced Nokia C1 , the Android Go smartphone. On 19 March 2020, HMD held an online event and announced Nokia 8.3 5G ,
5280-408: The ones available on Apple's iOS and Google's Android . At this point of time, Nokia had a lineup of feature phones, and a range of low- to high-end smartphones under the Nokia Eseries , Microsoft Lumia and Nokia Asha product lines. By the early 2010s, Nokia had lost major market share in the mobile phone market, and was overtaken by Apple and Samsung. In 2014, Nokia's mobile phone business
5360-690: The operating system market share also shrunk along with it. Throughout 2016 Microsoft slowed down production volumes of Lumia devices, and it was speculated that the series would be discontinued by the end of 2016. Shortly after the discontinuation of the Elite X3 , HP's attempt to bring Windows 10 Mobile to a niche market, Microsoft's corporate vice president Joe Belfiore confirmed that Microsoft would no longer sell or manufacture new mobile devices. The existing devices would receive bug fixes and security updates only. Nokia and Microsoft Mobile have released several updates unique to Lumia devices which feature
5440-399: The partnership became non-exclusive at that point. This makes Vivo and Sony Mobile the last remaining partners of Zeiss. Microsoft Lumia#Partnership between Microsoft and Nokia Microsoft Lumia (previously the Nokia Lumia ) is a discontinued line of mobile devices that was originally designed and marketed by Nokia and later by Microsoft Mobile . Introduced in November 2011,
5520-467: The phone). Other features include: VGA camera, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, Flash Lite 4.0 and MIDP Java 4.5 with additional Java APIs. HMD Global Human Mobile Devices ( HMD ), formally HMD Global , is a Finnish independent mobile phone manufacturer. The company is owned by the Luxembourgish holding company Smart Connect GL . The company is made up of the mobile phone business that
5600-634: The rebranding has not been consistent, as the Nokia Army was renamed the Spartan Nation and the support site for legacy phones, accessories, various Nokia-branded devices, and services, originally Nokia Discussions, was renamed the Microsoft Mobile Community. The Lumia Beamer was the last Lumia-branded application to have its URL changed from Nokia to Lumia, signifying the end of the transitional term during which Microsoft
5680-437: The return of the Nokia brand to smartphones in June 2015 through a licensing strategy, and the formation of HMD Global was finally announced in May 2016. Nokia 6 was announced in January 2017, almost six years after declining to use Google/Android and partnering with Microsoft. Series 30+ (abbreviated as S30+ ) is a software platform and application user interface used for Nokia -branded mobile devices . The platform
5760-455: Was allowed to use Nokia.com and related sites. However, in October 2014, Microsoft officially announced that it would phase out the Nokia brand in its promotion and production of Lumia smartphones, and that future Lumia models would be branded solely with the name and logo of Microsoft. In November 2014, Microsoft announced its first self-branded phone, Microsoft Lumia 535 . Rebranding
5840-786: Was introduced by Nokia in September 2013, first appearing on the Nokia 108, and has been the main Nokia feature phone operating system after the end of the Series 30 and Series 40 platforms in 2014. Despite the similar name and user interface, S30+ is technically completely different and unrelated to S30. Many S30+ devices only support MAUI Runtime Environment , and application file (.vxp) developed by MediaTek , but some later devices have included support for J2ME applications. Even for models that don't support Java J2ME applications, some are still capable of running something. Some S30+ models also come with an online shop that would allow downloading new apps and games. Newer phone models with "Series 30+" platform are said to be based on RTOS , which use
5920-477: Was one of the largest global mobile phone and smartphone makers until it began to struggle in maintaining market leadership due to the rise of more innovative smartphone offerings from Apple , Samsung and Google . Due to various factors, Nokia was unable to maintain the popularity it once had back in the 2000s. Its initial partnership with Microsoft to use its operating system did not help either as Windows Phone 's mobile app offerings were not as comprehensive as
6000-516: Was originally incorporated in Helsinki on 9 November 2015. On 18 May 2016, Microsoft Mobile announced the sale of its feature phone business to HMD Global and FIH Mobile. The sale included design rights, and its rights to use Nokia brand on all types of mobile phones and tablets worldwide until 2024, except in Japan, where Nokia-branded mobile phones have not been sold since 2008. HMD also signed
6080-530: Was released in China and a few other Asian markets starting January, while Western releases commenced in June starting with Finland, with a full worldwide release of all three Android devices by August 2017. On 6 July 2017 HMD partnered with Carl Zeiss AG to provide camera lens optics for Nokia smartphones. Nokia previously used Zeiss optics in its mobile phone lineup from 2005 to 2014. On 27 July 2017, HMD purchased 500 design patents from Microsoft Mobile that were originally created by Nokia. One notable patent
6160-429: Was revealed that a demonstration video of its image stabilization technology was, in fact, filmed using a professional camera, the Lumia 920 was a commercial success for the company. At MWC 2013, Nokia introduced two more Windows Phone 8 devices: the mid-range Nokia Lumia 720 and the budget Nokia Lumia 520 , the latter of which has become the highest selling Windows phone device ever. In 2013, Nokia also introduced
6240-415: Was sold to Microsoft, along with the right to use the Nokia brand for mobile phones for ten years. The sale did not end the woes of the business. Microsoft used the brand primarily as a means of introducing its Windows Phone mobile operating system, which was itself struggling to establish any kind of significant market presence. The range of Microsoft Lumia smartphones did not gain significant traction in
6320-595: Was the Microsoft Surface Duo , while a Windows Phone-powered Surface Neo foldable tablet was cancelled too a few years later, after its introduction. The last smartphone from Microsoft was the Surface Duo 2 , which marked the demise of Microsoft Mobile. From 1998 to 2012, Nokia was the largest vendor of mobile phones in the world, which included early smartphones built on its Symbian platform. However, in recent years, its market share declined as
6400-461: Was then followed by the licensing of the Nokia brand for smartphones from Nokia Corporation. In July 2017, HMD Global and Zeiss rekindled its "exclusive" partnership. The first Nokia Android smartphone with Zeiss lens was the flagship Nokia 8 . On 25 July 2022, Zeiss confirmed through the European website, Nokiamob, that the partnership between the two companies ended in 2021. It is clear that
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