Nokia Comeback 2016 Update, Latest News: New Nokia Handset Gets Leaked On GeekBench?

Rumors of Nokia gearing up for a smartphone industry comeback in 2016 have been making rounds for quite some time now. As per new reports, Nokia's upcoming Android smartphone, possibly dubbed "Nokia D1C", was recently spotted on benchmarking website, GeekBench.

As per the listing, the purported "Nokia D1C" handset, which appears with the model number MSM8937, will come powered by Google's latest Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box. The device is shown to have Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 octa-core CPU, clocked at 1.4 GHz, coupled with Adreno 505 GPU and 3GB of RAM. The Nokia handset managed to score as high as 667 in single-core test and 3,229 in multi-core tests. Unfortunately, there's no information about the handset's display size and camera specs. Considering the specs, it is clear that the handset in question is a mid-range smartphone. The Geek bench smartphone listing authenticity is yet to be proved. So, readers are advised to take the information with a big grain of salt.

Last month, two Nokia Android Phones with model numbers Nokia 5320 and Nokia RM-1490 also appeared in Geek bench listings. The first handset Nokia 5320 was listed with a 2.27GHz quad-core Qualcomm processor, expected to be the latest Snapdragon 821 processor, 2GB of RAM and Android 4.4.4 KitKat OS. The second Nokia Android 2016 handset with model number RM-1490 was listed with a single core AMD A8-5545M processor clocked at just 500MHz, 2GB and Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean OS.

According to reports, Nokia's comeback in 2016 will be marked by a couple of top-notch Android phones and tablets which will be manufactured by Finland-based HMD Global. Notably, HMD Global has inked an exclusive agreement with Nokia to manufacture Nokia-branded phones and tablets for the next 10 years. Mike Wang, President, Joint Management Team, Nokia China, has already confirmed that the company will launch two smartphones and two tablets either in December 2016 or in the beginning of 2017.

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