2017 Nokia Smartphone Confirmed: Android Nougat Powered D1C Set For Launch In February Next Year! Here’s Complete Specs, Features And Expected Price!

After weeks of rumors and speculations, the Finland-based tech giant has finally confirmed the launch of its 2017 Nokia Smartphone. The company confirmed the launch of the rumored D1C in a slide presented at Nokia's Capital Markets Day 2016 event. The slide clearly states Nokia's return to the smartphones market next year.

Nokia’s comeback in smartphone industry confirmed for 2017https://t.co/pg9wYpSRh5 pic.twitter.com/Duv0nBZ4Ko

— Express Technology (@expresstechie) November 19, 2016

Although not much has been revealed about the 2017 Nokia Smartphone, the D1C, we can still speculate what the smartphone would be like. Some of the other Nokia-branded Android devices like the Nokia 5320 and 1490 models have also been rumored on various sites earlier. Here's what we expect from the upcoming Nokia Smartphone:

2017 Nokia Smartphone: Who's going to manufacture the D1C?

Well, the simplest answer would be Nokia, but that would not be true. After its acquisition by Microsoft, the Finnish company would not manufacture any smartphone on its own. It'll, however, be the owner of the brand and will also supervise the manufacturing of the new phones.

#Nokia announces smartphone entry ! No word on whether they will have green screens and rotary dialshttps://t.co/b9GTwclRWf — Mohan Desai (@22000FT) November 19, 2016

HMD global will be responsible for the development of the 2017 Nokia Smartphone, whereas, Foxconn will be responsible for the devices' R&D and manufacturing. It's worth noticing that Nokia has recently granted HMD to manufacture devices under its brand for the next decade.

2017 Nokia Smartphone: D1C's Expected Features

Although not much has yet been officially announced about the upcoming smartphone, if the recent rumors and reports are to be believed, the D1C could mark Nokia's return to the Smartphone Market. The D1C has been benchmarked both on Geekbench as well Antutu, also revealing some of its key features.

The 2017 Nokia Smartphone is expected to be powered by the Qualcomm's Snapdragon 430 processor, which will be coupled with an Adreno 505 GPU. Nokia D1C will run on a RAM of 3 GB and will feature a storage capacity of 32 GB. As Nokia has signed a non-compete clause with Microsoft, it'll also ditch the earlier Windows Mobile for good.

Nokia D1C is a phone not a tablet, images leak online https://t.co/VAZeymNmpZ pic.twitter.com/DMebPsdyl4

— Applingua (@applingua) November 10, 2016

Nokia D1C will now run on the latest Android Nougat, and may also feature some of the latest specs that come with the new OS. The 2017 Nokia Smartphone will come with a 13MP rear camera and an 8MP selfie camera.

2017 Nokia Smartphone: D1C's Release Date and Price

The D1C was earlier rumored to be launched before the end of 2016 but till now the company has not revealed much about the smartphone. It's very likely that the Nokia D1C Smartphone will be unveiled during Company CEO Rajeev Suri's keynote address at MWC in February.

The upcoming smartphone is expected to carry a price tag worth $225 in the U.S. As not much is known about the D1C yet, stay tuned to SWR to know more about the 2017 Nokia Smartphone.