Windows Phone 7 Concept is HERE! Love It or Hate It?

21/02/2011 14:04 par slaytane

Today’s shocker (or not so much) was the announcement that Nokia will be working with Microsoft and focusing on Windows Phone 7 for its handsets. Well, not so many hours after that, Engadget found a nifty series of Nokia concept phones running said OS. Apparently, these designs are made by Nokia and Microsoft.

As you can see they borrow heavily from the N8 and C7 Symbian phones and use brightly colored cases. The usual WP7 buttons are present, at the lower side, below the display, that should be between 3.5 inch a 4.3 inch in diagonal (we suppose). We have found out today from Nokia and Microsoft officials that phones like the N8 and E7 won’t receive any WP7 upgrade, so one can only dream.

E2 is a Concept Slate Phone With 21:9 Aspect Ratio

21/02/2011 14:00 par slaytane

Designer Jason Wang decided to switch the classical Nokia design into something more modern: a slate phone with a 21:9 aspect ratio. The device is dubbed Nokia E2 with is symmetry across a horizontal axis. We’re dealing with an ergonomic handset that features a large display with a 4.6 inch diagonal.

The screen is a ClearBlack display and the Nokia E2 also comes with a 12MP camera with Xenon flash and 720p video capture at 30 fps. There’s also a microSD slot on board, that together with the SIM slot is revealed by pulling the left side of the back cover, that tilts (2 degrees). A noise cancelling microphone is also present on the slate, as well as a proximity sensor and an accelerometer.

HDMI output is supported and we’d love to see this concept working with an original dock of sorts. It would make a great media playing unit!

X9 Symbian^3 Phone Uses Dragontail Glass Screen

21/02/2011 13:57 par slaytane

Yet another Symbian^3 concept has reached our parts, courtesy of the same Mynokiablog.com. This time it’s the Nokia X9 model we’re talking about, a handset that uses the brand new Dragontail glass technology for protection. The designer is Andre Nuansa and the handset is pretty simple, rectangular and classic.

The Dragontail is a rival for the Gorilla Glass technology, being six times stronger than regular glass. On the back of the Nokia X9 we find a 12MP camera with true zoom, Carl Zeiss optics and 1080p HD video capture. A 1.2GHz CPU handles dual core processing and the task of Symbian, coupled with the Qt GUI.

Maybe it’s time for Nokia to venture in the unbreakable phone land…

C8 Symbian Handset Design, Created by Madgy

21/02/2011 13:55 par slaytane

Most of the recent Nokia phone designs were Meego material, so it’s refreshing (or not) to see a new Symbian device. The Nokia C8 concept phone was created by DailyMobile user Madgy and it’s a pretty hot handset, inspired by the C7 model.

The front and back side of the phone are flat and the C8 comes with a 3.5 inch touchscreen with a 720 x 405 resolution (quite strange) and 16:9 aspect ratio. Under the screen there’s a mini capacitive OLED display with a 330 x 50 pixel resolution. It’s used for display social networking updates, new tweets, messages and mails.

At the back of the Nokia C8 you’ll find a 12MP autofocus camera with LED flash and on the side there’s a battery indicator and a capacitive camera button. This concept is begging to become real and Nokia could borrow something from it.

Nokia Leafpad 10 Inch Tablet Runs MeeGo

21/02/2011 03:56 par slaytane

We guess you’ve had enough of MeeGo cellphones, so it’s time for a Nokia tablet, one that features a 10 inch touchscreen and many more goodies. We’re talking about the Nokia Leafpad, a design created by Shihuzaan and a device that uses a CBD AMOLED display, while running MeeGo OS.

Its specs include 1080p playback, a 2MP front camera, HDMI, 2 USB ports and a microSD card slot. Nokia Leafpad’s battery life should be over 10 hours, in order to surpass the one on the iPad. 512MB of RAM and 32GB of internal memory, plus a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 CPU are required, as well. WiMAX, WiFi and Bluetooth 3.0 will handle the connectivity.

Right now Nokia should be focusing on quality smartphones with large touchscreens and MeeGo, before moving on to tablets, but this concept sure looks promising…

Nokia AMeego 2 Way Slider Concept Phone is a Powerful Machine

21/02/2011 03:30 par slaytane

Nokia is the way to go these days, as we approach MWC 2011 and we’re only dealing with designs here, not real devices, sadly. This time it’s Abhay Vir who created a stunning Nokia handset, the AMeego, pictured below and sporting a 2 way slider design.

Based on the MeeGo OS, Nokia AMeego features a 4.1 inch display (AMOLED multitouch), with a 1024 x 768 pixel resolution and 4.3 aspect ratio. The phone supports GSM quadband connectivity, 3G, EDGE, GPRS, WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP and uses a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU, accompanied by 1GB RAM and 2GB ROM.

64GB of built in memory, plus a 64GB microSD card will also do the job and believe it or not, MeeGo 2.0 will support Android apps. A 12MP Xenon Flash camera is placed at the back of the device, complete with geotagging, autofocus, image stabilization, smile detection and 720p video capture at 30fps. The 2 way slider measures 17mm in thickness and weighs 170 grams. Brilliant piece of equipment, I have to say!

N14 MeeGo Phone Features 4 Inch Super AMOLED Display

21/02/2011 03:27 par slaytane

We’re back with a Nokia concept phone, the N14, pictured below and running MeeGo 1.2. This handset was created by designer shihuzaan and it’s part of the Dream Nokia initiative from Mynokiablog. 14 designs are already available, so maybe this explains the name of the Nokia N14. Now let’s see what the phone is all about.

As you can see, its design is a combo between the Nexus One and Nokia Prism, complete with an anodized aluminum casing and a 4 inch Super AMOLED display, with a 800 x 480 pixel resolution. This is a capacitive multitouch display and at the back of the N14 we also find an 8MP camera with Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus and Xenon Flash.

There’s also a 1GHz CPU on board, 512MB of RAM, 16GB of internal memory and a microSD card slot. Bluetooth 3.0 and a removable battery complete the specifications of this unreal device, that we hope Nokia will see and draw some ideas from.

N9 MeeGo Phone Slides and Plays Media Like No Other

21/02/2011 03:24 par slaytane

You know it’s time for a new Nokia concept phone when everyone’s talking about dual core smartphones at CES 2011 and people seem to have forgotten about the sleeping Finnish giant… Designed by a guy called “SuperHero”, Nokia N9 is a MeeGo handset that popped up on the MeeGo forum.

We’re dealing with a sliding QWERTY smartphone with a curved design, a huge display and support for advanced multitasking. For example you can chat on the phone and perform other tasks with ease. Bluetooth and social networking are also supported and we’re sure a potent camera and HDMI out found their way in there, too.

Definitely loving that edge to edge display without borders!

N11 Features a 3D Camera, is a Dual Boot MeeGo/Symbian Gaming Handset

21/02/2011 03:16 par slaytane

We’re back with the Nokia concepts and this time the N11 brings something extra: a 3D camera and dual core CPU. Nokia N11 is a concept MeeGo gaming phone made by Lonely Cent (Dhivehi Dhari), that adopts the design of the N81/iPhone 4 and brings gaming buttons as extras.

This is a dual OS phone, that uses both MeeGo 1.2 and Symbian, thanks to a dual core 1GHz CPU. 512MB of RAM are also on board, as well as 16GB of internal memory, a microSD card slot and the usual Nokia anodized aluminum casing. The display upfront if a CBD 4 inch AMOLED unit with a 800 x 480 pixel resolution.

3D image capture and a removable battery complete the specs list and you must notice that the images included in this article also show the front gaming keys on the device, so this makes us think of an N-Gage follow-up.. Would you buy the N11 if it were real?

Windows Phone 7 on Nokia Smartphone, Just a Concept So Far

21/02/2011 03:13 par slaytane

Frustrated with the lack of quality of Symbian, even in its latest versions people started dreaming about running Android or Windows Phone 7 on Nokia handsets. Right now we’ve got a poster in London showing Nokia devices running Android, but that was an error of the people making the posters… Now let’s see how Windows Phone 7 looks on a Finnish smartphone!

Considering that Nokia’s current CEO was a Microsoft official, it wouldn’t be impossible for future N-Series units to adopt this platform. The following phone is the created of Michal Bonikowski & Rafal Pilat and we’re dealing with magnesium alloy handset running WP7 and featuring an 8MP camera at the back.

The design reminds us of a HTC device, but it also borrows a few traits from Nokia’s trademark back case. Well, we can imagine that this is the Nokia N9 and WP7 got ported on it… right?