Jolla mobile phone

[MC Prussian]

Just yesterday, I had a talk with a Finn about the recent Nokia deal, which saw their mobile division getting sold to Microsoft.

 

Now, a group of former Nokia engineers that got laid off over the past few months and years have formed a new mobile phone company called Jolla.

 

Their new (first) phone is supposed to be released later this year and it's based on the previous Nokia Open Source operating system Sailfish that was once scrapped by Microsoft managers:

Core features:

- 4.5'' display

- Dual core processor

- 4G

- 16 GB internal memory

- Micro-SD

- 8MP AMF camera

- user-replaceable battery

- Android App compatible

[Haydos]

Is there a price/features demo? Looks very nice.

[MC Prussian]

Is there a price/features demo? Looks very nice.

Try this one:

 

The price is rumoured to be around 399 Euro (roughly £335).

[Haydos]

Try this one:

 

The price is rumoured to be around 399 Euro (roughly £335).

 

I'll have a look when I get home. Seems quite pricey, Nexus 4 has just dropped to £180 I think.

[Xen]

Nice looking phone, price is a bit steep for me, though.

[DB11]

Expensive for an untested brand.

[TheUltimateWinner]

Impressive but strange market for them to enter into, an unproven brand or a respected brand with an already widely established operating system... I know what I'd choose.

[MC Prussian]

Impressive but strange market for them to enter into, an unproven brand or a respected brand with an already widely established operating system... I know what I'd choose.

From what I've heard, they'll try to dip into bigger markets like the Indian one first, see how it sells and then take it from there.