Nokia's first Android phone: Tukeva 500

MobileCowboys was able to meet with a Nokia employee who shared this news
In Barcelona surprised Nokia friend and enemy with the revealing of new Symbian multi mediums apparatus, 808 the Pureview and some days suffered dove all of a sudden the rumour on that the Finns also still would work for two, cheaper, MeeGo smartphones. From that you are able conclude that the Windows Phone marriage with Microsoft (provisionally) are no monogamous matter, or become.
Yesterday (Friday) I had an appointment with highplaced Nokia employee, in the buurt of Düsseldorf, far gone of Nokia's offices and burelen here in West Europe. What I to see there got my mouth did fall open and if I would carry shoes then that had now break. Nokia has the past 8 months, thus a spokesman did not let slip, for the Tukeva 500, an apparatus with, fright, Android worked Jellybean. The name, Finnish for tough is not yet final but a work name which is chosen by the project employees, possible clear to make that Nokia still the balls has to surprise the world.

Of course I have asked, no, begged, a couple snapshots of the prototype, of which the hardware already almost the ultimate stage has reached, make to be able, unfortunately was that taboo. Me was also pressed on the heart that I could publish still absolute NOTHING concerning the apparatus. Toch I have decided nevertheless do this, with all possible impact of serve for me. It is world news.
The Android Jellybean software on Nokia Tukeva 500 were clearly still (early) alpha version therefore concerning the functionality, as in: quality and functioning, of it can I not yet much say and already not at all judge. For that is it still much too asked.

In my conversation with Nokia employee a number of particularly surprising judgements was as much as done. Thus the Finns have appeared negotiate already since spring of 2010 in the most intimate secret with Google concerning the development of Android smartphone. Later that year came there however a considerable kink in the cable then appeared that not Vanjoki but, for Nokia unknown, them were appointed Elop (ex Microsoft) as new CEO. What afterwards happened chronicle is. Elop and Ballmer cooked up the marriage between Windows Phone and Nokia that in February 2011 was executed.
In the months after Microsoft emerged several rumours in which it was speculated concerning a plan B, deal, a number of (dissatisfied) sees investors who a own solution for Nokia's had considered problems and carried out savages. Those rumours were however already referred rapidly to the country of the fabelen.
Plan B was, and is, a fabeltje or at the most no longer than gedachtenspinsel of some dissidents within Nokia. Now therefore that plan B proves to be entirely by Nokia himself was directed with the aim of ensuring that the real alternative plan, which in Finland plan A was joking called, secret would remain. There something should leak out concerning plan A then Nokia that, with the fabeltjes around plan B more easily can a piece to refute.

But plan A leak, because was it therefore worked in the most intimate secret to by a group of no longer than 10 persons (of Nokia and Google) under the guidance of, and now does not end up it! Anssi Vanjoki. Its boze and embittered departure at Nokia appears have therefore entirely put in scene. Vanjoki no longer stands on the remuneration list of the Finnish manufacturer but he has therefore in abundance worked for deals with Google and had therefore the control concerning the Tukeva project. Both the investors and the current CEO, them Elop, were not informed about that also. But there was one person within the Council of governing board which was informed of the Android project. Who? That wants one also now, and always, keeps secret, thus Nokia employee whom I spoke last Friday in the buurt of Düsseldorf.

It has been everywhere confessed that Vanjoki were, for its departure at Nokia, of the most quarrelsome Finns if it concerned the competition fight with other manufacturers, especially Apple. He has in the years after the iPhone came from and Android an hit particularly judgements were regularly done concerning Apple's onterechte claim that them the touchscreen would have invented and that Nokia would copy iPhone. And who remind themselves not the broekplassen comment concerning Android; -) That last makes the news that correct Vanjoki the person has been who had the control concerning the first Finnish Android smartphone extra smooth.

Such as said no photograph proof can show I, but I have this way well and this way angry if that went tried my draw perceptions (with a sign programme). I are in this no hero moreover. Appearance had the apparatus still it most gone of Nokia X7, but then with slanting angles only to the bovenzijde. To the base he is round. He seems therefore also not at all on N9 or the Lumia 800. Also that, this way told Nokia employee me, an aware choice was. The Tukeva 500 had look forward to clearly differently. The specs, as far as I could retrieve that to the outside: 4.3 - 4.5 inches posting, 8 megapixel camera (that nearly identical is to the camera of X7), no physical buds on the front, a camera test on the they side where also review the volume sit. The accumulator is not replace himself. I have not tried remove the klepje, but the fact that to the bovenzijde microSD card slit sit there and on the linker they side an entrance for the microSIM card does me suspect that the accumulator has therefore built in fixed. Finally fell also on that Nokia Tukeva 500 very thin is. I value around 8 the milimeter, but certainly not much thicker.
Letwel, the drawing below have been purely intended for the form of the apparatus. The home, back and menu buds I from the image of another Android apparatus have cut and have stuck. The same applies to the Android (ICS) baffle. What I have seen of Jellybean seemed slightly on ICS, but that is possible complete well (and it is probably also) still alpha version without own ONION have been. The only detail that in the buurt comes of reality is 8 the megapixel camera because that, as seems said, exact on those of Nokia X7. Furthermore me still on that the name Google (still) fell on the prototype of the Tukeva 500 did not stand. Or that at the defintieve version, however, the case will be could not to Nokia employee say.

Now to see I the responses already for me. 1 April!. Tsja, I cannot prevent that this becomes called but for this reason I have therefore also decided publish Article on 31 March. The coming days I am much underway for events, a grant and a press sniffing to London and I want this news nevertheless really as soon as possible public make.
Of course I have the same day gezocht contact, and have got, with Nokia spokesman here in the Netherlands. Its response was predictable. At me nothing has been confessed concerning these rumours and Nokia's official point of view are that we react never to rumours, no judgements do concerning future products and also do not react to judgements which Nokia employees, possibly on personal title have done, thus Jurgen Thysmans van Nokia Benelux.