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Nokia launch Lumia 630 or Lumia 635

Nokia has been rumoured to be working on a smartphone codenamed Moneypenny, which is also supposedly among the first Windows Phone devices to run the upcoming Windows Phone 8.1 OS, aka Windows Phone Blue.
Now, prolific phone tipster, @evleaks has revealed that the alleged Moneypenny Windows Phone device could be launched as Lumia 630 or Lumia 635. However, the tipster clearly mentions that the naming could totally depend on the device's configuration. @evleaks tweet reads, "Nokia Moneypenny = Lumia 630/635 (depending on configuration)."

It's worth pointing out that the Nokia Lumia 520, Nokia Lumia 620, Nokia Lumia 720, Nokia Lumia 820, Nokia Lumia 920 and Nokia Lumia 1020 belong to the second generation of Nokia's Lumia line-up, while the third generation includes phones such as Nokia Lumia 925, Nokia Lumia 625, and Nokia Lumia 525. Considering the Nokia's device naming nomenclature, we assume that Nokia might place the alleged Moneypenny in its third generation of Lumia line-up and call it the Lumia 635.

Recently, a rumour suggested that the Finnish major has been planning to release a dual-SIM variant of the Moneypenny smartphone.

In addition, @evleaks also reveals that an upcoming Nokia Asha phone, thought to be called Nokia Spinel could be the Asha 230 and writes on Twitter, "Nokia Spinel = Asha 230". However, the phone tipster has provided no details to support the claims.

Notably, both the alleged Nokia Goldfinger and Moneypenny smartphones codenames are linked to the James Bond movies. We already know that out of the two Nokia phones, Goldfinger was the higher-end device. The Nokia Goldfinger smartphone is said to feature Nokia's '3D Touch' technology, which would let users navigate the touchscreen interface without actually touching the display, while other gestures under consideration included flipping and scrolling.

Nokia Vs Android

Nokia is said to have abandoned work on its first Android phone, codenamed Normandy, and reportedly plans to instead focus on the development of wearable devices, including smart glasses.

Unwired View cites a Chinese publication and claims that Nokia was working on a number of budget Android devices that included a unnamed 7-inch tablet, powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor. Further, the report suggests that the Android development program was handled by Peter Skillman, who has been the head of Nokia's mobile phones user experience division and the HERE design team.

However, according to the report, the Finnish handset maker has now abandoned its Android plans, though it does not mention the exact reasons of the company to do this, it says Microsoft had no involvement in the decision. Of course, ever since Microsoft acquired Nokia, it was always probable that Nokia's chances of unveiling an Android device had ended.

Earlier, a report suggested that Nokia's first Android phone, codenamed Normandy could expected to be launched in early 2014. Interestingly, the report revealed that Nokia, following the lead of Amazon, was working on a fully-tailored or forked version of Android, like the software on the online retail giant's Kindle Fire tablet range.

In addition, the Unwired View reveals that Nokia is now focusing more on the wearable segment, which includes emerging technologies such as augmented reality, flexible displays, low-powered electromagnetic energy generation and wireless power transmission. Notably, the report notes that Nokia's first smart glass wearable device might be ready for launch by 2015. Unfortunately, the report shed no light on the features of the alleged Nokia smart glass.

We've seen reports of Nokia working on a smartwatch with multiple displays. The Finnish major's smartwatch prototype appears more like a bracelet that houses multi-displays. Nokia has also filed apatent for a foldable 'Battery Pack' which the company defines in patent filing as a battery comprising a series of cells which can be folded collectively.