In a odd turn of events, the rumored Nokia Normandy has shown up on retail site The Gioididong.com. While it is supporting specs we have already heard, this is claiming something entirely new - that this device will have access to the entire suite of Google apps. This includes Google Play, Google Search, Google Now, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar. Really?
Not only is the site claiming it would have Google apps, it also says that the Normandy would also launch running Android 4.4 (aka KitKat), which is possible since Kitkat is designed to work on devices with at least 512MB of RAM. But moving on the specs claimed on this site goes as follows:- 4 inch FWVGA
- 480×854 pixel screen
- 5 megapixel camera
- 1 Ghz dual-core processor
- 512 MB RAM
- 4GB Storage.
The Nokia Normandy looks like it's shaping up to be Nokia's Android version of the Lumia 520. My doubts about the claims of The Gioididong.com stem from Google Maps being on the Normandy. Nokia's mapping service "Here Maps" will be one of Nokia's mainstay sources of business after the Microsoft buyout is complete and I have a hard time believing they would simply let Google Maps onto their Android devices because of that fact. It also stands in direct contradiction to Google not supporting "forked" versions of Android that break compatibility. That's why you don't see any Google apps on the Amazon Kindle, and you probably won't see any on the Normandy either.
Rumor has it that the Nokia Normandy will be announced at Mobile World Congress next month and perhaps just perhaps all will become clearer than. Anyone fancy a Android powered Nokia device?
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