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Nokia 'Design by Community' phone is almost ready

Nokia, which announced two months ago it was beginning a "Design by Community" project to create a new phone, has said this week that the project is almost completed, with fans finishing voting on what they want the most in the new smartphone device.

By the end of the month, Nokia designers will have turned out some mockups of the upcoming device.



UnwiredView says fans voted and decided that the phone would be the following: "10mm thin monoblock made out of aluminum. Its features should include: a 4 inch capacitive touchscreen display, open source operating system, unlimited multitasking, Wi-Fi 802.11 n/b/g, USB 3.0, HDMI, Dolby surround sound, and an 8MP camera with 4X optical zoom, dual LED and Xenon flash, and HD video recording."

The smartphone should also have "DbC OS 1 temperature and location sensors" which would monitor your local conditions at all times.

The device is expected to include multiple OS support as well, likely with Symbian^4 and MeeGo.

Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 10 May 2010 21:44

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• 6 comments

• magnets

  hmmm, i hope the people voting for those feature also understand the cost that those features will bring.

  10.5.2010 22:11 #1

• KillerBug

  I don't think that they explained everything very well to the research group...there is no way that this device will do anything to max out usb 2.0; but it has 3.0? Also, HDMI is great and all...but without specifics, I would assume 480P only.

  11.5.2010 00:19 #2

• NHS2008

  Quote:UnwiredView says fans voted and decided that the phone would be the following: "10mm thin monoblock made out of aluminum. Its features should include: a 4 inch capacitive touchscreen display, open source operating system, unlimited multitasking, Wi-Fi 802.11 n/b/g, USB 3.0, HDMI, Dolby surround sound, and an 8MP camera with 4X optical zoom, dual LED and Xenon flash, and HD video recording."
  And can we make a call with it?
  lol! just kidding...seems too good to be cheap.
  

  
  
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  11.5.2010 02:30 #3

• shortybob

  Sounds like it'll almost be worth the ridiculous cost lol

  11.5.2010 14:57 #4

• kiwi1

  Kind of reminds me of that Simpsons episode where Homer designs the car for his rich brother.

  12.5.2010 01:28 #5

• rayjasper

  No doubt with Nokia... everyday changing!!!!
  

  Ray Jasper D. Palmer

  12.5.2010 13:07 #6