Crack open the bubbly: Nokia is planning a new Windows Phone codenamed Champagne. The fizzy phone will join the Nokia Lumia 800 and Nokia Lumia 710.
Champagne is likely to be a code name; Nokia's first Windows Phones were known as the Sea Ray and Sabre while in development, but became the Lumia 800 and 710 when announced. Expect a boring number for the Champagne when the cork pops on the bubbly blower's public debut.
The Champagne was found in the code for Windows Phone app I'm a WP7, in a list of phones also including older phones such as the HTC 7 Mozart. I'm a WP7 is an app that shows how many people are using Windows Phone near you or around the world -- all three of you.
Hoo boy, are we going to get some flack from the Windows Phone fans for that one. We jest of course -- Windows Phone may currently have only a small share of the smart phone market compared to Android and iOS, but with Nokia getting behind it and big name apps arriving in the app Marketplace, Microsoft's slick and attractive operating system is set to get much bigger.
The Champagne is set to run Windows Phone version 7.10.8711, which could be the Tango update expected to follow the current version, known as Mango. Windows Phone Tango will be followed by Apollo.
Nokia reckons the Lumia phones have people looking at the company "with fresh eyes". What would you like from the Champagne? Pour us a glass of fizzy opinion in the comments, on our Facebook page, or add us to your circle on Google+.
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1000105421 11 November, 2011 15:59
Champagne should have:
- Similar design to Lumia 800, maybe thinner
- Front Facing Camera
- Option for 32GB/64GB internal memory
- Larger, 4" to 4"5 screen
IMO!
anonymous 11 November, 2011 21:45
Although competant, the Lumia phones are 'it that it" after the 9 month hiatus since the Microsoft agreement - iPhone 4S, Samsung Galaxy S2, Samsung Nexus s have all shipped in the meantime.
Champagne need to be have the above suggested upgrades, but if Nokia wanted a leg up, kicking Microsoft in the nuts and dropping a WP7.5 Mango Tab would be my suggestion.
7, 10 and 12" format.
anonymous 26 November, 2011 15:31
What should have been on the lumia 800: Front facing camera; NFC (essential); 3.9" screen (as the N9); 32-64gb memory; full flash player. Removable microSD and battery would be an improvement.
To take it ahead of the competition: dual boot with Android 4.0 (that would be a game changer); 12Mp camera (as on the N8) with 1080p recording. Priced cheaper than the lumina 800 (which is inexplicably more expensive on contract than a SII or Sensation XE right now!)