Nokia Ace to Land at AT&T in Early 2012, LTE–Ready

Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia was rumored a few times before to plan the release of Windows Phone in the United States on the airwaves of AT&T sometime in January 2012, and some more proof on the matter has just emerged.

The mobile phone is said to be higher-end than the Nokia Lumia 800 that started to arrive on shelves since mid-November, and its specs list should confirm that.

Rumor has it that the smartphone, supposedly called Nokia 900, will arrive on shelves with a large 4.3-inch touchscreen display, complemented by a 1.4GHz application processor, just as the Lumia phones.

Moreover, the new device should be launched with an 8-megapixel photo snapper on the back, as well as with 16GB of internal memory, and with enhanced connectivity capabilities.

The guys over at WMPoweruser have it under good authority that the smartphone will indeed be released in the first quarter of the next year, and that mid-March might be the timeframe for its arrival.

However, they also note that Nokia is keen on making the device available before that, even as early as late January.

Codenamed Nokia Ace, the smartphone is also rumored to sport 4G LTE connectivity capabilities, and might actually be released on shelves as the first LTE handset from the Finnish giant.

Moreover, rumor has it that it would actually be the first Nokia Windows Phone to make it to the United States, and that Nokia Lumia 710, which was rumored recently to be unveiled at T-Mobile next week, might arrive on shelves after it.

Apparently, Nokia is almost ready to make the new device official, hardware-wise, though it is waiting for the next Windows Phone release (the long-rumored Tango version) before making the move.

While AT&T is certain to have the mobile phone on its airwaves, Verizon is also said to have plans for it, though it’s uncertain whether it will have it available at launch.