14 DAY TRIAL // With just a few weeks left until the official reveal of the Windows Phone 8.1, lots of details continue to pop up online regarding the upcoming devices powered by the new operating system.
We have already seen the Samsung ATIV SE, which will be launched in the United States through Verizon Wireless, but there’s also word that Nokia will launch a new high-end smartphone dubbed Martini.
The Martini will be released on the market as Lumia 930 and will probably be accompanied by a low-tier smartphone. Until now, we did not know what device would be announced along with the Lumia 930, but thanks to @evleaks, we can now at least speculate.
According to the mobile guru, Nokia Rock is the next budget-friendly smartphone that will be announced by the Finnish company. The device will be released on the market as Lumia 530 and will be the spiritual successor of the Lumia 520 and 525.
Nokia Rock = Lumia 530.
— @evleaks (@evleaks) March 18, 2014 Nokia is also expected to announce a mid-range Windows Phone handset, which is known as Lumia 630/635. This particular device will be released in single-SIM and dual-SIM versions, but depending on the market, customers may purchase one or the other.
There will only be a few places where both Lumia 630 and 635 will be available at the same time, but that remains to be seen.
The main selling point of these devices, besides being manufactured by Nokia, is the fact that they are supposed to ship with Windows Phone 8.1 operating system out of the box.
It makes sense for Nokia to prepare for a new lineup of devices for Q2/Q3 2014, especially given the fact that the handset maker did not announce any new Windows Phone devices last month at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2014.
While we do know quite a lot of things about the Nokia Lumia 930 and Lumia 630/635, no details on the Lumia 530’s specs sheet have been leaked until now. The only things we know so far are the internal name (Nokia Rock) and the market name (Nokia Lumia 530) of the smartphone.
However, the unannounced Lumia 530 seems to follow the usual pattern of leaks that we’ve been treated with in the last couple of years. First, you learn the device’s name, then some of its specs leak, and then you have the phone’s press render.
This means that the next details on the Nokia Lumia 530 should come in the form of some specs, possibly accompanied by a picture. Stay tuned for more updates on the matter.