The smartphone might be unveiled to the world as soon as next week

Feb 21, 2012 08:25 GMT  ·  By

Nokia is getting ready for the release of a new set of Windows Phones, meant to provide more users with access to Microsoft’s mobile operating system.

One of these was long rumored to be the Nokia Lumia 610, a handset that appears to have just emerged in the WPBench application.

The handset was spotted there running under Windows Phone 7.5 build 8757, which is supposedly the upcoming Tango OS, since it is clearly different from build 8107 currently loaded on devices out there.

Provided that the info is accurate – it has been recently proved that WPBench data can be altered, WMPoweruser notes – it means that both Nokia Lumia 610 and the new Windows Phone flavor are near.

Some of the latest rumors on the matter suggested that we might see Nokia launching new devices as soon as next week during the Mobile World Congress, so keep an eye on this space for more on this.