Nokia to Launch Snapdragon-Based Symbian Phone

Espoo, Finland-based leading handset vendor Nokia seems set to use some of the latest mobile technology in its future devices, delivering a new level of performance to those who chose its mobile phones over rival solutions. Among these handsets, some might include Snapdragon chipsets from Qualcomm, at least this is what the wireless solutions provider suggests.

Qualcomm's CEO Paul Jacobs reportedly stated in a recent interview that Nokia would launch during the ongoing year a mobile phone running under Symbian and powered by its Snapdragon processor. For what it's worth, this seems to be a great announcement which might open the door to new development areas in Symbian side of the mobile industry.

Nokia and Qualcomm have been fighting each other for quite some time now, and the new move might suggest that they have settled down their issues, a recent post on IntoMobile notes. At the same time, this move might also enable other OEMs to try going for Qualcomm's Snapdragon chipset on their handsets running under Symbian, especially since the mobile platform went open source a couple of weeks ago.

“Building with Qualcomm is easy since their platforms come with wireless radios. When a hardware manufacturer buys into the Qualcomm platform, the not only get a fast processor, they get WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth, and most importantly GSM/GPRS/UMTS and HSPA,” IntoMobile notes, adding that there are chances that this move would be the result of a partnership Nokia and Qualcomm announced at the last year's MWC show.

For what it's worth, the availability of a Nokia handset with Snapdragon processor inside might prove beneficial for the mobile phone maker too, as its leadership is being attacked by rival companies on the market. Not to mention that Symbian will have a lot to gain from this, since Android is coming fast from behind, and is poised to become the second mobile OS in the world by 2013.