14 DAY TRIAL // If you've been following the latest Nokia-related news, then you probably know that the Finnish company said last week that it would not use Zeiss cameras inside its smartphones.
However, it appears that things are a bit different from what we've originally thought. According to NPU, HMD Global confirmed that Nokia was only referring to the smartphones that are already available on the market such as Nokia 3, 5 and 6.
Basically, this means that HMD Global could still make use of Zeiss lenses in any of its future smartphones. Considering previous Nokia smartphones with Zeiss optics were positioned in the high tier category, we believe Nokia flagships should come with this feature on board if HMD is to include it in the future.
Zeiss optics are among the best in the smartphone industry, but for some reason the German company has decided to take a pause and not provide its expertise to any of the major handset makers.
On the other hand, Leica continues to work with Huawei, as the Chinese company is using its lenses on its flagship smartphones such as P9, P10 and P10 Plus.
Although we doubt that HMD Global will be able to convince Zeiss to lend its camera lenses to one of its smartphones in the future, we won't completely rule it out.
In the same piece of news, HMD states that while Nokia 3, 5 and 6 come with VoLTE (Voice over LTE) support on board, this feature might not work on certain networks, so it must be tested before the carrier can confirm it.
Lastly, if you're expecting HMD Global to put Gameloft's popular Snake game on Nokia feature phones other than the new Nokia 3310, then you'll be disappointed to hear that the Finnish company won't do such a thing.