Nokia to Make Symbian Smartphone for AT T? Nokia Qualcomm to Develop New Symbian Phone

Finally we hear that Nokia is making a new move in its never-ending
quest to conquer the U.S. market. We ve seen too many Android and
BlackBerry phones lately so a change is more than required. I d very
much like to see Nokia launch a successful Symbian phone although I don
t think current Symbian versions can really compete against other mobile
platforms.

Rumors say that Nokia is working closely with Qualcomm to launch a new
phone in the U.S. market. And this time around Nokia has a deal with an
American carrier. AT T is apparently waiting for the phone and I really
hope it will be a hit.

Nokia seems rather desperate to increase its presence in the U.S. where
it currently holds only a 5% market share. That s nowhere near its
global 38% market share. Its latest smartphone, the N97, hasn t
impressed any North American carrier so far and the Finnish company has
been selling it unlocked without much success. A partnership with a
carrier like AT T is what Nokia needs to gain more exposure and sell
more phones in the USA.

So what phone will Nokia launch? No details have been properly leaked so
far. The suggested Qualcomm chip seems to be the Snapdragon which means
that Nokia s future phone could offer a similar performance to HTC s HD2
or Toshiba s TG01. Hopefully the smartphone will run an advanced version
of Symbian too. Maemo hasn t been mentioned which means this secret
phone will definitely have Symbian running inside.

In case you re surprised to see Qualcomm and Nokia working together then
you should know that the companies have reached a truce. They will not
fight over patent ownerships and if everything goes well we could see
Nokia launch more than one phone with Qualcomm chips inside. As a sign
of good faith Qualcomm has decided to officially join the Symbian
Foundation. With all the companies supporting the Symbian Foundation we
should see some results soon.

Everything sounds interesting enough already so all we have to do now is
patiently wait for Nokia and AT T to surprise us. What s the last Nokia
phone you purchased?