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Nokia 10 was posited as a name since it's a step up from Nokia 9, and the 9.-something names all imply the phone will be a small step up from ... 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We'vebeenhearingNokia10rumorsforthreeyearsnow,sincetheNokia9PureViewin2019,butsofarthecompanyhasshiedawayfromputtingoutanothertop-endmobilelikethatone.OtherphonescomingsoonBlackBerry5G iPhoneSE3 HuaweiMate50 XiaomiMiNote11 SonyXperiaIVLoadsofnamesfortheanticipatedflagshipNokiaphonehavebeentoutedsincethePureViewcameout-mostrecentlytheNokiaX60wasrumored,butbeforethatNokia9.2and9.3werealsoleaked,aswellastheoneatthetopofthisarticle.You'dbeforgivenforabandoninghopeatseeinganewflagshipphonefromHMDGlobal,whichmakesNokiaphones,asforthelastfewyearsthebrandhasfocusedonitsmainpointofinterest:budgetphones.Butneversaynever.WhileNokiaistypicallyamid-rangeandbudgetphonechampion,itdoesreleasetheoddflagshipfromtimetotime,andthat'sexactlywhatwe'reexpectingtheNokia10tobe:thenewbestphonefromthecompany.Thecompany'sforayinto5GdeviceswiththelikesoftheNokia8.35Ggaveusafinebutuninspireddevice;hopefullytheNokia10willallowthecompanytoshowoffsomecoolnewcameratechorothertopfeatures.Thefollowingarticleworksbestnotasatypicalphonerumorhub,butasahistoricaldocumentchartingthevariousnewsandleakswe'veheardaboutthemobilesince2019.LatestnewsTheNokia10couldfinallylandsoon,withreportspointingtoalaunchbeforeNovember11-clearlythisdidn'thappenthough.CuttothechaseWhatisit?Thenewtop-endNokiaphoneWhenisitout?Probably2022,ifeverHowmuchwillitcost?Likelyatleast$699/£549/AU$980Nokia10releasedateandpriceTheNokia9PureView(Imagecredit:TechRadar)ThelatestreleasedaterumorpointstotheNokia10(orNokiaX60asitmightbecalled)launchingbeforeNovember112021,whichveryclearlydidn'tcomeabout,sincewe'rein2022andthere'sstillnotasniffofthemobile. Thatwaseasytobelievethough,sinceitwasinlinewithanotherreleasedaterumorwhichsuggestedthephonehadslippedintothesecondhalfof2021.Previousreleasedaterumorshavebeenandgone,andtheseoneshavejustjoinedthegrowingpileofwrongleaks.We'relookingto2022forareleasenow.NotethatthephonecouldlaunchastheNokia10,butasnotedwe'vealsoheardthatwemightseetheNokiaX60,Nokia9.2orNokia9.3,animprovedversionoftheNokia9PureViewthatwaslaunchedatMWC2019.Regardingprice,theNokia9PureViewlaunchedfor$699/£549/AU$980,andwe'dexpectanew'better'phonetocostatleastthatmuch,ifnotmore.Sayingthat,unlessit'sahugeupgradeontheolderphonewewouldn'texpectittocostawholelotmore.Nokia10,NokiaX60,Nokia9.1,Nokia9.2orNokia9.3?TheNokia9PureView(Imagecredit:Future)We'recallingthenewsmartphonetheNokia10,becauseitspredecessorwastheNokia9.However,asnotedabovewe'veheardafewdifferentnamesthatthebrandcoulduseforitsnewsmartphone.GiventhatthebrandhaslaunchednewG,CandXranges,there'sagoodchancethattheNokia10willhavealetteraheadofitsnumber,andleaksspecificallypointtoaNokiaX60-alongpossiblywithaNokiaX60Pro.There'salsotheNokia9.1,whichmakessenseinaway,becausewhenthecompanyreleasesupdatedsmartphonesitusesadecimalsystem–theNokia7.1wassucceededbytheNokia7.2,forexample.Thisnamewouldsuggestthenewflagshipisjustaslightlyimprovedversionofthe9PureView,notanentirelynewdevice.Thenagain,we'vealsoheardNokiacouldskip9.1andleapstraightto9.2,anamepossiblychosentomakeupforthefactit'sbeendelayedsolong.We'veevenhearditreferredtoastheNokia9.3,sotakeyourpick.Nokia10waspositedasanamesinceit'sastepupfromNokia9,andthe9.-somethingnamesallimplythephonewillbeasmallstepupfromthe9PureView,ratherthanawholenewthing. Thename'Nokia10'seemssomewhatlikelyas,inOctober2020,anofficialNokiadocumentleakedthatname-droppedthephone,thoughtheX60alsohasalotofweightbehinditgiventhat'smoreinlinewiththebrand'scurrentnamingconventions.Nokia10/Nokia9.3leaks,rumorsandnewsWe'veheardthesuccessortotheNokia9PureViewcouldbea5Ghandset.Thatwouldmakesense,especiallynowthatmanyphonesare5G-includingthecompany'sownNokia8.35G.We'dalsoheardthatNokia'snextflagshipwouldn'tbeshownatMWC2020,sothatitcouldhavethehigh-endSnapdragon865processor,astheNokia9hadaslightlyoutdatedchipsetanditsufferedasaresult.ThecancellingofMWC2020madethatsomewhatofamootpoint,though.TheannouncementofNokia9.2islikelytobedelayeduntiltheautumnduetothereplacementoftheprocessorontheSnapdragon865.#Nokia9#NokiaMobile#HMD#Nokia2020pic.twitter.com/DbAFdMFi6vDecember30,2019SeemoreHowever,theSnapdragon865hasbeenavailableforagesnow,andwe'renowhearingthattheNokia10hasbeenfurtherdelayedsothatitcanincludetheSnapdragon888.MorerecentleakssuggesttheSnapdragon775processor,newfor2021,isgoingtobethechipsetthatpowerstheNokia10(orwhateverit'scalled).Alongwiththatitwillapparentlyhaveasapphireglassdisplayandastainlesssteelframe.Somethingelsewe'veheardaboutthenextNokiaphone,possiblytheNokia10,isthatitcouldhaveanunder-screenselfiecamerainsteadofonehousedinanotchorbezel,whichisapremiumfeaturethatcouldbeslightlyoutofplaceonaNokiaphoneunlessthisisatrulytop-enddevice.Presumablythisdevicewouldn'tbeaNokia9PureViewsuccessor,then,asthat'sahighbutnotquitetop-endphone.Forthisfeaturewe'dexpectatrulycutting-edgeflagship.Speakingofcameras,asourcespeakingtoNokiaPowerUserclaimstheNokia9.2PureView(astheycallit)willhaveaverydifferentcamerasetuptotheNokia9,thoughtheydon'telaborateonhowitwilldiffer.Therehasbeentalkofa108MPprimarycameraandfiverearcamerasintotal,soitlooksasthoughthehandsetcouldscorehighlyinthephoto-takingdepartment.Morerecentlywe'veheardofaflagshipphonecalledtheNokiaX60,whichcouldhavea200MPcamera,a6,000mAhbattery,a144Hzrefreshrateforitscurvedscreen,andasecondaryscreenontheback,allofwhichcertainlysoundsimpressive.Thatsaid,thereportalsosuggestedthephonewouldrunHarmonyOSratherthanAndroid-aclaimwhichhasbeendeniedbythebrand.Finally,we'veheardthatNokiahasafoldablephoneintheworks,andwhileit'shighlyunlikelytheNokia9.1or9.2wouldbethisdevice,it'spossibleNokiacouldreleasethishandsetastheNokia10,markingitoutasabigleap.WhatwewanttoseeintheNokia10/ Nokia9.2Herearesomefeatureswe'dhopetoseeinthenextNokiaflagshipphone,tomakeit'satruecontendertotheotherpremiumphonesoutrightnow.1.AversatilecameraTheNokia9PureView'sfiverearcameras(Imagecredit:Future)WhiletheNokia9PureViewhadfiverearcameras,weactuallyfoundthephoto-takingcapabilitiesweren'tgreat,andthat'sbecausethecamerasallhadthesamelensandresolution,withtheonlydifferencebeingthatsomewereblackandwhite.Thecompanydidthistoensureitsphonetookfantasticstandardpictures,butbecauseofthisitdidn'thaveanysnapperswithanultra-wideortelephotolens,andthereforetherewaslessversatilityintermsofpicturesyoucouldtake.IntheNokia10,orwhateverthenewNokiaflagshipiscalled,we'dhopeforafewdifferentlenses,sowecantakezoomed-inpictures,decentmacroshots,andmore.Higher-ressensorswouldn'thurteither.2.ApowerfulprocessorNokia8.1(Imagecredit:Future)WhiletheNokia9PureViewdidn'thaveaterriblechipset,itsSnapdragon845chipsetwasthetop-endpieceoftechfromtheyearbefore,andsoplentyofphonesfrom2019beatitintermsofperformance.Sinceoneofthephone'suniquesellingpointswasthatittookfivephotosatonce,andexportedthemasRAWfiles,agoodprocessorwouldhavebeenuseful.We'dliketoseethecurrenttop-endchipsetintheNokia10orNokia9.2,whichwillalmostcertainlybetheSnapdragon865ifthenewphonereleasesin2020.Thisprocessorwouldprovidethephonesnappyprocessing(obviously),whichshouldbegreatforphotocapture,graphicalrenderingforgames,andevenpossibly5Gconnection,sincethatchipsethasabuilt-in5Gmodem.3.5GcompatibilityNokia9PureView(Imagecredit:TechRadar)Itseemslike2020couldbetheyearthat5Gphonesreallystartbecomingaffordable,withdevicesliketheSamsungGalaxyS105G,OnePlus7Pro5GandOppoReno5Gfrom2019allsettingyoubackquiteabittobuy.We'dliketoseeNokialeadthecheap5Gphonecharge,withadevicethatmostpeoplecanafford(althougha5Gplanwillstillprobablybepricey).TheNokia9.2couldbeaprimecandidateforthisifpricesarekeptinlinewithitspredecessor.4.AmorecomfortabledesignTheNokia9PureView(Imagecredit:TechRadar)OnethingwefoundabouttheNokia9PureViewisthatitwasn'texactlythemostcomfortablephonetohold,withsteepanglesontheedgesandatotallyflatscreen,inayearwhenlotsofflagshipsstartedusingcurveddisplays.Ontopofthatthephonedidn'tseemtohaveoleophobiccoating,whichmeantyourfingerprintsreallyeasilyshoweduponitsscreenandbody.IfHMDGlobalreallywantsitsflagshiptocompetewiththeothertop-end,orevenmid-range,smartphonesof2020,it'sgoingtoneedtocreateaphonethat'sgreattolookat,notjusttouse.CheckoutthebestNokiaphones 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