A new Nokia Asha handset has started drawing attention after an image of the device appeared on Twitter through Evlekas. The leak has put the phone on the radar as one of Nokia’s models expected to stand out early next year.
What has emerged so far is limited, but one detail is already clear: the handset is said to feature a fairly large touchscreen. Beyond that, Nokia has not revealed any further technical specifications for the device.
Linked to Nokia Normandy
The new Asha model appears to sit alongside Nokia Normandy in the company’s early smartphone plans. Softpedia reported on 26/11 that the device image had circulated on Twitter, adding another clue to Nokia’s upcoming direction.
That combination of a larger touch display and an early leak is helping shape the first impression of the device before any formal announcement. For now, the phone is still defined more by what has been seen than by what has been confirmed.
CES 2014 emerges as the likely stage
The strongest expectation around the handset is that Nokia may take it to the Consumer Electronics Show in January 2014. If that happens, the event could provide the first official look at a model that has so far been seen only through unofficial images.
For now, the available information is narrow but consistent: the device exists, it appears to follow the Asha line, it may share company attention with Nokia Normandy, and it is being linked to CES 2014. Until Nokia speaks publicly, those remain the key details shaping interest around the handset.