Jolla preparing to announce first device in May, those who pre-order to get a “special edition”

posted by Victor H. / Apr 16, 2013, 8:46 AM

Jolla preparing to announce first device in May, those who pre-order to get a “special edition”

Jolla, the Finnish company founded by ex-Nokia top level employees, is preparing a huge announcement in May where it will officially unveil its first device. Pre-orders are expected to kick off shortly after with proceedings from pre-orders used as funding for delivering the actual device.

Jolla is building up on the Nokia N9 and MeeGo foundation. Their device “will represent modern Scandinavian design” and run on the Sailfish operating system.

Jolla is trying to stir up excitement about its upcoming smartphone and promises special and unique features to those who pre-order first.

“We want Jolla to be a movement. We want to involve fans already in early phases. Fans make sure that phone will be available and fans will be first ones to get their phones,” said Antti Saarnio of Jolla.

source: Digitoday via MyNokiaBlog

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26 Comments

1. Diego!

Posts: 876; Member since: Jun 15, 2009

OMG! I wish them the best! I hope they bring something new to the table :)

posted on Apr 16, 2013, 8:56 AM 21

23. Johnnokia

Posts: 1158; Member since: May 27, 2012

Is it only me who see BB10 is a copy of Sailfish?

posted on Apr 16, 2013, 1:10 PM 6

25. akki20892

Posts: 3902; Member since: Feb 04, 2013

Johnnokia BB10 copy several OS design and UI.....!!! ( Jolla, iOS, Specially Meego)

posted on Apr 16, 2013, 4:35 PM 2

2. TechBizJP08

Posts: 495; Member since: Mar 25, 2013

0:50, i saw the little green dude on the background.. and the UI seems familiar. More like combinations of Android and Windows i suppose.. :O

posted on Apr 16, 2013, 9:00 AM 4

5. picka_vi_materina

Posts: 174; Member since: Nov 21, 2011

You must be 2 years old...

posted on Apr 16, 2013, 9:27 AM 4

9. Basharhd99

Posts: 102; Member since: Jul 05, 2012

Dude the android in the back is for telling you that sailfish can run android apps

posted on Apr 16, 2013, 9:32 AM 4

3. PhansMuneeb

Posts: 371; Member since: Jan 28, 2012

Jolla has to be the new Nokia...

posted on Apr 16, 2013, 9:10 AM 13

6. haseebzahid

Posts: 1853; Member since: Feb 22, 2012

for some reason i think nokia is backing them up with more then meegoo patents

posted on Apr 16, 2013, 9:28 AM 10

13. amansingal14

Posts: 309; Member since: Sep 08, 2012

And I think it is their plan B

posted on Apr 16, 2013, 10:38 AM 6

4. xperiaDROID

Posts: 5629; Member since: Mar 08, 2013

Good luck Jolla! Welcome back! :)

posted on Apr 16, 2013, 9:19 AM 8

7. akki20892

Posts: 3902; Member since: Feb 04, 2013

Jolla best luck in future, hope u guys do well......!!!

posted on Apr 16, 2013, 9:32 AM 6

8. Medel

Posts: 84; Member since: May 31, 2011

Good News for Nokia! :)

posted on Apr 16, 2013, 9:32 AM 6

10. pokharkarsaga

Posts: 556; Member since: Feb 23, 2012

i think Ubuntu phone os & Jolla sailfish os will be a great option for low end smartphones.

posted on Apr 16, 2013, 9:33 AM 2

11. addicted2088

Posts: 58; Member since: Sep 25, 2012

Rather, they'll be a great option for all categories, not just high-end, unlike Android and its Java and dalvik-based core which makes it a pain to use on low-end. But no complaints, we get more flexible OS as alternatives. :D

posted on Apr 16, 2013, 9:47 AM 2

16. predator93

Posts: 122; Member since: Aug 28, 2012

Considering the capabilities of ubuntu, if all the major features can be ported into the mobile version then it would be a great option for high end devices.

posted on Apr 16, 2013, 11:43 AM 0

12. duwiegeneral

Posts: 48; Member since: Dec 07, 2012

yeaaaaah!!!! am really excited i think nokia is an phantom b-hind jolla...

posted on Apr 16, 2013, 10:37 AM 1

14. shreehari

Posts: 45; Member since: Mar 10, 2013

bad luck for nokia but all the best good luck but one only apps rule the smart phone industry

posted on Apr 16, 2013, 10:43 AM 0

15. Joshing4fun

Posts: 1249; Member since: Aug 13, 2010

They should just have made this OS an android skin on their phones. That way itd look and feel the same yet have apps. Apps are everything.

posted on Apr 16, 2013, 11:18 AM 0

17. recond9

Posts: 50; Member since: Jan 11, 2013

Imagine this as a Symbian comeback...epic

posted on Apr 16, 2013, 12:11 PM 6

21. anandtdk

Posts: 1; Member since: Apr 04, 2013

Nokia-W to Nokia-J... Bring it on... Plan B of course... :P

posted on Apr 16, 2013, 12:21 PM 5

24. Metalspy8

Posts: 148; Member since: Feb 27, 2012

No thanks//android ftw..

posted on Apr 16, 2013, 4:08 PM 0

26. GrmanR

Posts: 41; Member since: Apr 09, 2013

Jolla is phone manufacturer or just makes the Os? If not, who is going to make the phone?

posted on Apr 16, 2013, 10:19 PM 0

29. lhtbinh1909

Posts: 94; Member since: Apr 02, 2013

They makes the OS and has Nokia and Intel at their back

posted on Apr 17, 2013, 1:09 AM 0

28. lhtbinh1909

Posts: 94; Member since: Apr 02, 2013

Where is year 2010? LoL :D. Good music. The UI is a combination of WP and Android, right? But it's look simple and kind of smooth, can't wait.....

posted on Apr 17, 2013, 1:08 AM 0

30. TheBitterTruth unregistered

Jolla - Born from the ashes of Meego!

posted on Apr 17, 2013, 2:33 AM 0

31. TheBitterTruth unregistered

ALL HAIL JOLLA!!

posted on Apr 17, 2013, 2:39 AM 0

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