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Nokia smartphones might soon come with Lumia Camera UI

Nokia smartphones might soon come with Lumia Camera UI

Posted: 27 Jul 2017, 14:59 , by Cosmin Vasile

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Nokia 3's outdated camera app

Three Nokia-branded smartphones have been unleashed on the market this year, but more are expected to arrive by the end of 2017. Finnish company HMD Global successfully gained possession of many of Microsoft's design patents after Nokia gave the former the right to use its name for any smartphones, tablets and feature phones plans to launch on the market.

Even though Microsoft still owns trademarks for PureView, ClearBlack and PureMotion technologies, no less than 500 design patents held by the Redmond-based company have been transferred to HMD Global.

These patents will allow HMD to improve its products even further without having to fear it will be hit by lawsuits. One of the design patents that's been recently transferred to HMD is for the Lumia Camera UI.

Lumia Camera UI

None of the new Nokia smartphones launched by HMD feature a decent camera UI, so the new patent should come in handy. We hope that not only the upcoming Android phones to be released by HMD will include the so-called Lumia Camera UI, but the current ones as well.

However, the camera will probably be installed on the Nokia phones under a different name, as Lumia brand still belongs to Microsoft.

source: EUIPO via Nokiamob

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posted on 27 Jul 2017, 15:01

1. libra89 (Posts: 1679; Member since: 15 Apr 2016)

Hmm that would be interesting.

posted on 27 Jul 2017, 15:08 4

2. rsiders (Posts: 1573; Member since: 17 Nov 2011)

Just bring back the Lumia 1020(Nokia 1030?) with SD835/6 and 6gb of RAM with an updated 41mp sensor and phase detection autofocus. Stick an sd card slot in there and I'll have a phone for at least 3 years.

posted on 27 Jul 2017, 15:21 2

3. Pabliell (Posts: 167; Member since: 22 Mar 2016)

They can't do that. All things Lumia phones were is now lost inside Microsoft. HMD has to start from scratch.

posted on 27 Jul 2017, 16:34 9

5. nokia12 (Posts: 610; Member since: 19 Nov 2013)

not really .. microsoft licenced all those tech from Nokia.. nokia owns all the patents .. Microsoft only bought design related patents and Trademarks like pureview, clearblack etc

they don't own the tech behind .. Nokia 3 and Nokia 5 make use of Clearblack .. HMD may make use of pureview tech in future ..

first lets see how the zeiss cameras on Nokia 8 performs though