Nokia Aura Concept Phone: the outlook of MeeGo

The future of the MeeGo platform may lie in the success of this Nokia Aura concept phone. The latest MeeGo concept phone, the Nokia Aura, brings together a 4-inch touchscreen display in a sleek and sexy package with all the bells and whistles we’ve come to expect from a flagship Nokia smartphone.

Nokia’s MeeGo platform is off to a shaky start, but ultimately the success of a software platform in today’s market depends on top-notch hardware paired with a platform that boasts hoards of developers. While the second requirement remains to be seen, this Nokia Aura MeeGo concept phone delivers on the promise of top-notch hardware.

It is a 4-inch touchscreen display with a 12-megapixel camera, Xenon flash and HDMI output. Cased in a full aluminum body with dedicated volume, keylock and camera buttons, the Nokia Aura looks to be a beefed up Nokia N8 at first glance.

Upon further inspection you can see the device’s profile is convex on both sides, something rare in today’s smartphone market. A microSD card slot, micro USB connector and a 3.5 mm audio jack round out the feature set. At the end of the day we can’t help but think the Nokia Aura is one of the best concept designs in recent memory.

MeeGo concept is actually a piece of hardware we could see Nokia produce in the short term. For the rest of you MeeGo hopefuls out there the latest concept and whether or not you’d replace your current N8 with the Nokia Aura.

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