Yesterday when Stephen Elop showed off what looked to be a Nokia N9 running Windows Phone 7 Mango we had our doubts over the authenticity of the video. Today that same device, codenamed “Sea Ray”, is running Android Gingerbread. Is it just me or is the N9 going through a bit of an identity crisis?
First spotted by Vlad Savov from Engadget, the Android-powered N9 “Sea Ray” was confirmed by the same Chinese source who leaked images of Nokia’s first Windows Phone handset in May. As we now know, those images correspond to the N9 “Sea Ray”, leading us to believe today’s leak is also in fact true.
Android running on the N9 “Sea Ray” is not the wildest port we could imagine. Honestly, we’d been hoping all along Nokia would re-consider a partnership with Google so we could have the best-in-class optics with our favorite OS. Today it appears we might be one step closer in reaching that goal.
Based on the images leaked by the Chinese source, the Gingerbread port to the N9 “Sea Ray” looks to be a work in progress. Let’s just hope it sees a life outside of the cutting room floor. Anyone else dreaming of an Android-powered Nokia N9?
via Engadget
