Nokia N1 has been one of the most searched phones on our website, that’s what statistics say. Why? Because it’s a Nokia phone with Android and there are many of you who want that. Sadly, Nokia doesn’t, but at least we have concepts like the Nokia Lumia Nexus shown below and rendered by Milanno Artworks. The designer behind this project says he’s a big fan of Nokia and was pretty disappointed by the fact that they chose Windows Phone over Android. He also quotes rumors saying that Google could allow more Nexus models, so that’s how the Nokia Nexus came up. This original Lumia mockup packs a 2 GHz quad core processor, a 5 inch HD display and 2 GB of RAM, as well as 32 GB of storage. Being so close to the phablet range, I imagine this is a huge phone, considering the 4.5 inch Lumia 920 is already a beast.
Imagine the beauty of the Lumia series, the Pureview camera, the unique elements of the Nexus, meaning faster updates to Android, the latest release on board and maybe some unique design traits as well: virtual buttons for example. This is and will remain only a dream, since Nokia seems ready to work only with Microsoft and never with Google’s Android. Which model do you prefer, the Nokia Lumia Nexus or the Nokia N1? For the potential future haters, I now the design is just like the Nokia N9, but it’s the whole idea of Nexus and Nokia that matters…

We have seen some lovely Nokia concept phones before, created by the same Jonas Daehnert and now here’s a fresh one. The Nokia Lumia 1001 is even more beautiful than the freshly launched Lumia 920 and 820 and it brings an air of elegance and finesse to the series. The new Lumias are bulky, massive and heavy, but this one seems slimmer.
I particularly like the lower side of the handset, that somehow seems a bit Apple-inspired to me, if I think about the iPhone 5 renders I’ve seen lately, which is a good thing. Under the display that I dare to speculate is a 4.5 inch HD unit, we find 3 capacitive buttons and on the side we find the buttons with a changed look. Gone are those faux metal buttons and here are some faux rubber ones, if I may say so. I can’t seem to spot a camera button, while at the top there’s a mystery tray, that’s actually prety big, big enough to host both the SIM and microSD together.
This is a fantastic design and the choice of color, that brown-gray is interesting. IF you look closely you’ll see that the top part is a bit sloped downwards, which is also a nice touch. I seem to spot a tiny LED next to the audio jack, also a nifty addition. And the front camera is more discrete than ever. And now some speculated specs: 4G LTE, dual core or quad core Snapdragon S4 CPU, 32 GB of storage, 1 GB of RAM, 12 megapixel PureView camera and 1280 x 768 pixel resolution. Too bad we can’t see this baby’s back!

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 was a very loved device back in its day and Esato board member reeflotz thought that we should go back in the past and celebrate that model. Inspired by it he created the Sony UX concept, a beautiful handset with a powerful camera and sliding keyboard. You can find reeflotz on Deviantart as well, if you want a more detailed view of his work. This Xperia concept features a 16.1 megapixel camera, probably with Exmor R sensor and all the goodies of modern Sony technology. It also seems to have a HDMI port and what looks like a comfortable 4 row keyboard. Android 4.0 ICS is the OS of choice here and there’s even a secondary display made on the side, probably for displaying notifications and the music player (Walkman) interface.
The designer also included a stylus slot here and a lens cover slide for the camera. Overall this looks like a Sony camera at first sight, but then you see the keyboard and the modern Xperia facade and everything gets a different picture. Quite an interesting device, I have to say! The mockup was created in 3D Studio Max and rendered with Vray.

Bob Freking teased an interesting device made through the cooperation of Microsoft, Apple and Google. Now we have the final version of the handset, called the iSurface Nexus, that’s pictured below. The designer combined the features of the operating systems, so we have live tiles on the home screen, a simplified dock on the same area and it all runs on an open source platform. There’s Face Unlock available, deep social networking integration and live wallpapers too. Siri and Google Now work together and the hardware here includes a hybrid custom Apple A6 – Exynos quad core chip. At the back we have a 13 megapixel iSight camera and inside the iSurface Nexus there’s 2 GB of RAM, a Retina 4.5 inch Display and all the body is pure magnesium like the Microsoft Surface.
If you look at the phone from the side it looks like the iPhone a bit, while the top side looks like something that Samsung would make. The back also bears some influences from Android devices and this powerhouse looks truly appealing, although it’s a wet dream that will never come true. You know who’s lacking here? Nokia and frankly, the N9 design is still better than this hybrid, but that’s only my opinion. What do you think of this concept?

Bob Freking created a new tablet concept, the Razer Atlas, a 7 inch device with a Core i7 CPU, plus stylus, keyboard, mouse compatibility and phone features. The name Atlas comes from the Greek mythology character, the one who held the world on his back. He chose Razer, because it makes sexy devices, with top notch specs. The Razer Atlas is a 7 inch Windows devices, with a Win RT version and a Win 8 version. So it can be selected in a Tegra version or core i3 to i7 version and it will have 4 GB of RAM, a 16 megapixel camera and a 7 inch 1080p HD screen. There’s also the option of associating keyboards and mice to it, plus the same S Pen that Samsung has. The price of the RT version is $800, while the maximum for the Windows 8 tablet is $1800, with Core i7 CPU and 4 GB of RAM.
That’s good enough to run games like Crysis or Portal easily, according to the designer Bob Freking. I see this as a desktop replacement and the definite laptop killer. It’s still too big to replace a phone and too little to play Crysis, if you ask me. 10 inches suit Windows 8 better, I think.