Nokia’s partnership with Zeiss goes back a long way. The partnership, which started in 2005 with the Nokia N90 model, continued with the N95, 808 PureView and Lumia series phones. The partnership with phones such as Nokia 8.3 5G and Nokia 9 PureView continued for many years, even after it came under the umbrella of Finland-based technology company HMD Global.
The partnership between Nokia and Zeiss has ended
The agreement between HMD Global and Zeiss in 2017 expired in 2022. With the termination of the agreement, after 5 years, Nokia phones will no longer bear the signature of Zeiss. HMD Global has confirmed the end of its partnership with Zeiss optics.
In the statement made by Zeiss about their ending partnership with Nokia, the following statements were included:
After a long and successful cooperation, in 2021 ZEISS and HMD Global mutually agreed not to extend their non-exclusive partnership, which includes cooperation with ZEISS as a consulting and development partner for the display technologies of “Nokia” branded smartphones.
The last product of the partnership, which ended in 2022, was XR20. No explanation has been made from either brand as to why the partnership of the partnership did not continue. Since HMD Global took over, Nokia branded phones have not stood out for their camera features. Nevertheless, the company managed to make a name for itself in the smartphone market with models such as the Nokia 9 PureView, which was among the best camera phones of its time.
We do not know which lenses Nokia will use in its cameras from now on. On the other hand, Zeiss has not moved away from the smartphone market. The company continues its partnership with Vivo since 2020. We may see Zeiss in the camera lenses of other Android phone manufacturers in the near future.
Nokia, the once indisputable brand, is now aiming to prove itself again in the market with Android phones. The company, which accelerated its work after entering under the roof of HMD Global, has entered a new model attack. It is a matter of curiosity how the termination of the partnership with Zeiss will affect Nokia.
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