Jolla partners with Nokia E-series designers for its upcoming Sailfish OS smartphone

Jolla, the company created by a number of ex-Nokia employees, is currently hard at work on its debut smartphone, which is going to be powered by the MeeGo-based SailFish user experience. The company is convinced that it'll be able to release its very first handset by the end of the year, which is great news, but aren't you willing to know exactly how this handset is going to look?

Well, while we don't have the remotest idea about that, we've learned that Jolla is partnering with the company that designed Nokia's E-series phones.

The E71 is an example of the Nokia E-series trademark design.

Yes, it turns out it wasn't just Nokia that created the strict, yet stylish looks of the E-series phones. Finnish design company Infinity has not only worked with Nokia on their E-series phones, but has actually designed more than 50 Nokia handsets and chargers, as well as a number of Huawei models, including the Ascend P2.

Now Jolla is joining forces with Infinity, as it's trying to come up with an appealing phone for developing markets - an area where Infinity obviously has some experience. It's actually good to know that Jolla's design is in good hands. After all, Nokia's E-series phones used to be good-looking and feature premium design elements.