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Microsoft’s Windows Phone didn’t quite manage to get off to a flying start when it was first introduced, but with Nokia joining the Windows Phone party, the platform has seen a significant jump in popularity. While Nokia (now Microsoft Mobile) was the poster boy for the platform this past year, we did see some interesting new Windows Phone launches from OEMs such as Samsung and HTC. It now looks like LG could be joining the Windows Phone club soon too.

According to the folks at AdDuplex, LG could be launching its first Windows Phone 8.1 smartphone soon as they seem to have detected a new Windows Phone handset manufactured by LG with the model number LGVW820. The device isn’t expected to be flagship grade though, but more of a low to mid-range offering with a 4.7-inch 480 x 854 FWVGA resolution. The smartphone has so far been spotted only in Korea, so it isn’t clear if LG will be launching it outside of the Korean market. In fact, it isn’t even known if the smartphone will ever be announced officially. Some of you may remember that rumors of LG making a comeback to Windows Phone were doing the rounds earlier this year as well, with an alleged LG D635 smartphone being leaked by evleaks.

The AdDuplex report for December also highlights a few other interesting facts. The Lumia 520 is still the most popular Windows Phone handset, while the Lumia 63x handsets continue to grow in popularity. The Lumia 63x series now make up for 11.2% of the market. As far as Windows Phone manufacturers go, Nokia enjoys a huge lead over all the other OEMs. Nokia accounts for 96.51% of total Windows Phone devices, with HTC a far too distant second with 2.76% share. It doesn’t really seem like the HTC One M8 for Windows turned out to be anywhere near as successful as what HTC may have hoped.

Source: WmPowerUser