Nokia 1 Android Oreo (Go Edition) smartphone with 4.5-inch display, 4G VoLTE, swappable Xpress-on covers announced

HMD Global apart from Nokia 7 Plus, Nokia 8110, Nokia 6 (2018) Android One for global markets, it also announced the Nokia 1 Android Oreo (Go Edition) that sports a 4.5-inches display, MediaTek MT6737M Quad-Core processor, 1GB RAM. Continue reading “Nokia 1 Android Oreo (Go Edition) smartphone with 4.5-inch display, 4G VoLTE, swappable Xpress-on covers announced”

Nokia 8110 4G VoLTE feature phone with 2.4-inch Curved display announced

Nokia 8110

HMD Global at the MWC 2018 event brought back the Nostalgia yet again like it did with Nokia 3310 at the MWC 2017 last year with the Nokia 8110 4G. It is a feature phone with 2.4-inch QVGA Curved display, intuitive tactile mechanics with slide to answer and end the call, and a helicopter-style spin on its axis. Continue reading “Nokia 8110 4G VoLTE feature phone with 2.4-inch Curved display announced”

New Nokia 6 Android One smartphone with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 630, ZEISS optics, Android 8.0 announced

HMD Global  announced Nokia 6 (2018) and the successor of last year’s Nokia 6 China last month. Today at its MWC 2018 it introduced another Nokia 6 smartphone for global markets, which is an Android One smartphone. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, is powered by Snapdragon 630 Mobile platform, runs on Android 8.0 (Oreo), has a 16-megapixel rear camera with f/2.0 aperture, dual-tone LED flash, ZEISS optics and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “New Nokia 6 Android One smartphone with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 630, ZEISS optics, Android 8.0 announced”

Nokia and Facebook team up to expand 60GHz fixed wireless access ecosystem

Nokia and Facebook

Nokia today announced that it is partnering with Facebook in expanding the ecosystem for fixed wireless access over 60 GHz to deliver gigabit speeds. The 60GHz band allows high-speed broadband connectivity in urban or suburban areas, complementing existing fiber. Continue reading “Nokia and Facebook team up to expand 60GHz fixed wireless access ecosystem”

Airtel, HMD Global partner to offer Nokia 2 and Nokia 3 at effective price of Rs. 4999 and Rs. 7499

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Airtel today announced that it has partnered with HMD Global to offer affordable 4G smartphone options to customers as part of Airtel’s ‘Mera Pehla Smartphone’ initiative. Under this partnership Nokia 2 and Nokia 3, 4G smartphones are now available with cashback of Rs. 2000 from Airtel.

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Nokia 6 4GB RAM version launched in India for Rs. 16999

HMD global introduced the Nokia 6 along with its other Android smartphones in India back in June, which went on sale in the country in August, now it has launched the 4GB RAM version of the phone, compared to 3GB RAM in the original version. Other specifications are same. The phone got Android 8.0 (Oreo) update recently, but this still comes with Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) out-of-the-box, according to the release. Continue reading “Nokia 6 4GB RAM version launched in India for Rs. 16999”

Nokia 7+ Android One edition with full-screen display, dual-lens ZEISS rear camera, Nokia 1 press images surface

HMD Global’s MWC 2018 event is scheduled for February 25th, now first press shots of the Nokia 7+ and Nokia 1 have surfaced, thanks to @evleaks. This shows that the Nokia 7+ will be Android One edition and also coincides with earlier leak that revealed most of the specifications of the phone. It also shows the phone in both White and Grey colors with Orange accents.

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Nokia 8 Android 8.1 Oreo update starts rolling out

HMD Global started rolling out Android 8.1 Oreo beta update for the  Nokia 8 smartphone last month. Now the company has started rolling out stable Android 8.1 (Oreo) update for the users. This was announced by Chief product officer; Juho Sarvikas on Twitter. The phone recently got a Rs. 8000 price cut in India, and is available for Rs. 28,999. Continue reading “Nokia 8 Android 8.1 Oreo update starts rolling out”

Nokia and Qualcomm achieve 5G NR Interoperability

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Back in September last year, Qualcomm and Nokia announced plans to conduct interoperability testing and over-the-air field trials based on the 5G New Radio (NR) Release-15 specifications being developed by 3GPP. Today both the companies have announced that they have successfully completed interoperability testing in the 3.5Ghz and 28Ghz spectrum compliant with the global 3GPP 5G NR Release 15 standard using Nokia AirScale base station and device prototypes from Qualcomm Technologies.

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Nokia 7 Plus with 6-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 660, dual rear cameras, ZEISS optics surface

Nokia 7 Plus

Nokia 7 is a China exclusive model, and it is rumored that the company will introduce the 7 Plus variant for the global markets at the MWC 2018 event later this month. After getting revealed in latest Nokia camera app, the Nokia 7 Plus freshly surfaces again in the leaked marketing material. This leak confirms most of the specifications, design and other features. Continue reading “Nokia 7 Plus with 6-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 660, dual rear cameras, ZEISS optics surface”

Nokia 8 and Nokia 5 3GB RAM version get a price cut in India, now available for Rs. 28999 and Rs. 12499

HMD Global launched its flagship Nokia 8 smartphone in India back in September last year for Rs. 36,999. Now the phone has received a Rs. 8000 price cut and is available for Rs. 28,999. The Nokia 5 3GB RAM version that was launched for Rs. 13,499 has received a Rs. 1000 price cut and is available for Rs. 12,499, but some offline retailers are selling it for as low as Rs. 11,299. Continue reading “Nokia 8 and Nokia 5 3GB RAM version get a price cut in India, now available for Rs. 28999 and Rs. 12499”

Nokia 5 and Nokia 6 Android 8.0 Oreo stable update starts rolling out

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HMD global has started rolling out Android Oreo beta update for the Nokia 5 and Nokia 6 last month, and the Nokia 6 got the Oreo beta in India earlier this month. As promised, the company today started rolling out stable Android Oreo update for both the phones globally, including India. This was announced by the company’s Chief product officer; Juho Sarvikas on Twitter. Both the phones were launched running Android 7.1.1 (Nougat).

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Nokia 3310 4G VoLTE phone announced

After more than a month the phone got certified, HMD Global today officially announced the Nokia 3310 4G phone with VoLTE support in China. It has a similar design and a similar 2.4 inch QGVA color display, 2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash light, Bluetooth, microSD expansion slot and a 1200mAh battery as the Nokia 3310 3G, but this has a more powerful processor, more RAM, more storage and it runs on YunOS compared to Java-powered Feature OS in the 3G version. Continue reading “Nokia 3310 4G VoLTE phone announced”

Nokia ReefShark chipsets with AI, nanometer chip technology and Future X 5G Architecture announced

Nokia ReefShark

Nokia today has unveiled the new ReefShark chipsets which are aimed to take leverage of the in-house silicon expertise and reduce the size, cost and power consumption of operators’ networks and meet the radio requirements of 5G. The company has also outlined its implementation of Future X network architecture for 5G. The chipsets also incorporate the Nokia’s artificial intelligence (AI) and nanometer chip technology. Continue reading “Nokia ReefShark chipsets with AI, nanometer chip technology and Future X 5G Architecture announced”

Nokia 8 Android 8.1 Oreo beta update starts rolling out

HMD Global started rolling out Android 8.0 Oreo beta update for the  Nokia 8 smartphone in October and it got the stable Android 8.0 update in November last year. Today the company has released the latest Android 8.1 Oreo update for the beta testers and the Chief product officer; Juho Sarvikas announced the same on Twitter. He already confirmed that Nokia 2 will get Android 8.1 directly, skipping 8.0. Continue reading “Nokia 8 Android 8.1 Oreo beta update starts rolling out”