NOKIA

Company is resurgence in terms of increased durability and repairability

As a brand, Nokia scaled back its ambitions after it left Microsoft and returned to Finnish ownership. While the company showed a lot of promise early on, HMD Global has only been able to produce budget-oriented phones under the Nokia name in recent years. To their credit, these devices generally have excellent battery life and feature a large screen. Continuing this trend, Nokia has announced a trio of budget phones at MWC 2023 and they come with increased durability and repairability.

HMD Global says the Nokia G22 is designed with "repairability at its core". This allows you to easily replace the screen, charging port or battery without special tools or equipment in the same way that the Fairphone has been offering.

The company has partnered with iFixit to provide step-by-step repair guides and replacement parts for the phone. Unlike Apple and Samsung, HMD Global says it will supply the G22 replacement parts at a reasonable price.

Featuring a 100% recycled plastic back, the Nokia G22 uses a Unisoc T606 CPU. That's paired with 4GB of RAM and either 64 or 128GB of UFS 2.2 storage. Other key specs include a 3.5mm headphone jack, OZO audio recording, IP52 certification, NFC, a 5,050mAh battery with 20W fast charging, and dual-SIM 4G connectivity.

HMD Global promises two Android OS updates and three years of monthly security patches for the Nokia G22, though that doesn't mean much as the phone is launching with Android 12 out of the box. The company also offers a three-year extended warranty at no additional cost.

The Nokia G22 will go on sale in the UK from March 8, 2023, with prices starting at £150.

Nokia C32...The Nokia C32 offers a slightly more premium approach to industrial design with glass panels front and back. Nokia also claims that the phone can provide three days of battery life, although with only 10W charging support, charging the massive 5,000mAh battery takes a while. The phone runs on Android 13 out of the box and has a 50 MP main camera.

Other specs are on the lower side, including a 1.6GHz octa-core CPU, 3/4GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. Unlike the Nokia G22, HMD Global only promises two years of quarterly security updates.

The Nokia C32 will go on sale in the UK this spring with a starting price of £130.

Nokia C22...The Nokia C22 is the cheaper brother of the C32. It has a plastic body sandwiching a metal chassis. HMD Global has reduced the phone's internals to achieve an even lower price point. Like its bigger brother, the C22 promises up to three days of battery life. Although the phone has an octa-core chip, it is only available with 2 or 3 GB of RAM. This is paired with 64GB storage.

The phone comes with Android 13 (Go edition) and will receive two years of quarterly security updates. Nokia will start selling the C22 in the UK in the spring for £110.

HMD Global plans to start manufacturing Nokia 5G smartphones in Europe in 2023 to double down on its “safety promises”.

Source: Android Police