It may have been gone for a while, but Nokia is determined to once again become a household name. In 2017, Nokia is set to release not just one but up to five new phones, some of which resemble old-school models.
HMD Global, the Finnish company licensed to manufacture and sell Nokia-branded phones, will roll out the Nokia 150 and 150 Dual SIM phones early next year. The two new Nokia phones feature an old-fashioned look and have the durability and battery power of the good old Nokia 3310, The Sun reports.
On its website, HMD Global describes the Nokia 150 and 150 Dual SIM phones as "built to last." They will sell cheap for $26 before taxes and subsidies and have such features as a built-in FM radio and MP3 player, a 2.4-inch screen, and camera with LED flash. The Nokia 150 and 150 Dual SIM will also have games like Snake, which users of older Nokia models are familiar with, and Nitro Racing.
Just like the Nokia phones of yesteryears, the Nokia 150 and 150 Dual SIM promise long battery life that no smartphone today can beat. Both phones have a 22-hour talk time, and a standby time of up to 31 days for the Nokia 150 and 25 days for the Nokia 150 Dual SIM. They will each come with a micro-USB charger and LED torchlight, according to HMD Global.
Nokia will launch not only cheap, low-end phones but also higher-end ones in 2017. It has long been rumored that Nokia will release the D1C smartphone, which will run on the Android Nougat 7.0 operating system.
The Nokia D1C is expected to debut at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain in February 2017. Its variants are said to have screen displays of 5 and 5.7 inches, as well as WQHD and FHD resolutions, GSM Arena reports. The mid-range smartphone will also reportedly have a Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor, 3GB of RAM, internal memory of 16Gb and 32GB, and a 16-megapixel camera.
Gadget 360 reports that aside from the DC1, Nokia will launch the E1 and P models in 2017. There have been various rumors about their specs, such as the P's supposed 23-megapixel camera.
To date, however, HMD Global has yet to make an official announcement about the smartphones. So until then, any information that comes out about them should be taken with a grain of salt.
Nokia used to be a market leader in mobile phones but failed to catch up with the likes of Apple and Samsung, which now lead the smartphone industry. Hopes are high, however, that the brand would be able to bring back its old glory in 2017.
