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HMD Teases Return of an Iconic Feature Phone, Nokia 3210 Could Get a Remake

HMD is gearing up to launch a new handset sometime soon. The Finnish mobile manufacturer has now shared a teaser to offer hints about the arrival of a new phone in May without confirming the name. HMD Global is believed to unveil a refreshed model of the Nokia 3210. The brand which is best known for its Nokia-branded phones, announced late last year that it would launch its own branded phones in 2024 after exclusively offering Nokia phones. HMD Global has solely sold phones under the Nokia brand…

These are the best smartphones from MWC 2024

Joe Maring / Digital Trends Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024 has come and gone, leaving us with a flood of smartphone announcements. From new devices launching soon to wild concepts that may never see the light of day, it’s the place to be if you’re a phone geek. We got a look at some of the hottest new phones during the show, and these are our picks for the very best ones. Tecno Pova 6 Pro Andy Boxall / Digital Trends If you love a phone with a crazy name and equally insane features, then the Tecno Pova 6 Pro is…

Top tech of MWC 2024

Mobile World Congress, or MWC, is a trade show that’s similar to CES, but concentrated solely on mobile technology. Held in Barcelona, Spain, the show has been rather quiet over the past few years, but in 2024,the industry has returned to it with gusto. That renewed vitality shows in the number of great new products we had to choose from to curate our best-of list. We were introduced to dozens of exciting, innovative, and downright cool new products, but we finally managed to agree on just six of them to honor as…

This company has big plans to change smartphone design forever

HMD Global HMD Global is best known for making phones with the Nokia name on them, but that’s changing in 2024, and at MWC 2024, it has revealed its bold plan for the future. Not only is it making a Barbie phone with Mattel, but it’s also improving repairability. In turn, it’s tackling one of the industry’s biggest missed opportunities — modular phones — by taking on the concept in a new way. Digital Trends spoke to HMD Global’s head of product marketing, Adam Ferguson, over Zoom during the Barcelona trade show to…

A Barbie phone is coming, but it’s not what you expect

Mattel and HMD Global A most unexpected brand partnership has given us a surprising phone to get excited about at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024. HMD Global, the company that makes phones under the Nokia name, has partnered with toymaker Mattel on the Barbie Flip Phone. Yes, that Barbie. But don’t worry that this is going to be little more than a pink version of an old Nokia phone. “Let me put it like this,” Adam Ferguson, HMD Global’s head of product marketing, said with a smile as I chatted to him over Zoom…

Ignore the rumors — this iconic phone brand isn’t going away

Andy Boxall / Digital Trends Rumors of the Nokia phone name’s latest demise are not true, and more phones will be released by HMD Global, which owns the license to make them under the Nokia name. It’s news sure to please all fans of one of the most established, familiar names in mobile tech. Digital Trends clarified the situation during a conversation with HMD Global’s head of product marketing, Adam Ferguson, at MWC 2024, amid the announcement of the company’s efforts outside the Nokia name. An important part of…

HMD Global Reveals Its Rebranding Efforts; Barbie Flip Phone to Debut Later This Year

HMD Global, the company known for its Nokia-branded phones, has announced its rebranding plans at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024 event in Barcelona on Sunday (February 25). The Finnish mobile manufacturer has revealed that it will release a Barbie-branded flip phone later this year in partnership with Mattel. The company has also released an image suggesting a pink colour scheme for the upcoming retro feature phone. Further, HMD is eyeing to bring back another iconic Nokia phone design this…

HMD to launch a Barbie flip phone amidst rebranding: Details here

HMD, which has exclusively sold phones under the Nokia brand name, has announced its plans to unveil a new flip phone. The upcoming flip phone will be Barbie-branded and is expected to arrive in July in partnership with Mattel. The company is likely to launch several devices this summer including a new Nokia-branded retro feature phone, and an HMD-branded smartphone. HMD, which has exclusively sold phones under the Nokia brand name, has announced its plans to unveil a new flip phone. The upcoming flip phone will be…

HMD Reveals Rebranding Efforts at MWC 2024; Barbie Flip Phone to Debut Later This Year

HMD Global, the company known for its Nokia-branded phones, has announced its rebranding plans at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024 event in Barcelona on Sunday (February 25). The Finnish mobile manufacturer has revealed that it will release a Barbie-branded flip phone later this year in partnership with Mattel. The company has also released an image suggesting a pink colour scheme for the upcoming retro feature phone. Further, HMD is eyeing to bring back another iconic Nokia phone design this…

Upcoming HMD phones codenamed Legend, LegendPro spotted on Geekbench ahead of launch

HMD Legend, LegendPro Geekbench listingThe two listings on Geekbench 6 go by the names HMD Global Legend and HMD Global LegendPro.The phones are running on an octa-core chipset paired with a Mali-G57 GPU, with a max clock speed of 1.61GHz. This is alleged to be the Unisoc T606 chipset.The Legend scores 379 in the single-core set and 1,370 points in the multi-core test. As for the LegendPro, the scores are 373 and 1,384 in the single and multi-core tests respectively.The listings also show the phones will come with Android…