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HMD Global teases self-branded smartphoneHMD confirmed the Barbie flip phone will be launching in May 2024, while the repairable phone will debut in July 2024.The teaser images show two phones, one in pink and the other in grey colour. The two images don’t show much of the design except for the obvious HMD logo. The pink colour version appears to have a camera module present in the top-left corner. The teaser video showed a rectangular module and this appears to house triple camera sensors.The silver/grey-coloured phone…

HMD Global, home of Nokia smartphones, is all set to debut in the market with its own brand. The company already officially confirmed this news in September last year. Now, ahead of the launch, the first HMD smartphone’s alleged press render has appeared on the interwebs. The render leaked by 91mobiles has revealed the design of the handset. There also appears to be a new HMD Global logo. Leaked render suggests HMD’s first own-branded phone will be a budget offering The leaked render indicates that the first HMD-branded…

HMD Global is reportedly planning to launch a smartphone under its own brand name for the first time and a purported render of the handset has now surfaced online. Until now, the Finnish firm has been releasing smartphones under the Nokia brand, but the design of the handset with a new HMD logo on the rear panel suggests this could soon change. We now have a fair idea of what the handset could look like when it makes its debut.91Mobiles has published an image of HMD's purported N159V smartphone,…

Just ahead of Mobile World Congress, HMD Global has announced a trio of phones, including the first one it built specifically with repairability in mind. The company has teamed up with iFixit to offer official repair guides and parts to help people fix issues such as a busted display, kaput battery or wonky charging port on the G22. The device has a plastic rear casing made entirely of recycled materials, and comes with the promise of two years of Android updates, three years of security patches and a three-year…

HMD’s Nokia has continued to roll out serviceable but unremarkable smartphones for the last few years. Forgoing attempts to go toe-to-toe with the likes of Samsung and Apple, it’s settled into a groove of releasing solid mid-range and entry-level smartphones, wireless headphones and even tablets. Now it’s announced a new subscription plan that it says will “reward users” for keeping their phone for longer. Its new Circular subscription, launching in the UK and Germany to begin with, centers around the environment and…

HMD has announced a trio of new Nokia feature phones including the Nokia 5710 XpressAudio, which has a built-in charging case for an included pair of true wireless earbuds. The company is far from the first to have had this idea (check out 2019’s Servo R25 as one recent example), but it’s notable to see the form factor attempted by a more established company with global reach. The Nokia 5710 XpressAudio looks like a regular candy bar-style feature phone from the front, with a 2.4-inch display and classic T9 keypad. But…