In 2022, it appears like Nokia will release a slew of low-cost handsets. HMD Global (the company that owns Nokia) revealed a variety of new affordable phones and spelled out its US sales plan for the next two years at CES on Wednesday.
Nokia's entry-level smartphone is the Nokia C100 4G, which costs slightly under $100. It has an Helio A22 processor, 4GB of RAM, and 32GB of internal storage.
The Nokia C200 4G, which costs $119, shares a number of similarities with the Nokia C100 4G. It boasts the same MediaTek A22 CPU and 4GB of RAM, but for an extra $20, you get a little bigger display and double the storage.
If you're used to Nokia's latest design aesthetic, the G100 4G is a significant shift. The spherical camera module is replaced with a thin vertical camera stack in the $149 phone. It has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor, 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of internal storage.
The Nokia G400 5G, HMD's most expensive offering, makes 5G affordable at $239. The G400 5G features the same design as the G100, but with a more powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G CPU, 6GB of RAM, and 128GB of storage. A 6.7-inch LCD with a 120Hz refresh rate is also included.
There's even a feature phone thrown in for good measure. The $79 price tag The Nokia 2760 Flip 4G is designed to be simple. The LTE-enabled flip phone has twin screens, a huge keyboard, and other characteristics that make it appealing to kids and elders.
The Nokia 2760 Flip 4G will run the newest version of KaiOS, while the smartphones will run Android 12. However, according to a Nokia spokesman, none of the future phones will be part of the Android One program. Because most of the devices are being sold through prepaid carriers, there's no promise of future OS upgrades, and they'll almost certainly come with a lot of bloatware.
For the next two years, the firm plans to focus on the affordable sector, according to the corporation. It will also add Consumer Cellular and Dish Wireless to its current carrier relationships with T-Mobile and TracFone. In fact, practically every Nokia phone revealed for the first half of 2022 looks to be accessible solely through carriers (as opposed to unlocked).
The TracFone-exclusive Nokia 2760 Flip 4G will be available in the first quarter of this year. In the first quarter, Consumer Cellular and TracFone will start offering the Nokia C100 4G. The Nokia C200 4G has yet to be announced by HMD, however, it is expected to be released in the spring.
The Nokia G100 4G will be available first on Boost and TracFone, while the Nokia G400 5G will be accessible on most prepaid carriers. Both phones will be released in the spring.
While the firm was ecstatic to reveal its new phones and sales plan, it was scant on specifics regarding the handsets. The aforementioned parameters are from a December pre-briefing the business did with reporters. As more specifications and information become available, we'll update this story.