HMD, the company behind the Nokia-branded smartphones, has announced five new budget-friendly smartphones at CES 2022. All devices will run Android 12 (other than the 2760 Flip) and cost less than $250, starting shipments in the first half of 2022.
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The cheapest is called the Nokia 2760 Flip, which is a clamshell flip phone, as the name suggests. The device will release sometime in Q1, and it’s running KaiOS, which offers smartphone-style services such as Google Maps, YouTube, Facebook, and more. The Nokia 2760 Flip will cost $79.
The other four are all fully-fledged Android smartphones with 4G capability, and use low-end and mid-range chipsets. The new Nokia C100 will cost $99, while the C200 will go for slightly more, at $119. The C100 has a 5.45-inch display, whereas the C200 packs a 6.1-inch panel, and the MediaTek Helio A22 chips power both devices. The C100 has a 3,000 mAh battery, while the C200 has 4,000 mAh.
Nokia G100 and G400 are slightly more powerful thanks to their Snapdragon 615 and 480 5G chipsets respectively. They pack up to 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. The Nokia G400 also has a large 6.6-inch 120Hz display, and a waterdrop notch that houses the selfie camera. It also packs three rear cameras, a 48MP primary, a 5MP ultrawide, and a 2MP macro sensor. The smaller G100 has a 6.5-inch display, three rear cameras, and a 5,000 mAh battery. The G100 will start at $149, and the G400 5G will retail for $239. The Nokia G400 sports a 120Hz refresh rate display, which is unheard of at this price point.
These devices are set to launch in the US and India first, but we can expect them on our shores towards to middle od 2022. The budget Nokia devices have found a niche market and is exploiting it well.
