Iconic Nokia has made its comeback with a candy bar, candy coloured feature phone with buttons! Not at all what market watchers expected – but it will sell truckloads.
Nokia – the phone brand – is now licensed to HMD, an independent Finnish company that may have been affected by taking one too many saunas, then running naked in the snow while self-flagellating with birch sticks.
It has announced the Nokia 150 and Nokia 150 Dual SIM at US$26 before local taxes and subsidies
- With a familiar user interface, the new devices respond to consumer demand for great quality, affordability, and ease of use
- 2.4” screen with features like built-in FM radio, MP3 player and games, alongside outstanding battery life make Nokia 150 a great entertainment phone
- Camera with LED flash allows users to capture their special moments and share them with friends and family through Bluetooth
I quote the joyous release, “The new phones – the first Nokia feature phones to be released by HMD – combine beautiful craftsmanship with hallmark Nokia durability. Featuring hard-wearing polycarbonate shells and scratch-resistant colour, the Nokia 150 phones are built to last.”
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Still, grannies and grandpas will like the candy bar with buttons – perhaps the next move will be a revolutionary flip phone.
Specs (sorry forgive me guffawing and quietly choking)
- Display, 2.4”, 320 x 240
- Battery: 1020 mAh BL-5C removable
- Talk Time: 22 hours
- Camera: VGA 640 x 480 with LED flash (acts as torch)
- Connectivity: 900/1800 MHz (no 4G)
- Bluetooth 3.0, no Wi-fi, 32GB microSD support, MP3 player
- Features; SMS, Music player, games, no email
- Size/Weight: 118.0 x 50.2 x 13.5 mm x 81.0g
- OS: Nokia Series 30+
Oh, and it will release an Android phone sometime in 2017 made by Foxconn. Be still my beating heart.
