First HMD-branded phone will apparently come to US and looks not half bad in image،
Finnish company HMD purchased the rights to the Nokia brand in 2016 and has been selling Nokia-branded devices ever since. In September, HMD CEO and President Jean-François Baril announced that the company would launch its own high-quality, affordable smartphones and today, 91mobiles has shared alleged renders of what could be the company's first device. The phone appears to have a simple design with a flat screen with a pinhole camera, dual rear cameras and a matte back. It's apparently made of plastic and the variant shown in the image is black, although HMD may also offer the phone in other shades.
The phone sports a new HMD logo, further proof that this is not another Nokia phone.
At this point, nothing else is known about the device except that it has the model number N159V. Previously, HMD phones with model numbers N159V and TA-1585 were also visible in the IMEI database, but it is currently unclear whether these are separate phones or regional or carrier variants of N159V.
According to 91mobiles, the HMD phone will launch in India in April, but that is not the only country where the device will be sold.
Leak Evan Blass says Verizon will carry the device, meaning it will be available in the United States.
HMD's chairman and CEO previously said it was the fastest-growing 5G phone maker year over year. According to IDC data, Nokia is the 11th largest smartphone brand worldwide and sells more phones than Google, although part of that is because it also sells stupid devices.
Either way, the company surely knows a thing or two about smartphones and its portfolio of low-cost phones will increase the options available in the entry-level segment.
HMD will continue to make Nokia phones for now, but who knows if it wants to renew its licensing rights which expire in 2026.
