Nokia was one of the biggest mobile phone brands at one point of time. Its devices, especially features phones, did very well in price-sensitive markets like India. HMD Global has brought the brand back to life from the brink of death with the release of Nokia 3, Nokia 5, Nokia 6, and Nokia 3310, but one wonders what has made the company to delay its launch in developing economies.
Yes, Nokia was once the market leader in India and there are possibilities of people still having attachment to it. But surprisingly, the Finnish company is yet to release Nokia 3, Nokia 5, Nokia 6, and Nokia 3310 in India despite making them available in several countries. Nokia 6 was first unveiled earlier this year and the other three -- Nokia 3, Nokia 5 and Nokia 3310 -- were announced at the Mobile World Congress in February.
The fact is a few months have passed since the handsets were unveiled and released in a few countries, but they are yet to come to India which has a huge fan base. This delay could affect the sales of the handsets in the country as the hype around them will die down eventually.
There is no official statement on the release date of Nokia 3, Nokia 5, Nokia 6 and Nokia 3310 in India, but sources have said that they would arrive in the first week of June.
Nokia 3310 is a feature phone priced at €49 (around $52 / Rs 3,500). It comes with a 2.4-inch display and 240x320 pixels (167 ppi pixel density), a 16MB internal memory (expandable up to 32GB via microSD card), a 2MP camera with LED flash (no secondary camera, and a 1,200mAh battery with stand-by time of up to744 hours, 22 hours talk time and 51 hours on music play.
Nokia 3 is budget smartphone priced at €139 (around $147 / Rs 9824). It sports a 5.0-inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen with a 720x1,280 pixels (294 ppi pixel density), powered by a Mediatek MT6737 processor, and runs Android 7.0 Nougat operating system. It also features a 2GB RAM, a 16GB internal memory (expandable up to 128GB via microSD card), an 8MP main camera with f/2.0 aperture, autofocus, LED flash and 1.12 µm pixel size, an 8MP front-snapper with f/2.0 aperture and autofocus, and a 2,650mAh battery.
Nokia 5 is a mid-range smartphone with a price tag of €189 (around $200 / Rs 13,357). It has a 5.2-inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen with 720x1,280 pixels (282 ppi pixel density), a Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor, an Android 7.1.1 Nougat operating system, a 2GB RAM and a 16GB internal memory (expandable up to 128GB via microSD card). It also features has a 13MP main camera with f/2.0 aperture, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash, 1/3" sensor size and 1.12 µm pixel size, and an 8MP front-snapper with f/2.0 aperture and 1.12 µm pixel size, and a 3,000mAh battery.
Nokia 6 sports a 5.5-inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen with 1,080x1,920 pixels (403 ppi pixel density), powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor, and runs Android Nougat operating system. It has a 3/GB/4GB RAM, a 32GB/64GB internal memory (expandable up to 128GB via microSD card), a 16MP main camera with f/2.0 aperture, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash and 1.0 µm pixel size, an 8MP front-snapper with f/2.0 aperture and 1.12 µm pixel size, and a 3,000mAh battery fast battery charging technology.
The Generic version of Nokia 6 is priced at €229 (around $243 / Rs 16,183), and the Arte Black version is priced at €299 (around $317 / Rs 21,131).
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