Nokia 2, HMD Global's most affordable Android smartphone, has finally gone up for pre-orders. The new Nokia 2 is available to pre-order in Russia where it comes with a price tag[1] of RUB 7,990 (roughly Rs. 8,800). Announced last week, Nokia licensee HMD Global had confirmed[2] that the Nokia 2[3] will be going on sale global starting mid-November and revealed a global average price of EUR 99 (roughly Rs. 7,500).
The company is yet to reveal an India price tag of the new Nokia[4] smartphone. The company is marketing the 4100mAh battery that is claimed to deliver up to 2 days of battery life, and premium design with polycarbonate body and 6000 Series Aluminium frame as the highlights of the smartphone. Nokia 2 also has a 5-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) LTPS display that HMD Global says is best-in-class, with 1:1300 contrast ratio and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. At this price, the handset will compete against the likes of Xiaomi Redmi 4A[5] and Moto C[6].
Nokia 2 specifications
The Nokia 2 runs on Android 7.1.1 Nougat, and is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 SoC (quad-core, clocked up to 1.2GHz) coupled with 1GB of LPDDR3 RAM. The smartphone sports an 8-megapixel rear autofocus camera with LED flash, and a 5-megapixel front fixed focus camera.
Nokia 2 vs Redmi 4A vs Moto C Plus[7]
As for storage, the Nokia 2 comes with 8GB of inbuilt storage, which is expandable via microSD card (up to 128GB) in a hybrid dual-SIM configuration. Connectivity options on the Nokia 2 include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.1, GPS/ A-GPS, FM radio with RDS, Micro-USB, and...