When all the major brands are busy launching various
kinds of smartphones, HMD Global released the Nokia 3310 (2017) as an upgraded
edition of the old Nokia 3310 feature phone. The Finnish firm has confirmed
that it will be launching new batch of Nokia phones before the end of the year.
A new feature phone from Nokia is expected to release in the near future as
couple of photos of the phone has appeared on TENAA, the Chinese telecom
regulatory body. In the past week, the Nokia 105 (2017) had also appeared on
TENAA.
The upcoming feature phone from Nokia has a model
number of TA-1017. Like the Nokia 3310 (2017), the next feature phone from the
firm will not be supporting 3G data connectivity. It is likely that Nokia may
release a 3G edition of the phone.
The phone features a plastic body and has a candy
bar design. The rear side of the phone features a camera that lacks a LED
flash. Below the camera is the loudspeaker. it appears that the phone is
running S30+ UI. It may or may not come with support for dual SIMs. in the
previous week, the alleged Nokia 105 (2017) had also appeared on TENAA. Speculations suggest the phone may launch as
Nokia 130.
The alleged Nokia 105 (2017) in white carries a
model number of TA-1010 and its black variant has a model number of TA-1034.
The Nokia 105 was first announced in 2013. A revamped edition of the phone with
Nokia 105 (2015) moniker was launched by Microsoft in 2015. The Nokia 105
(2017) seems to be cheaper model than the alleged Nokia 130 as it does not feature As of this writing, there is no information
on the arrival of the 2017 edition of the alleged Nokia 130 and Nokia 105
phones.