HMD is preparing a new Nokia featurephone, a Series
30+ handset rather than Kai OS or other. It has a nice ergonomic shape (plus,
it’s feather light at 83.6g) and with a 1,020mAh battery should last forever on
a charge (compared to smartphones).
Don’t expect much out of the phone TA-1139, it has a
2.4” display (240 x 320px), a 3MP camera on the back with an LED flash,
optional dual SIM, a microSD slot for up to 32GB memory expansion, MP3 player
and an FM radio.
You know, it’s a phone. A 2G dual-band phone at
that, so you can’t use it on a growing number of operators (Wikipedia has a
handy list). Maybe we’ll see a 3G/4G version later on. This Nokia won’t have the
semi-smart features of the 8110 4G (Google Maps, Assistant) because it’s powered
by a single 360MHz CPU core with only 8MB of RAM and 16MB storage. You’ll
really need a microSD if you’re going to listen to MP3s or even just use the
camera (luckily, you can have a 32GB card for under US$ 10).
What do you think this one will be called? HMD
already used the “Nokia 3310” name, but there’s no shortage of similarly
nostalgic old Nokia models.
