HMD Global is quieter than usual this
year, but we’re sure that the company is preparing a ton of new devices for the
second half of 2020. Among the most highly-anticipated ones, we’re surely
waiting for the brand new Nokia 9.3 PureView. Today, however, we got an
indication that a new device is in the pipeline. A new Nokia model with a
TA-1258 model number has been spotted at the Chinese TENAA database.
Unfortunately, the listing still is
incomplete at the time of this writing. However, we know that the device boasts
a 5.99-inch display with a battery capacity of 3,040mAh. We have to say that
this battery capacity is anything but impressive, it was a standard a few years
ago, but now it is considered below the average. With this non-appealing
battery capacity, we believe that this handset will sit under the mid-range
spectrum of Nokia smartphones. The listing also states that the device measures
159.6 x 77.5 x 8.5 mm.
According to the aforementioned details,
the phone probably will fit any of the mid-range series. It could be part of
the Nokia 2, Nokia 3, or even the Nokia 4 series. It might even be a new model
for the Nokia C series. A few days ago, a device that is said to be Nokia 2.4
was seen on the GeekBench database. The device boasts the Helio P22 complete
with 2GB of RAM and Android 10. A smartphone with this specifications is likely
running with an HD+ resolution.
The only controversial bit is that the
Nokia 2.3 ships with a 4,000mAh battery. So having a 3,040 would be a step
back. Despite this, the Helio P22 is a more powerful chipset with Helio A22
inside the Nokia 2.3. The alleged Nokia 2.4 is an entry-level smartphone and
its GeekBench single-core test hit 136 points while the multi-core test score
is 497 points. With 2GB of RAM, we expect at least 16GB of Storage and 32GB
looking at the best scenarios.
While HMD Global plans for the smartphone
market are still waiting for the best time, the company keeps focused in the 5G
market. Recently, the company has been chosen alongside Ericson to build 5G
networks in Singapore. With Huawei’s demise in some regions in light of the
ban, we expect to see HMD Global shining even more in the 5G segment.
Hopefully, the company won’t take much time to launch more 5G smartphones even
for the mid-range segment.
