HMD Global’s participation in IFA 2020 is
already quite certain, along with info that the company will be unveiling a
slew of new budget to mid-range devices at the show. The Nokia 3.4, codenamed
“Doctor Strange”, will likely be among these, alongside the Nokia 2.4, known as
“Wolverine”.
Having stopped by GeekBench already, the
Nokia 3.4 is clearly out there, in industry-insider circles. That’s how today’s
leak came into existence, with a tipster claiming to have the unit or, at
least, actual pictures of it, which can not be released. Enter what is
essentially a “fan made” render of the device, allegedly based on the real
thing.
Before somebody points it out, the author
notes that the volume keys are misaligned. Apparently, a dedicated Google
Assistant button will be one of the buttons on the device. Clearly, there is
something funky going on with the buttons, the way they are drawn, so we’ll be
ignoring those. The more revealing bit is definitely the back design, with a
memorable circular camera module, quite reminiscent of the recent Nokia C5
Endi.
The Nokia 3.4 is clearly not just a
re-badge of the C5 Endi, though. The punch hole selfie camera is one proof of
that. It is expected to be an 8MP snapper. That display will allegedly be a
6.5-inch, 19:9, HD+ unit. The circular camera array should consist of a 13MP +
2MP + 5MP triple setup. Sources also claim the Nokia 3.4 will have a 4,000 mAh
battery, with 10W charging, via a microUSB port and a 3.5mm audio jack.
Also, as per several sources, the Nokia
3.4 will be based on a Snapdragon “Bengal” chipset, along with 3GB of RAM. That
codename is associated with either the Snapdragon 662 or the Snapdragon 460.
Both chips are nearly identical, differing mainly in clock speed (the advantage
goes to the 662, naturally).
Either way, we are looking at a slightly
more-potent device here, compared to C5 Endi and its MediaTek Helio P22
chipset. A part, which rumors claim will also be at the core of the upcoming
Nokia 2.4 (Wolverine). We expect both of these handsets to be unveiled on
September 3. Likely joining them will be the mid-range Nokia 6.3 and 7.3 – a
logical pair to further flush-out the current Nokia lineup.