HMD unveiled an even more affordable option alongside the C21 duo - the Nokia C2 2nd edition. It is a successor to the original C2, but improvements are offset by downgrades. One major upgrade is the metal chassis, so that the can be more resilient against daily knocks than the plastic C2 was. But things go downhill from here.
The 5.7” display was downgraded to 480 x
960 px resolution (18:9), down from 720 x 1,440 px. And that’s not all, the 5MP
selfie camera was replaced by a 2MP unit (that still has a dedicated LED
flash). The 5MP camera on the rear remains untouched. The new model also has a
smaller battery, 2,400 mAh (down from 2,800mAh) with support for basic 5W
charging over microUSB. By the way, this is one of the few phones that still
offers a removable battery. Also, there is a 3.5mm headphone jack.
It seems that the Nokia C2 2nd edition is
powered by a new chipset with a quad-core 1.5 GHz CPU, but that’s about all we
know about it. Well, we do know that it will run Android 11 Go Edition (with a
promise of 2 years of security patches) and that it supports 4G connectivity
(Cat. 4). It is paired with 1GB or 2GB of RAM, plus 32GB storage. Both the
single and dual-SIM versions of the phone have a dedicated microSD card slot. MD
also showed off a couple of Nokia-branded headphones, including the simply
named Nokia Headphones, which are available in wired and wireless form. These
have a lightweight design and soft over-ear cushions.
There are also the Nokia Go Earbuds 2+,
which were unveiled earlier. These promise up to 24 hours of play time and are
splash resistant (IPX4). The carrying case has a 300 mAh battery that can be
fully recharged in 2 hours over USB-C. Pricing for the Nokia C2 2nd edition and
the new headphones will be available shortly.
