HMD Global announced details of its first batch of Nokia handsets for the coming year at CES 2022. The company that uses the popular device brand also said it made deals with two new US partners to boost its presence in the market.
Its launch schedule for the first half of 2022 comprises five new smartphones, all priced below $250. HMD Global indicated the lineup would significantly increase the number of affordable handsets it has available in the US.
The Nokia G400 is marketed as its newest affordable 5G device, priced at just below $240. It will be released during Q2 alongside two sub-$150 4G smartphones, the Nokia C200 and G100. In Q1, HMD Global plans to launch the Nokia C100 4G smartphone priced at $99 and the latest in its retro feature-phone series, the Nokia 2760 Flip, for $79.
Alongside teasing upcoming handsets, the Nokia licensee said it had added Dish Wireless and MVNO Consumer Cellular to its list of partners in the US. Its handsets are already stocked by T-Mobile US and MVNO Tracfone Wireless. HMD's VP for North America Cristian Capelli noted in a statement that the brand captured market share from some of the industry’s most entrenched companies in recent months.
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A US jury has determined that Arm violated its Architectural License Agreement (ALA) with Qualcomm.
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