HMD Global has announced three new Nokia phones which will soon be launched in the market. These three phones are going to be the Nokia 8.3 5G, Nokia 5.3, Nokia 1.3 and Nokia 5310 with the Nokia 8.3 5G being the company’s first 5G smartphone and also the first truly global Nokia 5G Phone. It will be interesting to see how these phones cope with such a competitive current global market.
Highlights:
- Nokia 8.3 5G – a truly global, future-proof Nokia 5G Phone
- Nokia 5.3 – pushing segment boundaries in design, performance, and imaging with a versatile quad camera and stunning Nordic design
- Nokia 1.3 – a faster, more secure smartphone experience with Android 10 (Go edition) at an impressively low cost
- Nokia 5310 – never miss a beat with the latest member of the Originals family
Let’s have a quick look at some of the highlights of these phones.
Nokia 8.3 5G
The Nokia 8.3 5G, the first truly global Nokia 5G phone is the main pick out of these lot of phones from Nokia. Powered by Snapdragon 765G SoC, it comes in with 6/8GB of RAM and 64/128GB of storage. The phone will also provide you with a stock Android-like experience with the Android 10. The battery capacity of the phone is pretty good as well with 4500mAh of battery power.
Furthermore, this phone brings with it a quad-camera setup arranged in a circular array centered at the back. The setup consists of a 64MP main camera, a 12MP wide-angle, 2MP macro, and 2MP depth sensor lens. In addition to all this the 24MP front camera makes the camera specs look reasonably good. The video quality of the phone is something that was talked about quite a lot in the announcement with HMD claiming that the phone will be able to shoot in 4k and with the wide-angle camera.
The device has a 6.81-inch FHD+ display with an Iris display chip which brings enhanced picture quality, brightness adjustments and more. To wrap it up the phone has USB-C type charging, a headphone jack, a fingerprint scanner built into the power button.
Price and Availability
The Nokia 8.3 5G is available globally starting in summer 2020 and comes in Polar Night for a global average retail price of 599 Euros for 6GB/64GB RAM/ROM and 649 Euros for 8GB/128GB storage options.
Nokia 5.3
The Nokia 5.3 is a mid-ranger from Nokia as well as it being a follow up to the Nokia 5.1. There is a tough competing phone from Realme and Xiaomi in this price bracket for the Nokia 5.3 to compete with. Powered by the Snapdragon 665 SoC the phone comes with 3/4/6GB of RAM and 64/128GB of storage. It will also ship with the Android 10 like the Nokia 8.3. Along with that, the 4000mAh battery capacity on this phone is impressive as well.
For the camera setup, this phone also has a quad-camera setup. This setup consists of a 13MP main camera, 5MP wide-angle, 2MP macro, and 2MP depth sensor. All this is complemented with an 8MP selfie camera. Furthermore, The phone flaunts a 6.55-inch HD+ display. Other things to note are the USB-C type charging, a headphone jack, and a rear fingerprint scanner.
Price and Availability:
he Nokia 5.3 is available globally starting in April and comes in Cyan, Sand, and Charcoal with the 4GB/64GB RAM/ROM configuration priced at a global average retail price of 189 Euros.
Nokia 1.3
It really doesn’t feel like a Nokia lineup without one of those classic Nokia phones in it. You can say the Nokia 1.3 is somewhat that with it being a budget-friendly phone coming in with just 1GB of RAM and 16GB of storage. It is powered by the Snapdragon 250 SoC and has a removable 3,000mAh battery.
Talking about the camera, it has an 8MP rear camera and a 5MP front camera. It gets interesting here as there is the inclusion of Google’s new “Camera Go” App which means it can uses features like Portrait Mode. Besides all of this, it uses micro USB for charging, has a headphone jack and runs Android 10 Go Edition.
Price and Availability:
The Nokia 1.3 is available globally starting in April and comes in Cyan, Sand, and Charcoal with a global average retail price of just 95 Euros.
Nokia 5310
Nokia 5310 is the reimagined version of the original Nokia 5310 Xpress Music Phone with a new classic design and new feel. The new Nokia 5310 comes with an MP3 Player and FM Radio with powerful dual front-facing speakers. The phone comes with lost lasting battery life with up to 30 days of standby time.
Price and Availability:
The Nokia 5310 will be available in White/Red and Black/Red, starting in March 2020 at a global average retail price of 39 Euros.
