HMD has sold around 70 million Nokia phones in two short years

07 December 2018
Founded on December 1 2016, the company that brought back the Nokia brand to phones is off to a great start. But there are challenges ahead.

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Traveller, 08 Dec 2018This not true. I have used Nokia 8 and it has the best call... moreNokia 8 is their only half-decent phone (Although it suffers from weak audio through 3.5mm jack and overheating). All later models are totally mediocre in most departments as you can see from the reviews here and at notebookcheck.

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    Anonymous, 08 Dec 2018That's pure crap, you can read any Nokia model's in-depth r... moreThis not true. I have used Nokia 8 and it has the best call quality and call reception. Speakers are one of the loudest. Battery life was not great but better.

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      • 08 Dec 2018

      Anonymous, 08 Dec 2018If they sold 20 million year ago then they sold 50 million ... moreI accept that. But majoritily HMD that sold most is the feature phones and low end budget phones for the past 2 years.

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        • 08 Dec 2018

        Lightning McQueen, 08 Dec 2018Last year, HMD sold less than 20million phones, this year..... moreIf they sold 20 million year ago then they sold 50 million this year as it says 70 for 2 years.

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          • 08 Dec 2018

          Anonymous, 08 Dec 2018No one will pay 5" screen phone for 630$. Wake up boy!They do for Sony compact phones that are always been small and with flagship hardware and same with the price.

          What we need is small phone in a under 300 euro range. Or even under 200 euro range.

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            • 08 Dec 2018

            marclee37, 08 Dec 2018HMD nokia can bring back some basic practical models. 1... moreNo one will pay 5" screen phone for 630$. Wake up boy!

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              • 08 Dec 2018

              Really a great news! For past 15 years, I am using Nokia phones only (3310, 6610, 6280, 7230 & E5). All Symbian OS phones. First two were normal feature phones, next two were sliders & last one with qwerty keypad. I was not a fan of Windows OS, so skipped that entire line up. Patiently using my E5 for almost 5 years waiting for Nokia to launch phone with Android OS. Then bought Nokia 3 which I am currently using. Looking forward to something like E5 or E6 (qwerty phone) with Android Go edition. Keep it up HMD Global / Nokia.

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                • 08 Dec 2018

                Lightning McQueen, 08 Dec 2018Last year, HMD sold less than 20million phones, this year..... more If this is true that means they sold more than 50 millions of phones this year. This is a huge improvement

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                  • 08 Dec 2018

                  Levy, 07 Dec 2018They tapped into the pent up nostalgia for the Nokia brand ... moreDo you think a world Technology leader like Nokia Technologies is going to allow some Chinese Phone design to be branded as a 'NOKIA' phone? All 'Nokia' branded phones are of premium build quality in it's price range. Nokia Technologies isn't that stupid to defame its smartphones brand. This is them playing business with Microsoft probably because of all restrictions from the Microsoft contract preventing NOKIA from directly building smartphones in 5 years of selling the company. Soon you should see Nokia buying HMD and reentering direct production. So will be the case with Alcatel. Currently Nokia technologies has licensed these two brands to third parties, and closely monitoring designs although not directly involving. sharing of technology such as OZO audio and Multi camera is also being done.

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                    Aadrian , 08 Dec 2018Soon I am going to buy a Nokia smartphone again for the fir... moreFor new age features, good performance and screen on a budget, go for the Nokia 7.1. It's quite impressive and well built for its price range. Adding to the factor that Nokia supports 2 yeas of free updates and some upgrades, it remains new for the years to come..

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                      Anonymous, 08 Dec 2018That's pure crap, you can read any Nokia model's in-depth r... moreHave you even used a Nokia Phone? I own the Nokia 8 for over a year now. I has a really good performance and battery life. its battery and performance hasn't deteriorated unlike some other brands. The camera got better from timely updates as well. Your view is probably of an outsider. stop being haters and please use it to see.

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                        • 08 Dec 2018

                        Anonymous, 07 Dec 2018So true! Also the previous generation was build like a tank... moreThat's pure crap, you can read any Nokia model's in-depth review and see that quality is mediocre, worse than most other brands. Battery life, GPS performance, screen brightness, spreaker, call quality, 3.5mm jack sound; all the things that matter. They are mediocre at everything.

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                          • 08 Dec 2018

                          Last year, HMD sold less than 20million phones, this year... 70million?! Maybe the Nokia feature phones must have sell a lot than it's smartphones.

                            HMD nokia can bring back some basic practical models.

                            1080 300ppi 5" 1.78:1 flat edge full rect full corners oled screen, phone width not exceeding 6.8cm, removable battery, top soc of the time, 4gb ram, 64gb storage, dual sim, top cam and image sensor of the time. 28mm single cam at back, plain basic non modified version of android. msd card slot, 3.5mm headphone jack. not exceeding US$630. new model every 15 months. black no logo no brand at front, hardware home button at front. opened-apps key, back key at sides, usb c port, basic water proof capability.

                            any people who had used phones for more than 6years should know what are needed. what are unnecessary, wasting money, burden to the earth.

                            in the long term, people just need updated model having updated smaller nm soc, more ram, more storage capacity, up-to-date connection capability, exactly the need for an updated pc or notebook.
                            let the users know the brand is committed to something. the base of fan would grow again.
                            HMD has it own advantage, it is not a Chinese brand. it is an active European brand

                            for companies except for samsung or apple. if they are not investing heavily in tech and equipment or whole platform (brand, OS, software, hardware design, user experience). they have to adopt some other strategies, bring out something different from samsung or apple. most people only use one phone at a time.

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                              • 08 Dec 2018

                              king nokia makes d best fones

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                                Levy, 07 Dec 2018They tapped into the pent up nostalgia for the Nokia brand ... moreiPhones are overpriced chinese phones according to your logic.

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                                  • 08 Dec 2018

                                  Soon I am going to buy a Nokia smartphone again for the first time since the Lumia 930. Already use the Nomia 3310 2017 since last year June. I am still in doubt whether it will be the Nokia 7.1 or the 5.1 Plus.

                                    All HMD Nokia phones are very boring designs ...

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                                      Tom, 07 Dec 2018If you’re comparing specs, then yes... and nothing beats a ... moreSo true! Also the previous generation was build like a tanks, so cudos to that too.
                                      Good reliable phones!

                                        SpiritWolf, 07 Dec 2018Nokia of old and this chinese impostor (registered in Finla... moreHow are they a Chinese impostor? Most of their employees are ex-Nokia employees. Most of the manufacturing also happens in China now.

                                        If HMD is an impostor, then BlackBerry and Motorola are Chinese impostors since they're really TCL and Lenovo.

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