End of an era: HMD is dropping its Nokia branding for smartphones
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- Anonymous
- gwy
- 02 Feb 2024
finally, they have disgraced the nokia name enough with their inferior products
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- jiyen235
- XQQ
- 02 Feb 2024
Berserker, 02 Feb 2024Almost all HMD nokia phones were like just a shit with a li... moreI was talking about it from a business perspective, doesn't make much sense, they'd sell more stuff if they had the Nokia name
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- neonbulb
- 2SD
- 02 Feb 2024
Whatever, just don't build any crappy phones. I had to buy a $100 Nokia C32 just for calling and WhatsApp – and this phone can't even handle those tasks with ease. It takes ages to load WhatsApp and open the dialer, and it always struggles to make a call or even pop up the Gboard. I've made all the changes to speed up the phone, tried very low-featured keyboard apps, and this phone never fails to fail itself. Sometimes I have to reboot the phone to make a call back, even though the signal icons are showing full. Literally, I have nothing good to say about this crappy Nokia C32.
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- 02 Feb 2024
jiyen235, 02 Feb 2024yeah but if the phone weren't from Nokia and from idk ... moreAlmost all HMD nokia phones were like just a shit with a little frostig on it.
There was nothing that represented the legendry nokia brand as it should.
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- jiyen235
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- 02 Feb 2024
Berserker, 02 Feb 2024Yea,but back in the day phones like zte blade 3 were far fr... moreyeah but if the phone weren't from Nokia and from idk pinomino or some brand, i don't think anyone would be inclined to buy those phones, the name Nokia is just legendary and has a charm to it for me and I believe, others as well.
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- IWT
- 02 Feb 2024
Pumpino, 31 Jan 2024Why did Nokia stop making phones in the first place? I don&... moreFortunately, the build quality is the same as earlier, without the aluminium unibody. But I'm disappointed in the generic designs though
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- Minu
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- 02 Feb 2024
rizki1, 01 Feb 2024Let's start again like in 2017-2018 you made a phone t... moreThey need resources to start, and they either have to depend on a Kickstarter campaign or convince Nokia, Qualcomm, Microsoft and Foxconn to invest on them
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AnonD-1137263, 01 Feb 2024It doesn't matter it will just need advertise... By us... moreAnd the Nokia company should invest, market and promote their licensees. Without that, any brand is unable to exist, considering the fact that they have to manage with limited resources.
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- 02 Feb 2024
Wesker, 01 Feb 2024Finally, Nokia can rest in peace. Not a single Nokia device... moreHopeless Nokia fanatics never bought Nokia Androids. It's just the types of people who I've mentioned in my earlier comment. Only people who were lost with purchasing something they prefer to use long term, those who had no choice due to inflation and poor pricing, those who repel software skins on low to mid-range phones, and the Apple users looking for a good companion phone. Those "fanatics" seem to be reviewers and developers, who bought them for testing purposes (including that person from TechMesto and Hikari Calyx)
I don't support brands specifically, but I prefer to give credit where it's due.
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DarlingYext, 01 Feb 2024Chinese products are fine, more than great, I actually pref... moreThe new series reminds me of the Vivo Y series naming for some reason, except it's more organized. The 3-digit naming is acceptable for the US, but not for the global market
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- 02 Feb 2024
Aan2007, 01 Feb 2024we are not talking here about Nokia phones made by Nokia, b... moreThese are the ones I were talking about. iPhones didn't exist in the glory days of Nokia, and Foxconn found its target market with Nokia Androids. Even though there are some of the mistakes that I'd rather criticize, I think we all should give their due credit.
There wasn't any cases of poor software support in Android-based Nokias. They had bugs, which were quickly resolved with software updates, whereas all others from Xiaomi to BBK and Samsung never fixed them, to encourage people to buy new phones once the warranty expires. The earlier units had poor quality control issues, owing to Foxconn's mishandling of brands (common defects that are found today, even in Xperia, Sharp and Kyocera-branded phones).
My suggestion is to never judge a book by its cover. I've always recommended Nokia phones, not because I'm a fan (I'm not a fan of Windows phone and Symbian to begin with), but rather my user experience. Those who purchased Nokia phones under my recommendation have never been disappointed in their phone purchases.
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- 02 Feb 2024
Vegetaholic, 02 Feb 2024They were selling bunch of crappy phones. No high end ones,... moreLess resources = less fruitful output. Simple logic.
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- Anonymous
- q}r
- 02 Feb 2024
Anton el papi, 01 Feb 2024You can finally rest in peace! Let's hope they don�... moreDon't see why any Chinese ODM would want to lower their reputation by branding Nokia phones
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- Anonymous
- 4DI
- 02 Feb 2024
Just focus on the hustle culture for value ratio, nostalgia isn't enough for phones.
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- Anonymous
- q}r
- 02 Feb 2024
Aan2007, 01 Feb 2024we are not talking here about Nokia phones made by Nokia, b... moreRofl Nokia fanboys still salty their beloved brand with Microsoft's help destroyed themselves
- Daemon Targaryen
- 09c
- 02 Feb 2024
Anonymous, 01 Feb 2024Good riddance, now at least people will know that they are ... moreNo, Nokia did it to themselves with the help from Stephen Elop and Microsoft.