HMD Pulse trio unveiled: affordable phones with 'Gen 1 repairability'

24 April 2024
You should be able to replace the battery with simple tools at home in 5 minutes. iFixit will sell repair kits that will also let you change the display.

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I have a HMD Pulse coming tomorrow in Meteor Black.

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    • Mgkole
    • S7y
    • 24 Apr 2024

    I don't see how HMD is having a future with this business strategy. Especially if they are trying to sell a T606 powered smartphone in 2024. I used Nokia phone with the same processor 4 years ago and it was terrible. I won't even try to imagine how it's performing today.

      Mills, 24 Apr 2024WHy is there a "pro" phone if theres nothing spec... moreRegular consumers will see the pro moniker and think there's something "pro" about it without probably not understanding the specs of the phones

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        • Anonymous
        • PSy
        • 24 Apr 2024

        They are just clearing there non-moving old raw material....

          This looks to me like a direct successor to the Nokia G22. That phone is also powered by Unisoc T606 SoC and made with repairability in mind.

            The Downfall of this Company is sealed LMAO

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              • AsifNythanSEGA
              • CbI
              • 24 Apr 2024

              Same old strategy, Nokia is dead in India for Android users, HMD is no exception.

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                • Mills
                • kB5
                • 24 Apr 2024

                WHy is there a "pro" phone if theres nothing special or professional about it. It's quite literally the same thing.

                  Well not bad for prices as a budget device.
                  Not everybody needs a 1000+ eur phones nor 300+ midrangers

                    Jason, 24 Apr 2024Dito the previous comment about the IPS screen. I really wa... moreIt is what it is OEMs chose OLED

                    Only options you'll have for IPS smartphone

                    Is either the iqoo Z8/y100t as a more recent powerful chipset option

                    Go lower midranger with realme 12x, Vivo y200i

                    Or go D-tier brands/ODM like oukitel,umidigi,Cubot,ulefone

                    But there is 0.5% chance a new capable LCD smartphone is coming with a recent trend of 1000+ nits LCD panels coming but don't keep your hopes up lol

                    Lastly you can go back a few years and get a Poco GT or mi 10t

                      Minu, 24 Apr 2024The name had been already sunk by Microsoft to the rock bot... moreMC did not sink Nokia, what Microsoft did to its own product, Windows Phone!! Even so, the Lumias were excellent phones, I had several at the time.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • Trm
                        • 24 Apr 2024

                        Welcome to 2017 HMD

                          Boldpixel, 24 Apr 2024And here I was, hoping for a good device with an ips screen... moreBest option you can get is the iqoo Z8/y100t

                            64GB storage huh? What a disgrace!!!!

                            Entry level phones have 8Gb ram and 256 storage now

                              Will companies ever move from old cortex a75 and 12nm node?! Very weak procesor even for basic tasks. Even cortex a76 become boring, with limited power.

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                                • Jason
                                • T7T
                                • 24 Apr 2024

                                Dito the previous comment about the IPS screen. I really want a decent phone with an IPS screen. Why do manufacturers focus on OLED so much. My eyes hate this type of screen! I want a good phone with IPS LCD or Mini LED. There must be a big market out there for this as no one focuses on this!

                                  Oops! All T606s!

                                  It's already obvious these aren't going to sell well in the slightest.

                                    Complete utter garbage

                                      Alright, here's the problem. Whenever these companies focus on repairability, they always sacrifice a part of the device. It's like they think repairability is a substitute for a good device. That is not the case. Repairability is a right to humans. And these companies doing this, using repairability as a crux for a substitute to a good device is a slap in the face to us customers. They just keep doing this and it undermines the entire right to repair movement.

                                      Along with that, this device will not sell well and the top level executives will obviously think "Here you go, we tried repairability but the customers don't want that as the devices aren't selling" ignoring the fact that these devices are just not offering anything good, and will shift focus away from repairability and the cycle continues.

                                        People need to realise that reparability doesn't matter if the processor isn't strong enough to use for a long time. The unisox T606 is too weak and will get even worse over time

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