HMD View specs and images leak

06 July 2024
It will be a mid-range device.

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HatingEqually, 13 Jul 2024I thought HMD only gives 2 OS updates for their midrangers?... moreNot really, even the C series gets 3 Android version upgrades (excluding base models of selected Indian variants), but there's a typical 3-week delay compared to the X series and G series phones. For reference, my parents' Nokia C32 phones received the Android 14 upgrade, nearly 3 weeks after the X30 and the Indian G42 received it.

There isn't that much of a delay when it comes to security patches and bug fixes, though.
Software support is surprisingly far better than other brands in the segment (including Samsung, that seems to use tech website articles and paid videos to advertise their updates, when they consistently push back software updates for their non-flagship devices).

I don't think most people are aware about Nokia's update schedule, given that they're a far smaller company in comparison to most large scale brands.

    Carol-, 13 Jul 2024hmd acrually offered quite good software support, if not th... moreI thought HMD only gives 2 OS updates for their midrangers?

    Also Samsung gives 4 OS updates iirc

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      Carol-, 13 Jul 2024Ok, interesting. Nope in europe their isn't the option... moreAbsolutely!
      I was also shocked when somebody here claimed that there isn't a color adjustment option for the Nokia 8's UK variant.
      If their software was consistent worldwide, this wouldn't have been a problem imho.

        Minu, 09 Jul 2024Not sure about the European Nokia variants, but the Asian v... moreOk, interesting. Nope in europe their isn't the option, quite stupid from them, if you ask me.

          HatingEqually, 09 Jul 2024While HMD itself also have a garbage support XD. Also, s... morehmd acrually offered quite good software support, if not the best in class. The "4 years software support" at samsung was/is nothing but bug fixes for samsungs own Very bad OS implementation. I mean i am not against it, but you can't compare 3 years of OS updates with what samsung offers. Sending some updates on the pipeline to make it seem legit while keeping the os version to andeoid 9 is not quite "software support".

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            • 09 Jul 2024

            HatingEqually, 09 Jul 2024While HMD itself also have a garbage support XD. Also, s... moreI'm yet to see HMD having garbage software support (except the Nokia 2 with mediocre specifications and the Nokia 9 Pureview with the Light collaboration). All of the other Nokia models have at least 2 Android version updates. Considering their target market, all the competitors offer cumulative updates and occassional Android version upgrades with no security patches whatsoever (Samsung, Oppo/Vivo and Xiaomi fall into that stereotype) or no software updates whatsoever (ZTE, Honor, Motorola, Umidigi, Transsion, Lava and Realme are the best examples).

            What surprised me the most is how they have optimized Android 14 to work smoothly on weak hardware, as with the Nokia C32.

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              • 09 Jul 2024

              Carol, 08 Jul 2024Sorry but there is no swipe of the buttons in android 13, a... moreNot sure about the European Nokia variants, but the Asian variants do have the option to swap the navigation buttons.
              Confirmed on Nokia 2.3, 3.2, 7.2, C21 Plus, C12 and my parents' C32 phones.

                Carol-, 08 Jul 2024They used Mediatek, if i am not mistaken, in only one or tw... moreWhile HMD itself also have a garbage support XD.

                Also, software support is not depends 100% on chipset manufacturer, it's from phone vendor itself. I mean, you can see that Samsung gives their A15 4G (MediaTek Helio G99), A15 5G (MediaTek Dimensity 6100+), and A34 (MediaTek Dimensity 1080) 4+5 years software support.

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                  Anonymous, 08 Jul 2024There are 13 models of "nokia"(nokia-branded hmd ... moreWell, ok, good to know. I can only remember the nokia 5 and something that had an downclocked mediatek cpu (out of whatever reasons). The device stability and performance were not on par with it's Snapdragon contrapart.

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                    Minu, 07 Jul 2024You can replace the recent and back key from settings. It&#... moreSorry but there is no swipe of the buttons in android 13, android 14 devices. Probably android 12 also.

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                      Anonymous, 08 Jul 2024There are 13 models of "nokia"(nokia-branded hmd ... moreExcept for nokia 5.1 plus with p60(4*a73+4*a53)

                        -, 06 Jul 2024Do people actually believe this leaks? Because if they were... moreplease link to HMD Barbie Flip phone immediately, this sounds rad

                        would be better than these non-descript innovation-less oled paperweights they keep rolling out

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                          • 08 Jul 2024

                          Carol-, 08 Jul 2024They used Mediatek, if i am not mistaken, in only one or tw... moreThere are 13 models of "nokia"(nokia-branded hmd phones) with helio soc. They used all-small cores ones but never ones with mid cores and also never 5g socs from mediatek, but now they are gonna use tangula socs in their phones.

                            Anonymous, 06 Jul 2024Where dimensity phones from them? I have seen snapdragon an... moreThey used Mediatek, if i am not mistaken, in only one or two models, they did not get allong with mediatek, probably because mediatek= garbage support? Just saying, never used a phone with mediatek on board.

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                              leonix, 06 Jul 2024I would like to ask you if HMD has the possibility to move ... moreYou can replace the recent and back key from settings. It's already available in Nokia phones since Android 11.
                              Also, the phone's display can be set to turn on, when notifications arrive.

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                                Anton .el PAPI., 06 Jul 2024The only thing that can save them is to revive one of the L... moreEven if they somehow re-introduce the old Lumia designs, the specs will be of a typical hmd phone, i.e outdated and low end

                                  Why is this isn't the Nokia design when they were using the Nokia name. Cheated us all those years and in the end left the Nokia name to dust.

                                    Low end Nokia

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                                      -, 06 Jul 2024Do people actually believe this leaks? Because if they were... morePlus a reported Skyline G2 with a large camera module.

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                                        Anton .el PAPI., 06 Jul 2024The only thing that can save them is to revive one of the L... moreTheir new Skyline is going to have a vaguely Fabula-ish design (if all that you need from a "Fabula design" is for the device to have boxy corners)

                                        It's more like an iPhone with what seems to be a flat (or minimally curved) aluminum frame (at least that's what the teasers make it out to be) and sharp corners (though the back panel has regular curves)

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