HMD Key is official with barebones specs and low price

02 January 2025
It's launching in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand first.

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Not quite a good price. Samsung A06 is not far behind in pricing, and it even has 4+64 of storage.

If your budget is that strict, don't even go for this phone either - find a Galaxy A05 or A04. A05 will get more updates (A04 has similar update support as this, possibly better frequency) and both have better specs than this.

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    • 03 Jan 2025

    Congratz, HMD. For launching the poster phone to highlight the issue of e-waste, albeit negatively.

      HMD Key, a key to pure disappointment.

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        • 03 Jan 2025

        DarlingYext, 03 Jan 2025I missed the point of it too, because there isn't any.... moreJust like all Android phones.

          Minu, 03 Jan 2025Correction to my previous comment: I mistakenly read the ch... moreSc9832 is more comparable with mt6739 as I said

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            • 03 Jan 2025

            Anonymous, 03 Jan 2025Most people will miss the point of the phone - it's a ... moreYeah, those developing nations of UK, Australia and New Zealand.

              Not even criminals will use this a a burner phone, they'll stick to dumb feature phones.

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                • 03 Jan 2025

                Darth Caesium, 03 Jan 2025At least the pricing is fair. £59 sounds like a whopping ba... moreAt the same time, it seems pretty interesting that 59GBP is also the starting price of cheaper branded shoes from New Balance and Nike.

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                  • 03 Jan 2025

                  Sergio Luiz, 03 Jan 2025Fair pricing, yes, but even at £59, a phone that struggles ... moreCorrection to my previous comment: I mistakenly read the chipset as "SC9863A" instead of the low-end quad-core variant, so my parents' C32 phones are technically much superior.

                    Yet another useless phone by HMD. The brand that makes the same mistakes over and over (sadly). I have nothing bare-bone devices but please use a chip-set that still makes sense today and tomorrow. If you are very short on money, would you be happy with a device that offers barely more than a good old dumb phone? This one will at the best work only for calls and sms. For the rest you will need a lot of patience and "zen" attitude. Even a child will probably get mad and frustrated when using such devices. A few years ago I had a Nokia smartphone with similar specs and already then it was not a smooth experience but it worked. Now, several years later, that similar hardware will have a really hard time. That's just my opinion so if this one is good enough for you then that's fine.

                      Anonymous, 03 Jan 2025Most people will miss the point of the phone - it's a ... moreI missed the point of it too, because there isn't any. It's electronic waste and nothing more.

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                        • 03 Jan 2025

                        Anonymous, 03 Jan 2025Most people will miss the point of the phone - it's a ... moreThis phone is trash and not even my grandma will use it. Not even poor people use this. It's just obsolete beyond ages

                          -, 03 Jan 2025Itel A06 with 32-bit SC7731e with Cortex-A7 cores:And no 4g

                            everyone was complaining about 8 MP UW cams and HMD brought us an 8 MP MAIN CAM

                            💀💀💀

                            Honestly though, ig it's fine for 60 pounds if you want to idk, throw your phone around for some prank or challenge or something or if you're just itching to drop some cash. Otherwise idk who'll actually benefit from this outside of Africa or third world countries, so it being available in the UK is even stranger.

                              Anonymous, 03 Jan 2025Most people will miss the point of the phone - it's a ... moreAnd that's exactly why none of those people should buy this, no matter how cheap this will be, it won't last too long, which means the person buying this would need to switch to another phone very soon, which is what they can't really do.

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                                • 03 Jan 2025

                                Cyclonite, 03 Jan 2025At least when Note 7 blows up, it presents a prettier spark... moreThe Galaxy Note 7 is obviously far better-looking compared to modern flagships. Take that, Samsung.

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                                  • 03 Jan 2025

                                  Anonymous, 03 Jan 2025quite possibly the weakest new phone you can buy right now,... moreItel A06 with 32-bit SC7731e with Cortex-A7 cores:

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                                    • 03 Jan 2025

                                    Bravosixgoingdark, 03 Jan 2025Even a budget phone from 2016 had better specs than this You probably haven't seen the launch prices of 2016 low end phones, have you? This falls flat compared to 2020 low end phones launched right before the global chip shortage. That was the time quad core phones became obsolete, for the most part.

                                      Product manager in HMD needs to be studied for reason making this phone

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                                        • 03 Jan 2025

                                        Sergio Luiz, 03 Jan 2025HMD keeps launching devices that feel outdated the moment t... moreThe chipset is usable with stock Android, at least (due to being based on Cortex-A55 cores, plus my parents own Nokia C32 phones running on Android 14, with the same chipset), but 2GB RAM is safer being avoided. If they need to clear up their inventory, their easiest bet is to increase the RAM and storage to the supported maximum, and ask for a sensible pricing. If they don't offer repairability or any form of modularity, unlike their more expensive models, this release makes zero sense.

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