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{{short description|Finnish manufacturer of Nokia mobile phones, smartphones and tablets}}{{redirect|Nokia Mobile|the original corporate owner|Nokia|Nokia Lumia, the former corporate owner|Microsoft Mobile}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}{{update|date=August 2020}} - the content below is remote from Wikipedia
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| {{br list|Jean-Francois Baril|(Executive Chairman & CEO){edih}
| {{br list|Alain Lejeune|(COO)}}
| {{br list|Anssi Rönnemaa|(CFO and CCO)}}
| {{br list|Lars Silberbauer|(CMO)WEB, About HMD, HMD Global,weblink 9 April 2024, }}
}}| products = Mobile phones, smartphones, feature phones, tablet computers| {{br list|Alain Lejeune|(COO)}}
| {{br list|Anssi Rönnemaa|(CFO and CCO)}}
| {{br list|Lars Silberbauer|(CMO)WEB, About HMD, HMD Global,weblink 9 April 2024, }}
History
{{further|History of Nokia}} Nokia was a leading global mobile phone and smartphone maker until it began to struggle in maintaining market leadership due to the rise of more innovative smartphone offerings from Apple, Samsung and Google. Due to various factors, including the shift in the mobile market to smartphones, and the poor choice of mobile operating systems, Nokia was unable to maintain the popularity it once had back in the 2000s. Its initial partnership with Microsoft to use its operating system did not help either as Windows Phone's mobile app offerings were not as comprehensive as the ones available on Apple's iOS and Google's Android.At this point of time, Nokia had a lineup of feature phones, and a range of low- to high-end smartphones under the Microsoft Lumia and Nokia Asha product lines.By the early 2010s, Nokia had lost major market share in the mobile phone market, and was overtaken by Apple and Samsung.In 2014, Nokia's mobile phone business was sold to Microsoft, along with the right to use the Nokia brand for mobile phones for ten years. The sale did not end the woes of the business. Microsoft used the brand primarily as a means of introducing its Windows Phone mobile operating system, which was itself struggling to establish any kind of significant market presence.BOOK, Managerial Economics, Datta, Debabrata, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd., 2017, 978-8-12035-241-4, Haryana, 115, The range of Microsoft Lumia smartphones did not gain significant traction in the highly competitive smartphone market dominated by Android and iOS devices. There were further internal struggles, as Microsoft tried to reconcile the Nokia brand with its own objectives under Microsoft Mobile. By October 2014, Microsoft decided to drop the Nokia brand in favor of its Microsoft-branded Lumia smartphone range with the release of Microsoft Lumia 535, while only the featurephone segment kept the Nokia brand.WEB,weblink Nokia Brand Relives, Neil, Shah, 1 December 2016, Counterpoint Research, 14 June 2017,Return to Nokia
The CEO of Nokia, Rajeev Suri, said in June 2015 that the Nokia brand would return to smartphones.WEB,weblink MWC 2016: Nokia confirms plan to return to smartphones, Graeme, Burton, 22 February 2016, V3.co.uk, 20 August 2017, Earlier that year Nokia Technologies released the N1 tablet running Android. Under the terms of the acquisition agreement with Microsoft, Nokia could not sell Nokia-branded phones until 31 December 2015.WEB,weblink Nokia Planning New Smartphones in 2016 after License Agreement with Microsoft Ends?, Rahul, R., 27 October 2014, International Business Times, 20 August 2017, Suri said in February 2016 that he wanted the company to be in a position where it co-designs with another manufacturer, but keeps "appropriate control measures".WEB,weblink Nokia CEO says company is in 'no rush' to return to smartphone market, John, Callaham, 22 February 2016, Windows Central, 20 August 2017, HMD Global Oy was originally incorporated in Helsinki on 9 November 2015.WEB,weblink HMD Global oy, Business Information System, 14 June 2017, On 18 May 2016, Microsoft Mobile announced the sale of its feature phone business to HMD Global and FIH Mobile. The sale included design rights, and its rights to use Nokia brand on all types of mobile phones and tablets worldwide until 2024,WEB,weblink HMD Closes Nokia Brand and Patents Deal with Microsoft, Smartphones Due in 2017, Anton, Shilov, 2 December 2016, AnandTech, 24 July 2017, WEB,weblink Microsoft sells Nokia feature phones business, 18 May 2016, BBC News, 14 June 2017, except in Japan, where Nokia-branded mobile phones have not been sold since 2008. HMD also signed a licensing agreement with Nokia Corporation which included giving it use of cellular standard essential patent licenses. Nokia has said this move is "uniting one of the world's iconic mobile brands with the leading mobile operating system".WEB,weblink Nokia-branded smartphones and tablets are coming – and they will be running Android, Ranger, Steve, ZDNet, 18 May 2016, 14 June 2017, Some factories of Microsoft Mobile, including one located in Vietnam, had been sold to Foxconn, world's largest electronics manufacturer.It was agreed that HMD products would be manufactured in the FIH/Foxconn factories.WEB,weblink Microsoft sells Nokia brand use to Foxconn and HMD Global, Chris Scott, Barr, 18 May 2016, SlashGear, 19 May 2016, The total sale to both HMD Global and FIH Mobile amounted to US$350 million.WEB,weblink Nokia will return to mobile with Android phones and tablets, Aaron, Souppouris, 18 May 2016, Engadget, 19 May 2016, HMD have decided to spend US$500 million in supporting the marketing of the new products over the next three years. In addition the company is backed by a Luxembourg-based private equity fund called Smart Connect LP, run by Jean-François Baril, who was senior vice president of Nokia from 1999 to 2012.WEB,weblink Jean-Francois Baril, LinkedIn, 21 May 2016, dead,weblink 28 November 2016, dmy-all, File:Nokia 6 resting.jpg|thumb|200px|Nokia 6, HMD's first smartphone and the first Google PlayGoogle Play On 1 December 2016, the Nokia website showed mobile devices for sale for the first time since 2014.WEB,weblink Nokia is BACK – legendary smartphone maker starts selling phones online again, Moore, Michael, 1 December 2016, Daily Express, 14 June 2017, Their first devices, Nokia 150 and 150 Dual SIM feature phones, was announced on 13 December 2016,WEB,weblink HMD Global announces affordable and durable Nokia 150 phones, HMD Global, 13 December 2016, 14 June 2017, 20 December 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20161220025103weblink">weblink dead, while their first Android smartphone, Nokia 6, was announced on 8 January 2017. At Mobile World Congress in February 2017, HMD announced the relaunch of the iconic Nokia 3310, along with two new Android devices named Nokia 3 and Nokia 5.WEB,weblink Everything Nokia announced at its MWC 2017 press conference, Katie, Collins, 26 February 2017, CNET, 14 June 2017, The first Nokia branded Android smartphone, Nokia 6 was released in China and a few other Asian markets starting January, while Western releases commenced in June starting with Finland,WEB,weblink HMD will officially launch Nokia 3, 5 and 6 in Finland on June 6, 5 June 2017, Nokia Power User, 10 February 2019, with a full worldwide release of all three Android devices by August 2017.WEB,weblink Nokia 3, Nokia 5, Nokia 6 Android Phones to Reportedly Launch at 'Affordable Price' in 120 Markets Simultaneously, Tasneem, Akolawala, 24 March 2017, NDTV, 14 June 2017, On 6 July 2017 HMD partnered with Carl Zeiss AG to provide camera lens optics for Nokia smartphones.WEB,weblink Nokia and Zeiss brands reunite for the Android era, Tom, Warren, 6 July 2017, The Verge, 24 July 2017, Nokia previously used Zeiss optics in its mobile phone lineup from 2005 to 2014.WEB,weblink HMD hopes Zeiss can restore 'Nokia' phones to their former glory, Jon, Fingas, 6 July 2017, Engadget, 24 July 2017, On 27 July 2017, HMD purchased 500 design patents from Microsoft Mobile that were originally created by Nokia. One notable patent is the Lumia Camera user interface, which had been highly praised by criticsWEB,weblink HMD now owns 500 Nokia design patents, including one for the Lumia Camera UI, 27 July 2017, GSM Arena, 20 August 2017, WEB,weblink Nokia smartphones might soon come with Lumia Camera UI, Cosmin, Vasile, 27 July 2017, Phone Arena, 20 August 2017, since appearing on the Nokia Lumia 1020.On 16 August 2017, HMD introduced their first flagship Nokia smartphone, the Nokia 8. Its most distinguishing features are Dual Sight, allowing live streaming with both the front and rear Zeiss cameras (referred to as "bothie", a pun on "selfie"), and OZO Audio, which contains spatial 360° audio technology derived from Nokia's high-end OZO camera.WEB,weblink Nokia 8 OZO Audio, Dual-sight & Liquid-cooling: All that you need to know, 17 August 2017, Nokia Power User, 20 August 2017, NEWS,weblink Nokia 8 hopes to beat Apple and Samsung with 'bothie', a new version of the selfie, Gibbs, Samuel, 16 August 2017, The Guardian, en-GB, 0261-3077, 18 August 2017, WEB,weblink With a New Smartphone, Nokia-Maker Takes on Apple and Samsung, Wiggins, Kaye, 16 August 2017, Bloomberg L.P., en-US, 18 August 2017, In September 2017, HMD acquired the design patent of Nokia Lumia 2520.On 25 October 2017, HMD revived the Nokia Beta Labs, a beta software program.WEB,weblink Nokia Reintroduces Beta Labs Program for Android 8.0 Oreo Beta Testing, Doug, Lynch, 25 October 2017, XDA Developers, 10 February 2019, On 11 January 2018, HMD Global acquired the Asha brand name.On 25 February 2018, A new high-end flagship was introduced, Nokia 8 Sirocco, featuring a curved all-glass design and its name referring to the older Nokia 8800 Sirocco,WEB,weblink The Nokia 8 Sirocco edition is 95-percent glass, Jamie, Rigg, 25 February 2018, Engadget, 10 February 2019, as well as Nokia 7 plus, and ultra-low-cost smartphone, Nokia 1.WEB,weblink Hands on with the Nokia 1, Nokia 6 (2018), Nokia 7 Plus, and Nokia 8 Sirocco, Scott, Scrivens, 25 February 2018, Android Police, 10 February 2019, In addition, HMD re-introduced the Nokia Pro Camera app for Zeiss camera phones.WEB,weblink Nokia brings back the Lumia's beloved Camera Pro to its Android devices, Rita, El Khoury, 26 February 2018, Android Police, 10 February 2019, The classic 8110 was also reintroduced.In late July 2018, HMD announced vacancy for a team to expand the business in USA.For the Chinese market, Nokia X6 was announced, which got a worldwide release as Nokia 6.1 Plus. Another Chinese-market device, called Nokia X5, was later announced. Both of these have bezel-less screens. These devices are direct successors to the mid-upper range Xseries used for the touchscreen Symbian smartphonesIn late August 2018, HMD acquired PureView branding, the imaging technology brand which had previously been implemented on high-end Nokia/Lumia smartphones since the Nokia 808 PureView in 2012.In November 2019, HMD announced Nokia C1, the Android Go smartphone.On 19 March 2020, HMD held an online event and announced Nokia 8.3 5G, the first ever Nokia-branded 5G smartphone, and the "world's first truly global 5G device". Other products announced the same day were Nokia 5.3, Nokia 1.3, and revival of Nokia 5310 XpressMusic. Besides that HMD introduced HMD Connect, which is a global roaming data SIM card, with associated plans. This works in 120 countries. Nokia 6.2 and Nokia 7.2 get exclusive 007-branded Kevlar cases in conjunction to the HMD marketing campaign with James Bond movie No Time to Die.They are currently implementing new systems utilizing Artificial Intelligence.WEB,weblink How HMD global is transforming logistics through artificial intelligence and increased visibility, www.supplychaindigital.com, en, 2020-02-05, In July 2020, HMD acquired Valona Labs, a mobile software cybersecurity company.WEB, HMD Global acquires mobile software company to set up own R&D in Finland – Back End News,weblink 2020-07-14, backendnews.net, Starting in 2023, HMD has considered dropping the Nokia branding in favor of the generic HMD brand in order to diversify its portfolio.WEB, Weatherbed, Jess, 2023-09-12, Nokia phone maker HMD is launching its own smartphone brand,weblink 2023-12-06, The Verge, en,Product naming
The product naming of Nokia devices has historically been based on the numerical system, with new Nokia-branded Android smartphones being named from 1 to 9; with Nokia 1 series being the lowest-end entry level smartphone, and the Nokia 9 series being the highest-end offering of the portfolio. For device successors, and new products launched under the same series, the decimal system (similar to the naming convention of software versions) is being used to denote the different smartphone versions (for e.g. Nokia 6 (2017), Nokia 6.1 (2018), Nokia 6.2 (2019), Nokia 6.3, and so on...). In addition to this, Verizon carrier locked phones are marked with a V, such as the Nokia 8V PureviewIn April 2021, a new two-digit nomenclature was introduced with the launch of the G series and X series alongside the existing C series.Software
Nokia is in partnership with Google, and their Nokia-branded smartphones run Google's Android operating system.WEB,weblink Google and Nokia might finally make the Android phone fans are dying for, Smith, Chris, 7 April 2017, BGR.com, 14 June 2017, The software has minimal customizations and is stock Android, with some notable customizations including tweaked icons with a more general blue theme,WEB,weblink Nokia phones are coming back to the US with a $229 device arriving next month, Jeff, Dunn, 26 June 2017, Business Insider, 24 July 2017, a different camera app,WEB,weblink Nokia 3 review: Un-Finnished Business, 30 June 2017, GSMArena, 24 July 2017, and the additions of the classic Nokia startup tone and the Nokia tune ringtone.WEB,weblink Counterclockwise: Nokia Tune, iPhone Marimba and the popularity of ringtones, 28 May 2017, GSMArena, 14 June 2017, HMD calls it "pure, secure and up-to-date", claiming it does not contain Software bloat or additional softwareWEB, Ashleigh, Macro,weblink Nokia 3 review: Hands-on with the cheapest Nokia Android phone, 1 March 2017, PC Advisor, 14 June 2017, and that the phones will get fast software updates compared to other OEMs.WEB, Ron, Amadeo,weblink Nokia 6 hands-on: A metal phone with stock Android?! Someone is listening!, Ars Technica UK, 27 February 2017, 14 June 2017, It can be seen as a spiritual successor to Google's former Nexus series, which were known for running stock Android.WEB, Richard, Goodwin,weblink Nokia Wants To Make Its Android Phones The New Nexus Phones, Know Your Mobile, 27 April 2017, 14 June 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170622031703weblink">weblink 22 June 2017, dead, HMD's launch devices came preloaded with Android version 7 "Nougat".WEB, Prabhu, Abhinaya,weblink Nokia 6, Nokia 5, Nokia 3 to get Android O and Android P; HMD assures OS update support for two years, Gizbot, 6 June 2017, 14 June 2017, Devices released after 2017 come preloaded with Android 8 "Oreo" or Android 9 "Pie". Devices released after December 2019 come with Android 10 "Q", however it is confirmed that some phones will get an update to Android 10 "Q".Former CEO Arto Nummela, said in a June 2017 interview that HMD is a "first tier partner with Google."NEWS,weblink We don't want to be in megapixel race: Arto Nummela, CEO, HMD Global, Gulveen, Aulakh, 14 June 2017, The Economic Times, 24 July 2017, In August 2019 Counterpoint research said that "Nokia Leads the Global Rankings in Updating Smartphone Software and Security [out of 3rd party Android OEMs]". According to Exhibit 2: Time Taken by Top 10 Manufacturers to Upgrade Portfolios to the Latest Android Version, Nokia were, over the 12 months following Android 9's launch, in first place for % of [Smartphone] Portfolio Updated to Android Pie.WEB,weblink Nokia Leads the Global Rankings in Updating Smartphone Software and Security, 2019-08-30, Counterpoint Research, en-US, 2019-10-30, However, with the increasing product portfolio Nokia could not keep to this high standards and updates are delayed longer and distributed less frequently. The phones typically receive updates for two to three years.WEB,weblink Nokia Smartphone Security Maintenance Release Summary, 2022-12-08, Nokia, en-US, 2022-12-17, On feature phones, HMD has used Series 30+, Smart Feature OS powered by Java for Nokia 3310 3G and KaiOS for Nokia 8110 4G and in the Chinese market, AliOS.(File:Smartphone Nokia basato su Android.jpg|thumb|Nokia smartphone with Android)Nokia and Android
After the announcement of Google's Open Handset Alliance in November 2007, Nokia said it "considered" joining the alliance, despite its majority stake in Symbian SoftwareWEB,weblink Nokia considering joining Google alliance, Anna, Lagerkvist, 7 November 2007, Tech Radar, 20 August 2017, Nokia eventually did not join and instead created the rival Symbian Foundation in 2008 after taking control of the Symbian operating system and making it open source.WEB,weblink New Symbian Foundation to take on Android, LiMo, Scott M., Fulton, 24 June 2008, BetaNews, 20 August 2017, WEB,weblink Symbian Foundation in anti-Android recruit drive, Bill, Ray, 12 February 2009, The Register, 20 August 2017, In 2010 as competition stiffened, Nokia lost some partners of the Symbian Foundation who then supported Google only.WEB,weblink Samsung finally admits Symbian split, Gareth, Beavis, 1 October 2010, Tech Radar, 20 August 2017, By now Nokia planned to replace Symbian with the Linux-based MeeGo after the N9 flagship. As MeeGo and Android are based upon Linux, some speculated that this would be a roadmap in Nokia's eventual adoption of Android.NEWS,weblink Nokia closes Symbian to the world: can MeeGo make up the gap?, Charles, Arthur, 29 November 2010, The Guardian, 20 August 2017, Under CEO Stephen Elop the company chose to halt the MeeGo project in favour of adopting Windows Phone, which resulted in a partnership with Microsoft in 2011, with Symbian to be relegated. Google's chief executive Eric Schmidt confirmed that the company held extensive "confidential negotiations" with Nokia to encourage using Android.NEWS,weblinkweblink 12 January 2022, subscription, live, Google: Nokia 'made wrong choice', with Microsoft, Matt, Warman, 16 February 2011, The Daily Telegraph, 20 August 2017, {{cbignore}} Despite this, Nokia still experimented with Android that year and leaked images showed a Nokia N9 prototype running Android.WEB,weblink Mystery Nokia N9-Looking Phone Seen Running Android, Roydon, Cerejo, 24 June 2011, First Post, 20 August 2017, In late 2013 when Microsoft announced its intention to purchase the Nokia mobile phone division, the New York Times reported that a team at Nokia were secretly testing Android on Microsoft Lumia devices, but that Microsoft was aware of this.WEB,weblink Nokia Was Testing Android Lumia Phones Before Microsoft Swallowed It, Casey, Chan, 13 September 2013, Gizmodo.com, 20 August 2017, Some analysts think Microsoft bought the business because Nokia were thinking of switching to Android, which could have resulted in Microsoft losing its dominant Windows Phone OEM.WEB,weblink Analysts: Microsoft Bought Nokia Because Nokia Was Going To Stop Making Windows Phones, Nicholas, Carlson, 3 September 2013, Business Insider, 20 August 2017, In December 2013 there were leaks of a Nokia Android smartphone codenamed Normandy, along with the cancelled Meltineme Project on Lumia hardware,WEB,weblink Nokia's Android smartphone is 'full steam ahead' for 2014 release... but what about Windows Phone?, Sebastian, Anthony, 11 December 2013, Extremetech.com, 20 August 2017, which was eventually introduced as the Nokia X series in February 2014, featuring a heavily customized version of the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) and released in emerging markets. The acquisition was completed just two months later, and Microsoft discontinued the X series soon afterward. In an interview with Forbes, former HMD CEO Arto Nummela stated that the Nokia X family surprisingly became popular with users of high-end Samsung and Apple smartphone devices, despite the fact that it was a mid to low end device series.WEB,weblink Finland's Impossible Dream Is Happening: Meeting The Startup Behind Nokia's Smartphone Return, Ewan, Spence, 4 December 2016, Forbes, 10 February 2019, After the sale, the Nokia Technologies division developed the N1 Android tablet, featuring the Z Launcher interface, released in China in 2015. Later that year, images of an N1-like phone with Android called the C1 were leaked.NEWS, Fingas, Jon, Nokia's first Android phone reportedly breaks cover, Engadget, 8 September 2015,weblink 20 August 2017, Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri confirmed the return of the Nokia brand to smartphones in June 2015 through a licensing strategy,NEWS, Curtis, Sophie, Nokia confirms plans to return to mobile phone market, The Daily Telegraph, United Kingdom, 14 July 2015,weblinkweblink 12 January 2022, subscription, live, 20 August 2017, {{cbignore}} and the formation of HMD Global was finally announced in May 2016. Nokia 6 was announced in January 2017, almost six years after declining to use Google/Android and partnering with Microsoft.S30+ OS
Series 30+ (abbreviated as S30+) is a software platform and application user interface used for Nokia-branded mobile devices. The platform was introduced by Nokia in September 2013, first appearing on the Nokia 108, and has been the main Nokia feature phone operating system after the end of the Series 30 and Series 40 platforms in 2014. Despite the similar name and user interface, S30+ is technically completely different and unrelated to S30.Many S30+ devices only support MAUI Runtime Environment, and application file (.vxp) developed by MediaTek, but some later devices have included support for J2ME applications. Even for models that don't support Java J2ME applications, some are still capable of running something.{{Citation needed|reason= Is this anecdotal? Providing a source would help clarify what that "something" could be.|date=October 2023}} Some S30+ models also come with an online shop that would allow downloading new apps and games.Newer phone models with "Series 30+" platform are said to be based on RTOS, which use the graphical user interface similar to the Smart Feature OS in Nokia 3310 3G, albert with the lack of animation and J2ME applications support.Smart Feature OS
"Smart Feature OS" is an operating system providing some smart capabilities in devices with a feature phone form factor. Smart Feature OS is based on Java for Nokia 3310 3G only. The phone use Opera Mini 4 as the default browser.KaiOS
Another OS used by HMD is KaiOS for Nokia 8110 4G,WEB, Vermeulen, Jan, 25 February 2018, The Nokia 8110 is back,weblink 10 February 2019, mybroadband.co.za, South Africa, KaiOS – Everything about the smart feature phone revolution Nokia 800 Tough, Nokia 2720 Flip, Nokia 6300 4G and Nokia 8000 4G, debuted on Nokia 8110 4G.NEWS, Warren, Tom, 25 February 2018, Nokia's banana phone from The Matrix is back, The Verge,weblink 10 February 2019, NEWS, McCann, John, 5 March 2018, Hands on: Nokia 8110 4G review, Tech Radar,weblink 10 February 2019, NEWS, Rutherford, Sam, 25 February 2018, Nokia's Latest Retro Revival Is Making Me Crave Bananas, Gizmodo.com,weblink 10 February 2019, NEWS, Trenholm, Richard, 25 February 2018, Nokia reboots the 8110, the phone from 'The Matrix', CNet.com,weblink 10 February 2019, The newer KaiOS - based system is integrated with many of Google's services. KaiOS phones have an appstore, UC BrowserWEB, UC Browser,weblink 2023-05-24, KaiOS, en-US, can be downloaded. Nokia 8110 4G have the graphical user interface similar to the Smart Feature OS in Nokia 3310 3G.Cloud Phone
Since late 2023, HMD has collaborated with CloudMosa to introduce various cloud-based widgets for feature phones using the Cloud Phone technology.WEB, CloudMosa - What is Cloud Phone?,weblink Cloud Phone is a platform that allows 4G feature phones to use various modern third-party services through the cloud. This partnership marks the first time that Nokia Series 30+ devices are capable of accessing YouTube, Shorts, TikTok, Google Sign-in Services, and real-time modern web applications. The first device to support Cloud Apps on Series 30+ is the Nokia 110 4G (2023), with all devices released in 2023 onwards set to feature this capability through OTA updates.WEB, 2023-12-15, Nokia 106 4G and Nokia 110 4G to get YouTube Shorts and many more cloud app support via an OTA update,weblink 2024-04-12, en-GB, On April 24, 2024, HMD launched three new 4G feature phones: Nokia 215 4G, 225 4G, 235 4G,WEB, CUTE-AS-A-BUTTON POCKETABLE POWER BARS,weblink all supporting the Cloud Phone technology.Hardware
(File:Nokia 8.3 5G.jpg|thumb|The first Nokia 5G smartphone, released by the company and sponsored in the James Bond film No Time To Die)The design language of Nokia smartphones from HMD consists of typical Scandinavian design and aesthetics,WEB,weblink Falling in love with Scandinavian design: The story behind the new Nokia smartphones, Ali, Hassan, 19 June 2017, Flare.pk, 10 February 2019, WEB,weblink Nokia 8 review: Killer flagship, or a flagship killer?, 4 November 2017, Deccan Chronicle, 10 February 2019, and are considered to be reminiscent of the previous Microsoft Lumia series, with clean and minimal styling.WEB,weblink Nokia 3: The best smartphone that you can buy under Rs 10,000, Asia Net News.tv, 20 August 2017, WEB,weblink Nokia 8 Flagship with Snapdragon 835 and Zeiss Dual Camera Launched at €599, Mahit, Huilgol, 17 August 2017, Techapp.com, 20 August 2017, WEB,weblink Nokia 8 launched: Specs, top features, expected India price and everything to know, Shobhit, Varma, 17 August 2017, India Today, 20 August 2017, When HMD was formed in 2016, it stated that it wanted to develop phones that stay loyal to Nokia's popular heritage of "design, robustness and reliability".WEB,weblink HMD Global Enters the Market to Bring New Nokia Branded Phones to Consumers, PRNewswire.com, 1 December 2016, 14 June 2017, The company's design team is headed by Raun Forsyth and Alasdair McPhail.WEB,weblink The new old principles of HMD's #Nokia design, 15 August 2017, Nokiamob.net, 10 February 2019, The Nokia 5, 6, and 8 are made from a single block of 6000 series aluminium,NEWS,weblink MWC 2017: Nokia unveils three new Android phones at very friendly prices, Libby, Plummer, 27 February 2017, Daily Mirror, 20 August 2017, WEB,weblink Nokia 8: Release date, specs and everything you need to know for Nokia's flagship, Chris, Hall, 16 August 2017, Pocket-lint.com, 20 August 2017, while the 7 is crafted from 7000 series aluminum.NEWS,weblink Nokia 7 launches with glass back, Snapdragon 630, GSMArena, 20 October 2017, en-US, The Nokia 8 Sirocco is crafted from a single block of stainless steel.In 2017 Nokia started resurrecting its classic devices. This began in May 2017 when a new 3310 handset was introduced at the Mobile World Congress. It sported an updated but similar design language to the original, which debuted in September 2000.NEWS,weblink The new Nokia 3310 is now available to buy, Tom, Warren, 24 May 2017, The Verge, 7 June 2018, This device was still a feature phone but it shipped with a fresh operating system, colored display, and Nokia native applications. After the success of this initiative, Nokia again rebooted one of its classic phones, the Nokia 8110, which featured a 4G update, excellent battery life, and classic Nokia apps.WEB,weblink Nokia reboot continues with five new phones at MWC 2018, David, Nield, 25 February 2018, NewAtlas.com, en, 7 June 2018,Relationship with Zeiss
Nokia and Zeiss has been partners since the development of the Nokia N90 in 2005. The partnership between the two companies continued until Nokia's departure from the mobile industry in 2013. In the same year, the partnership was carried over to Microsoft when it acquired Nokia's mobile business. The last Microsoft smartphone with the Zeiss lens was the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL released in 2015.In 2016, Microsoft sold its feature phone business to HMD Global and FIH Mobile. This was then followed by the licensing of the Nokia brand for smartphones from Nokia Corporation. In July 2017, HMD Global and Zeiss rekindled its "exclusive" partnership.PRESS RELEASE, Zeiss, HMD Global and, Nokia Smartphones to Feature ZEISS Optics,weblink 2022-07-30, www.prnewswire.com, en, The first Nokia Android smartphone with Zeiss lens was the flagship Nokia 8.WEB, 2017-08-16, Official: This is #Nokia 8,weblink 2022-07-30, Nokiamob.net, en-US, On 25 July 2022, Zeiss confirmed through the European website, Nokiamob, that the partnership between the two companies ended in 2021. It is clear that the partnership became non-exclusive at that point. This makes Vivo and Sony Mobile the last remaining partners of Zeiss. After long and successful collaboration, in 2021 Zeiss and HMD Global mutually agreed not to prolong their non-exclusive partnership which included collaboration for imaging technologies of "Nokia" branded smartphones with ZEISS as consulting and development partner.WEB, 2022-07-25, Nokia and ZEISS are no longer brand partners, Nokiamob.net,weblink 2022-07-30, en-US, The Nokia XR20 is the last Nokia smartphone with the Zeiss lens, while the Nokia 8.3 5G is the last Nokia device with the PureView technology without Zeiss lens or branding. The last Nokia flagship with both Zeiss and PureView was the Nokia 9 PureView back in 2019. The Nokia X30 5G is the first Nokia device with PureView technology but without Zeiss lens.Reception
The highlights of HMD's Nokia smartphones have been build-quality and design.WEB,weblink HMD's Nokia 6 is now available in the U.S. for $229, 26 June 2017, DigitalTrends.com, 20 August 2017, WEB,weblink Nokia 6 Review: Is this the budget Android phone to beat?, Andrew, Williams, 18 July 2018, Trusted Reviews, 20 August 2017, TechRadar noted the premium build of the Nokia 5, despite its low cost, whereas GSMArena said, that the Nokia 6 was "built like a tank."WEB, Nokia 6 teardown: built like a tank, GSMArena, 29 March 2017,weblink 20 August 2017, Juho Sarvikas, chief product officer at HMD, said "it has the build quality that you expect from Nokia."NEWS, Dhapola, Shruti, Nokia smartphones have premium build, go beyond specs, says HMD Global's Juho Sarvikas, The Indian Express, 9 May 2017,weblink 20 August 2017, The result of a Nokia 6 build has been called an "aluminium unibody with the highest level of visual and structural quality."WEB, Montano, Jay, Nokia 6 is official! 'First' Nokia Android Smartphone Launched in China!, My Nokia Blog, 8 January 2017,weblink 20 August 2017, TechRadar called Nokia 8 "one of the most – if not the most – beautiful phones we've ever seen with the Nokia branding emblazoned on the rear."WEB, Peckham, James, Nokia 8 review, Tech Radar, 29 January 2018,weblink 20 August 2017, HMD have also been initially praised for its commitment of providing zero-day and monthly security patches, as well as stock Android without an additional user interface.WEB,weblink Nokia's decision to stick with stock Android is a stroke of genius, Shobhit, Varma, 1 March 2017, India Today, 20 August 2017, However starting around late 2020 and early 2021, several Nokia smartphone updates to Android 11 were delayed to Q2 2021WEB, HMD releases revised Nokia Android 11 update roadmap,weblink 2022-03-28, GSMArena.com, en-US, (and beyond). In late 2021, HMD announced the high end Nokia 9 PureView devices will not receive an update to Android 11 after all, resulting to HMD offering affected customers a 50% discount on a Nokia X family device.WEB, Brecher, Hannes, Das Nokia 9 PureView erhält kein Update auf Android 11, dafür gibts 50% Rabatt auf ein neues Smartphone,weblink 2022-03-28, Notebookcheck, 30 November 2021, de, This goes with a strong consumer dissatisfaction in recent time. Advertisement on instant updates has been reduced in a large scale on HMD's Nokia website.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}The Nokia 3310 reboot has been praised as a clever marketing strategy that revived interest in the brand,WEB,weblink Nokia 3310 and the people who love it, Emily, Tan, 3 March 2017, Campaign Asia.com, 20 August 2017, WEB, Mcleod, Duncan, Interview: HMD Global on the future of Nokia phones, Techcentral.co.za, South Africa, 8 August 2017,weblink 20 August 2017, with one analyst calling it a "PR stunt."WEB,weblink Nokia 3310 leverages "nostalgia marketing" for "PR stunt", Jack, Loughran, 24 May 2017, The IET, 20 August 2017, According to ZDNet on March 5, 2020, Nokia smartphones ranked second highest in resale value in 2019, just below iPhone. The average depreciation rate in 2019 was 27.68%, the lowest among Android smartphone brands.WEB, Kingsley-Hughes, Adrian, Flagship Android smartphones lose their value twice as fast as iPhones, ZDNet, 5 March 2020,weblink 25 May 2022, A common criticism of some of the Nokia smartphones has been the choice of system-on-chips (SoCs) on several models. The original lineup, Nokia 3, 5, and 6, uses an older entry-level SoC, which put a strain on software performance.WEB, Morgan, Tom, Nokia 6 review, Stuff.tv, 9 August 2017,weblink 20 August 2017, WEB, Ferrari-Herrmann, Eric, Nokia 6 review: HMD Global isn't strutting its stuff yet, AndroidPIT, 2 August 2017,weblink 20 August 2017, NEWS, Hoyle, Andrew, Nokia 6 review: Beauty on a budget, CNET, 11 August 2017,weblink 20 August 2017, The 2019 models Nokia 6.2, 7.2, and 9 PureView uses the older Qualcomm Snapdragon SoCs from 2017 to 2018. Analysts have also noted the new Nokia 3310 as being "overpriced,"NEWS, Walton, Mark, Nokia 3310 review: No matter how much you think you want it, you don't want it, Ars Technica, 24 May 2017,weblink 20 August 2017, NEWS, White, Jeremy, Nokia 3310 review: the retro fun is short lived, Wired.com, 23 June 2017,weblink 20 August 2017, and that similar basic phones can be bought for almost half the price.NEWS, Peckham, James, New Nokia 3310 (2017) review, Tech Radar, 17 July 2017,weblink 20 August 2017,Sales
HMD executive Juho Sarvikas said on 16 August 2017 that the company had shipped "millions of units of the 3, 5 and 6," with demand "far outstripping" supply.NEWS,weblinkweblink 12 January 2022, subscription, live, Nokia 8 best features: What is a 'bothie' and does it have Snake?, Matthew, Field, 16 August 2017, The Daily Telegraph, 20 August 2017, {{cbignore}} As of June 2017, demand of the new Nokia 3310 has been up to seven times higher than expected in the UK.WEB,weblink Demand for Nokia 3310 up to seven times more than expected, Paul, Withers, 7 June 2017, Mobile News, 20 August 2017, By Q2 2017, HMD had 0.4% market share in the smartphone market, making it the 11th largest in Europe, and 5th largest in Finland. An IDC analyst called it a "great start."WEB,weblink IDC: In Q2 2017, #Nokia smartphones took 0.4% marketshare; No.11 in Europe; No.5 in Finland, 12 October 2017, Nokiamob.net, 10 February 2019, According to Counterpoint Research on 1 December 2017, – the first anniversary of HMD – the company was the 8th largest mobile phone vendor in the world (this includes both smartphones and feature phones). It was ranked 5th in India, 4th in Russia, 3rd in the UK, and 1st in the Middle East.WEB,weblink Nokia was the 8th phone vendor globally in Q3 2017 (Counterpoint Research), 1 December 2017, Nokiamob.net, 10 February 2019, It also became the 4th vendor in Germany as of Q3 2017.WEB,weblink Nokia back as No.1 feature phone and No.4 overall mobile brand in Germany (Q3 2017), 8 December 2017, Nokiamob.net, 10 February 2019, 1.5 million Nokia smartphones were sold in the first half of 2017,WEB,weblink IDC: 1.5 million Nokia smartphones sold in the first half of 2017 *UPDATED*, 10 October 2017, Nokiamob.net, 10 February 2019, up from virtually zero the year before.In Q4 2017, HMD was the best-selling mobile phone vendor overall in Vietnam and most Middle Eastern countries, and also the no. 1 feature phone vendor worldwide. It was also the 3rd best-selling smartphone vendor in the UK, the first time for the Nokia brand since 2010.WEB,weblink Nokia the 3rd smartphone brand in the UK (Q4 2017), 12 February 2018, Nokiamob.net, 10 February 2019, In Q3 2018, HMD had the biggest year-on-year sales growth of 71% to 4.8 million units shipped that quarter, making it the 9th largest smartphone vendor worldwide.WEB,weblink Samsung is still the number one OEM, but Huawei is inching closer, Duncan, Elder, 2 November 2018, Android Authority, 10 February 2019, In Q2 2019, HMD sold 4.8 million smartphones, up from 4.5 million in Q2 2018.WEB,weblink Total of 16.8 million Nokia phones shipped in Q2 2019 – Counterpoint, 2019-08-29, Nokiamob.net, en-US, 2019-11-26,Operation
Staff
The CEO and presidency role is fulfilled by Florian Seiche, formerly Nokia Europe's senior vice president of sales and marketing, who also had stints at Siemens, Orange and HTC.WEB,weblink Florian Seiche, Chief Executive Officer, HMD Global, HMD Global, 14 June 2017, The original CEO was Arto Nummela, who joined Nokia in 1994 and served in several positions including product creation and portfolio before moving to Microsoft Mobile when it was formed 2014.WEB,weblink Arto Nummela, Chief Executive Officer, HMD Global, HMD Global, 14 June 2017, dead,weblink 16 March 2017, On 19 July 2017 Nummela left the company by "mutual agreement", leading to the president, Seiche, to become acting CEO.NEWS,weblink HMD Global CEO Arto Nummela resigns, 20 July 2017, The Economic Times, 24 July 2017, WEB,weblink Leadership Change at HMD Global, HMD Global, 19 July 2017, 19 July 2017, 1 August 2017,weblink dead, On 15 August 2016, Pekka Rantala, former CEO of Rovio Entertainment, became HMD's chief marketing officer,WEB,weblink Ex-Angry Birds CEO To Head Nokia Phones Relaunch, Tarmo, Virki, 15 August 2016, Arctic Startup, 14 June 2017, commenting that Nokia will "rise again." Rantala previously held several positions at Nokia from 1994 to 2011 such as leader of Nokia's European operations.WEB,weblink Nokia will "rise again" says newly appointed marketing chief, Kris, Carlon, 15 August 2016, Android Authority, 14 June 2017, WEB,weblink Pekka Rantala, Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer, HMD Global, HMD Global, 14 June 2017,Headquarters
HMD were originally based at Building 2 of the Nokia Campus in Karaportti in Espoo, Finland, opposite Nokia Corporation's headquarters.WEB,weblink Nokia Campus Espoo, Nokia, 24 July 2017,weblink 21 July 2018, dead, In November 2018, HMD moved to a new premises {{convert|3|km|abbr=on}} away in Bertel Jungin aukio, a square named after former Finnish-Swede architect Bertel Jung.WEB,weblink Nokia-puhelinyhtiö HMD Globalin pääkonttori muutti Espoossa Karaportista Leppävaaraan, The headquarters of Nokia Telephone Company HMD Global moved from Karaporta to Leppävaara in Espoo, Markus, Lehtiniitty, 2 November 2018, Mobiili.fi, 10 February 2019, The same building also houses TNS Mobile Oy, a subsidiary of FIH Mobile which distributes HMD Global's products. HMD's other main offices are located in London, England; Noida, India and Dubai, UAE.WEB,weblink Contact Us, HMD Global, 14 June 2017,Products and services
(File:Nokia 3310 6 5 3.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|The original early 2017 lineup: Nokia 3310, 6, 5, and 3)Smartphones
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!Series!Non-decimalgeneration!x.1 generation!x.2 generation!x.3 generation!x.4 generationNokia letter-number series (2019–present)
{| class="wikitable sortable"Tablets{| class"wikitable sortable"
Nokia Series 30+/Feature Phone OS phones{| class"wikitable"
!Device name!Release Date!Chipset!Display!Network!Bluetooth!Internet!GPS!RAM!Memory!Camera!Flash!microSD support!FM Radio!OS!J2ME appsNokia KaiOS phones {| class"wikitable"
!Device name!Release Date!Chipset!Display!Network!Bluetooth!WiFi!Internet!GPS!RAM!Memory!Camera!Flash!microSD support!FM Radio!OS!J2ME appsNokia Originals Series
- Nokia 3310 (2017)
- Nokia 8110 4G
- Nokia 2720 Flip
- Nokia 5310 (2020)
- Nokia 6300 4G
- Nokia 8000 4G
- Nokia 8210 4G
Other devices sold by HMD Global
These devices were previously sold by Microsoft Mobile.WEB, Nokia Phones,weblink dead,weblink 2018-12-30,Discontinued products and services
- HMD Connect (roaming) – discontinued on December 15, 2022.WEB, Peter, HMD Connect is shutting down in December, the global roaming service was just over 2 years old,weblink 2023-05-12, GSMArena.com, en-US, WEB, HMD Connect update,weblink dead,weblink 2023-05-28, 2023-05-12, HMD Global, en-US,
- HMD Mobile (SIM card operator in the UK) – discontinued in July 2023.WEB, 2023-07-27, HMD Global shuts down HMD Mobile after just two years,weblink Nokiamob.net, 2023-08-26, en-US,
See also
- Jolla, a mobile phone company with former Nokia's MeeGo staff
- Alcatel Mobile, a mobile phone brand owned by Nokia
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