HMD Global has herald the Nokia G22 – the first phone under the iconic legacy brand to be contrive with ‘ repairability at its core ’ .
The Android 12 telephone set , revealed to co-occur with the start of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona , will benefit from easily accessible guides , instrument and official parts via a collaboration with teardown specialists iFixit .
The companionship says there ’ll be straightforward and low-cost way to replace a damaged screen , a damaged USB - carbon port , or a bombardment that is n’t sustaining you anymore .
The repair kits will be available from iFixit from £ 5 , while the renewal battery will cost £ 22.99 , the display will be £ 44.99 and the charging port is £ 18.99 .
The idea is to further raise the historic tradition of longevity with sustainability also a key destination . A press release says the phone has a 100 % recycle plastic rear casing and there ’s also a three - year elongated warranty .
In footing of eyeglasses , there ’s a 6.5 - inch HD+ display with a 90Hz refresh rate . The phone will run on a Unison T606 CPU indorse by up to 4 GB of RAM and 128 GB of repositing ( expandable to 2 GB ) . There ’s a 50 - megapixel main television camera digest by a 2 - megapixel macro lens . You ’ll benefit from a 5,050mAh battery that can benefit from 20W fast charging .
The company also says this is the beginning of a journey to build its phones in Europe , rather than the Far East , which has sustainability and security benefits of its own .
“ We are very pleased to announce this first step in our journeying to get 5 G machine manufacturing to Europe ” , said Jean - Francois Baril , Co - Founder , Chairman and CEO of HMD Global . “ The Nokia brand has a gallant history within the European market , and with this move we are continue to strengthen our position as the only major European smartphone provider . ”
The Nokia G22 comes in Meteor Grey and Lagoon Blue and lead on sale from March 8 . The configuration with 4 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage will be £ 149.99 , while there ’ll also be a 256 GB storage option too .
The company is also announce the Nokia C32 with a 50 - megapixel camera and Android 13 . It ’ll cost £ 129.99 for the 2GB/64 GB configuration . There ’s also the C22 to calculate forth to , which runs on Android 13 Go and cost £ 109.99 .
