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Nokia X6 specs and price spotted on Chinese retailer’s website

It seems pretty much official now: the notch bug has bitten Nokia too. It’s upcoming device, which will likely receive the Nokia X6 moniker…

This is Nokia’s comeback crew: 5 phones heading to South Africa in 2018

Explaining to consumers that Nokia is back, but it’s not the same Nokia that it was before, is a difficult task. Much has changed….

Budget Nokia 1 arrives in South Africa for R999

The Android Go-sporting Nokia 1 is now available in South Africa from today, HMD Global announced in a release. The budget device, featuring a…

We investigate: will Rich Capture land on HMD’s Nokia smartphones?

I’ve previously waxed lyrical about my love for Rich Capture/Rich HDR , one of the coolest smartphone camera features to see the light of…

Just another Android brand? 4 mistakes HMD/Nokia need to avoid

The first generation of Nokia-branded smartphones have enjoyed a great year by almost all accounts. The initial trio of Nokia 3, 5 and 6 made…

Can KaiOS make feature-phones cool again?

The new Nokia 8110 is definitely smarter than the 2017 Nokia 3310 reboot, in large part due to the implementation of the KaiOS platform….

We go hands-on with Nokia 8 Sirocco, but what about SA price?

HMD’s new range of Nokia smartphones, unveiled at MWC 2018, are all coming to South Africa, including the rather spiffy Nokia 8 Sirocco. But…

Nokia, Xiaomi sign patent deal, also agree to explore AR, VR more

Nokia and Xiaomi have announced the signing of a patent agreement, which will also include “a cross license to each company’s cellular standard essential…

Interview: HMD Global CEO Arto Nummela

“It was overwhelming. We went to the meetings and people are coming and hugging, (saying) ‘thank god you are bringing Nokia back’.” This was…

HMD CEO promises ‘two years’ of Android updates – Nokia 3 included

The HMD/Nokia partnership has officially kicked off in South Africa, with the launch of the Nokia 3, Nokia 5 and Nokia 6 smartphones. These…

SA gets official date, price for Nokia 5, Nokia 6

We’ve previously covered MTN’s pricing for the Nokia 3 and Nokia 5, while Cell C’s leak earlier this week gave us tentative Nokia 6…

Cell C reveals prepaid price for Nokia 6

Nokia-branded smartphones have come back to South Africa this month, with the Nokia 3 already available from networks. We also have Nokia 5 information, but…

It might not be ‘real’ Nokia, but HMD’s phones have potential

2017 marks the return of the Nokia name to the smartphone market, after the Nokia handset division was gobbled up by Microsoft in 2012….

Nokia 3 officially launches in SA, price confirmed at R2199

Last week, we were tipped off by a Gearburn reader, who alerted us to the Nokia 3 and Nokia 5 appearing in MTN’s smartphone…

MTN catalogue reveals Nokia 3, Nokia 5 pricing

Press invites for the Nokia/HMD smartphone launch have gone out already, listing a 22 June local event. But what kind of prices can we expect?…

Nokia 3310, more smartphones at MWC 2017

We’ve known for a while that Nokia and HMD Global were planning to reveal more Nokia-branded smartphones at MWC 2017. But what did the…

Don’t get your hopes up for ‘Nokia’ smartphones

News broke last week that the Nokia 3310 would be returning at Mobile World Congress this month, sending the internet into a frenzy. We’ve…

The Nokia 3310 will be reborn and relaunched at MWC 2017

Almost everyone I knew had one. It was as tough as nails, and reliable as a Swiss watch. It also cemented the Nokia name…

Nokia 6 announced: what to know about Android phone?

The first Nokia-branded smartphone under a licensing deal between Nokia and HMD Global has been launched in China this weekend. The Nokia 6 looks…

The cancelled 3D Touch-toting Lumia McLaren gets full review

Microsoft and Nokia‘s cancelled Lumia McLaren handset is perhaps one of the most disappointing stories in the history of the Windows Phone platform. You…

8 examples of smartphone computational photography we take for granted

We all know that dedicated cameras tend to blow away mobile cameras for pure picture quality, but smartphones have a major draw-card in the form of computational photography….

5 failed challengers to Nintendo’s mighty handheld throne

Nintendo doesn’t have the best of fortunes in the home console market, but when it comes to handhelds, the company is a beast of note. From…

Watch Microsoft’s cancelled take on 3D Touch in ‘leaked’ video

A new video has emerged, purportedly showing some fancy “3D Hover Touch” functionality on Microsoft’s cancelled McLaren smartphone. The handset, which was supposed to…

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