Nokia’s cellular phones were once prized for their ruggedness and incredible battery life, spawning countless hilarious and clever memes that riffed on their supposed indestructibility. They are now making a comeback in the form of “dumb” $26 handsets, complete with the original “Snake” mobile game that consumed hours of our time back in the early to mid aughts.
A startup called HMD Global, which was founded by ex-Nokia execs and purchased the rights to the brand name earlier this year, is releasing its first two models: the Nokia 150 and Nokia 150 Dual SIM. Both of these so-called “dumb phones” will cost $26, come with a 2.4-inch color screen, and cannot connect to the internet or run apps.
They only offer a limited set of basic functions including FM radio, an MP3 player, a VGA camera, standard keypad and a hefty 22 hours of talk time (or 31 days of battery life on standby).
The phones will be built by a Foxconn subsidiary called FIH, which paid $350 million to Microsoft earlier this year for the rights to Nokia’s feature phone business. The Nokia 150 series will initially be released in the Middle East, India, Asia-Pacific, Europe, and Africa in the first quarter of 2017.
The handsets are expected to sell well in the lower-end of the market, though some high-end consumers may purchase them for nostalgia’s sake, given their ultra-low price point.
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