Evleaks: This is #Nokia 2
The always trusty source of news from the mobile phone industry, Evleaks, has posted a photo of the alleged Nokia 2. Now, we finally have a confirmation that HMD is really planning an even cheaper smartphone than the Nokia 3. We still don’t know the exact specs, but Nokia 2 might come with a 4.5 inch 720p screen, Snapdragon 212, 8 GB of internal memory and 1 GB of RAM. It should run Android 7.1.1 and maybe Android 8 or Android Go (lightweight Android 8) out of the box.
Yesterday we found out that this phone could have a rather large, 4000 mAh battery. It was written so in FCC files about Nokia 2’s variants, but it may be a typo from FCC’s side or HMD really decided to make this phone a battery champ.
Nokia 2 pic.twitter.com/IPp6Qvxp8o
— Evan Blass (@evleaks) September 14, 2017
The phone design is simple, consistent with the Nokia 3 design, with polycarbonate back. It kind of reminds me of some cheaper Lumia devices since it has that loudspeaker opening at the back. Nokia 2 lost the capacitive control buttons, probably to keep the price down, and put the on screen controls. It will also come with a new (rounded) Google search widget that HMD made especially for its devices. HMD’s CPO Juho Sarvikas recently asked on Twitter should HMD use rectangular (like on the 3, 5 or 6) or rounded (like on the pictures above) Google Search widget in the future. This could also indicate that the 2 will really come with Android 8/Go.
We could expect the device to be announced on October the 5th, because that’s the date printed on Evleaks’ render. Of course, the phone could get delayed and be launched later.
What do you think about the alleged Nokia 2? Tell us down below. 🙂
