On its way to India

For anyone belonging to the generation when mobile phones just started getting popular, Nokia was supposed to be the only name that made cell phones. This is one of the reasons why many were upset when the previous ruler of the mobile market announced that it is winding up production for various reasons. The company, which was swept away in the android wind, made its comeback in 2017 and the nostalgia associated with Nokia worked in its favour with many even booking the phone even before it was launched.

HMD Global, the current custodian of Nokia phones, in a step to take over the budget-friendly mobile market has made official that its latest budget smartphone, Nokia 3.1, which was first launched in Moscow, is all ready to be launched in India as well. Nokia 3.1’s price in India is set at Rs. 10,499 for the 2GB RAM/ 16GB storage variant, which is the only one coming to Indian markets. It will be made available in Blue/ Copper, Black/ Chrome, and White/Iron colour options, and the phone will be sold starting today, across major mobile retailers and online via Paytm Mall as well as Nokia’s online store.

The phone runs on Android One-based Android 8.0 Oreo out-of-the-box, and sports a 720x1440 pixels display with an 18:9 aspect ratio and Corning Gorilla Glass protection. It features an octa-core MediaTek MT6750N clocked at 1.5GHz, paired with 2GB/ 3GB of RAM and 16GB/ 32GB storage, which is expandable via microSD card up to 128GB.