HMD World just lately refreshed its on-line presence by dropping the Nokia branding from all spheres. Nokia.com is now redirected to HMD.com, and the X (previously Twitter) deal with of @nokiamobile has modified to @HMDglobal. The Finnish firm was already expected to launch its merchandise, together with smartphones. This main transition led many to imagine we might see solely HMD-branded merchandise hereon and no extra Nokia gadgets. However a report claims to have discovered new Nokia-branded smartphones listed on the IMEI web site.

A GSMChina report claims to have noticed 17 new Nokia fashions on the IMEI web site, with mannequin numbers starting from TA-1603 to TA-1628. All these fashions could possibly be fully completely different; some may even have completely different RAM and storage variants of a selected mannequin. The report provides that a few of these fashions may even launch on the upcoming Cellular World Congress (MWC) 2024 in Barcelona, which is scheduled to be held from February 26 to February 29. 

The report doesn’t embody any particulars about these purported smartphones apart from the truth that they do certainly carry the Nokia branding. Notably, Nokia signed a 10-year cope with HMD World in 2016, which is ready to run out in 2026. Subsequently, it isn’t a stretch to anticipate newer Nokia fashions to proceed gracing the market till then. Though the fashions now noticed on the IMEI database will doubtless launch before later, presumably inside this .

Not too long ago, 9 new HMD-branded handsets have been reportedly noticed on the IMEI web site. These may additionally all be completely different fashions, or some could possibly be RAM and/or storage variants of a major mannequin. One HMD mannequin with the codename N159V was just lately leaked in a black colourway with a twin rear digital camera module with an LED flash. It was tipped to be a mid-range providing.

One other leak showed an HMD smartphone that’s anticipated to launch in a blue color possibility quickly. It’s seen with a 108-megapixel major rear digital camera with optical picture stabilisation (OIS) assist positioned inside an oblong digital camera module on the highest left nook of the again panel. Nothing extra is understood of the mannequin but.

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