HMD’s repairable Nokia phone initiative lands stateside

HMD is bringing its repairable telephone initiative to the US with the Nokia G310, a $186 smartphone that’ll be accessible from T-Cell and Metro by T-Cell on August twenty fourth. That is technically the third smartphone HMD has launched with a design that makes it simpler to exchange generally damaged parts like its battery and show, however its earlier Nokia G22 and Nokia G42 had been centered on European markets.

As with its earlier repairable telephones, HMD is partnering with iFixit to provide spare components and restore guides for the G310. The corporate’s press launch doesn’t provide too many particulars on how precisely the telephone is straightforward to restore, however earlier repairable Nokia-branded handsets have included design options like rear instances that may be unclipped by hand to disclose simply accessible screws and batteries that may be lifted out utilizing pull tabs (although they’re not totally user-removable like Nokia characteristic telephones of previous).

Past its repairable aspect, the Nokia G310 has the specs of a comparatively entry-level smartphone. It’s powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus processor, with 4GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, and as much as 1TB of expandable storage through microSD. It’s acquired a 5000mAh battery that may be fast-charged at as much as 20W through a USB-C port, and the entire system has an IP52 ranking which implies it has good safety towards mud, however solely restricted safety towards water sprays.

Round entrance there’s a 6.56-inch show with a restricted 720p decision, however no less than it provides a comparatively snappy 90Hz refresh fee. On the again there’s technically a triple-camera setup, however past the primary 50-megapixel digital camera the 2 extra sensors for depth and macro are solely 2 megapixels in decision. The telephone has an 8-megapixel selfie digital camera, and depends on a side-mounted fingerprint sensor for biometric safety.