It’s been a long time since there was much interesting to say about Nokia smartphones. HMD Global, the Finnish firm that produces Nokia-branded handsets these days, is a big hitter in the world of low-cost “feature phones,” but it’s firmly buried in the “other” category when it comes to global smartphone shipments.
However, HMD—not to be confused with Nokia, the telecommunications-equipment manufacturer—just made a couple of smartphone announcements that are worth flagging for how they play into wider trends.
