HMD 105, HMD 110 feature phones with built-in UPI payment app debut in India

HMD 105 is one of the cheapest phones with UPI support. (Image credit: HMD)

These are 2G-only phones compatible with networks like Airtel and Vi, but not Jio. They support nine Indian language inputs and can render up to 23 languages, making them truly diverse.

According to HMD, the 105 and the 110 are “meticulously crafted to be comfortable in hand and conveniently portable”.They offer features like call recording, wireless FM radio, MP3 player, and a camera (only on 110) that can take photos and scan QR codes for UPI payments. Again, the device doesn’t come with many international stores, and one needs to add a microSD card to make use of most of these features.

These phones feature a 1,000 mAh battery, which is said to deliver 18 days of standby time, and both phones have a modern USB-C port for charging and a 3.5mm headphone jack.

HMD is a licensee of Nokia. The company is known for reintroducing some classic Nokia feature phones, such as the recently introduced 3210, and has also launched a series of Nokia-branded Android phones. This year, at the Mobile World Congress (MWC), the company introduced its first set of HMD-branded Android smartphones and confirmed that it will launch both HMD and Nokia-branded phones in the coming days.