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HMD Global in an online livestream has launched four new Nokia phones, namely Nokia 8.3 5G, Nokia 5.3, Nokia 1.3 and a refresh of the iconic Nokia 5310. Nokia 8.3 5G starts at Euro 599 (approximately Rs 48,000), Nokia 5.3 starts at Euro 189 (approximately Rs 15,000, Nokia 1.3 is priced at Euro 95 (approximately Rs 7,500) and the Nokia 5310 is priced at Euro 39 (approximately Rs 3,000). Nokia 8.3 5G will be made available starting this summer, Nokia 5.3 and Nokia 1.3 will be made available in April and the Nokia 5310 will be made available starting this month. The company has not said when it will be launching these devices in the Indian market.
Nokia 8.3 5G is the company's first 5G smartphone and is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G processor.
Nokia 8.3 5G sports a 6.8-inch PureDisplay with Always-on HDR and 3D Gorilla Glass protection. The device comes with up to 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage expandable up to 400GB via a microSD card. It runs Google's Android 10 operating system in its stock configuration. All of this is backed by a 4,300mAh battery with support for fast charging.
The Nokia 8.3 5G comes with what the company calls a PureView Quad camera setup with Zeiss optics on the back. It consists of a 64MP primary sensor, a 12MP secondary sensor, a 2MP macro lens and a 2MP depth sensor. On the front, it features a 24MP Zeiss optics sensor for taking selfies present inside of a hole-punch located on the top left corner of the display.
Nokia 5.3 is the successor to last year's Nokia 5.2. It will be made available in Cyan, Sand, and Charcoal colour options.
Nokia 5.3 sports a 6.55-inch HD+ display with a U-shaped notch. It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 processor. The device comes with up to 6GB of RAM paired with up to 64GB of internal storage expandable up to 512GB via a microSD card. It runs Google's Android 10 operating system in its stock configuration. All of this is backed by a 4,000mAh with support for fast charging.
Nokia 5.3 also comes with a quad camera setup on the back consisting of a 13MP primary sensor paired with a 5MP ultra-wide-angle sensor, a 2MP macro lens and a 2MP depth sensor. On the front, it features an 8MP sensor for taking selfies.
Nokia 1.3 is the company's budget Android smartphone running Google's Android (Go Edition) operating system. It will be made available in Cyan, Charcoal and Sand colour options.
Nokia 1.3 comes with a 5.71-inch display. It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 processor. The device comes with 1GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage expandable up to 400GB via a microSD card. It runs Google's Android 10 (Go Edition) operating system and is backed by a 3,000mAh battery.
Nokia 1.3 sports a single 8MP sensor on the back and a single 5MP sensor on the front. Nokia says the camera performance of the device is exceptional due to the new Camera Go app thanks to Google's AI capabilities.
Nokia 5310 sports a 2.4-inch QVGA display. It is powered by the MediaTek MT6260A processor paired with 8MB of RAM and 16MB of expandable storage. The device runs Nokia's Series 30+ software and is backed by a 1,200mAh battery. It comes with a VGA camera on the back along with a flash.
