The Nokia 150 cellphone is coming in early 2017. It’s the first phone from HMD Global, the new company formed by former Nokia executives that plans to begin selling Nokia-branded smartphones with Android software next year. But the Nokia 150 isn’t an Android smartphone.
It’s a cheap feature phone that will sell for $26 when it hits Europe, India, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific regions in the first quarter of 2017.
The Nokia 150 has a design that’s reminiscent of a classic Nokia phone, runs Nokia Series 30+ software, and features a 1,020 mAh battery that should be good for up to 22 hours of talk time or up to a month of standby time.
HMD will offer single-SIM and dual-SIM versions of the phone. Both have a 2.4 inch, 320 x 240 pixel display, a numeric keypad, a micro USB charger, and a microSD card with suppor tfor up to 32GB of removable storage.
The phone has a 3.5mm headphone jack and supports Bluetooth 4.0. There’s a VGA camera on the back with LED flash. And the Nokia 150 has apps including an MP3 player, video player, and LED flashlight feature. There’s also FM radio support and games including a Snake title and Nitro Racing from Gameloft.
While HMD eventually plans to bring higher-end phones to market, the Nokia 150 is very much a budget device with relatively cheap hardware and limited functionality for doing anything more than making phone calls or sending text messages. It supports 2.5G wireless networks and there aren’t currently any plans to even offer the phone in the US.
On the other hand, leaving out a lot of the modern features found on smartphones is what allows feature phones like the Nokia 150 to offer crazy long battery life (or crazy by 2016 smartphone standards, anyway).
via HMD
It could make a great ultra cheap MP3 player. I know that the need for a dedicated MP3 player is kinda slim in the days of smartphones, but there are still some situations when it would be nice to have one.
just buy old symbian phones, you can get phone like nokia c5 for around $40 (refurbished or new) and around $10 used.
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neither G nor MS or other fruits spying at you …. just talking … for hrs – NICE.
just what i did for years now … with nokia
It’s too bad they made it so bulk… They could have made it a lot smaller.
Eh, not everyone likes a razor thin phone. I’d rather have a phone that feels good in the hand and can take a drop than one that’s paper thin and shatters like an eggshell. Plus using older, bulkier components is probably how they met the ultra low price point.
JD I agree, I still have my 2004 iPod mini cause the new, expensive thin ones look and feel fragile! I prefer a bit of thickness, I’ve seen people buy a thin phone just to put a thick case over it…
So for $26 you can get a phone with a headphone jack, but Apple can’t provide one anymore?
It actually has several features that Apple does not provide.
You can also step up to the new Nokia 216 (No, not kidding! These phones are fun.)
Why can’t I get a good Nokia feature phone that supports US bands? I feel like I’ve been waiting forever…
Yup everything we have here for features phones blows chunks 🙁 I wanna sell my iPhone and drop my data plan. I’m tired of paying out the ass for a smart phone. It’s just not worth it for me.
Nokia is all about nostalgia. I’d buy this just for the sake of it.