HMD Global West, East and Central Africa boss Joseph Umunakwe and Celeste Muli-Gatheru, HMD Global marketing manager EA at a meeting on April 24, 2018. PHOTO | Diana ngila
HMD unveiled Nokia 7 Plus, new (2018) Nokia 6 and Nokia 1, models that will retail at Sh46,000, Sh29,000 and Sh9,500, respectively.
Finnish start-up HMD Global on Tuesday unveiled three Nokia phones in Kenya as the firm diversifies its product base to reach more customers.
HMD unveiled Nokia 7 Plus, new (2018) Nokia 6 and Nokia 1, models that will retail at Sh46,000, Sh29,000 and Sh9,500, respectively.
The firm is banking on the battery life of Nokia 7 Plus, said to last for 48 hours while on use, the phone’s 4GB RAM and six inch high definition screen to grow sales in the competitive smartphone market.
The 2018 Nokia 6 is billed to be 60 per cent faster than its predecessor and comes with an enhanced camera owing to the firm’s partnership with Carl Zeiss Optics.
The Nokia 1 is an entry level phone that runs on Android Oreo (Go edition) which supports phone with a RAM below 1GB. Nokia sells its phone in Kenya through Reddington Kenya, its main distributor in the country.
Joseph Umunakwe, General Manager, West, East and Central Africa, HMD Global said: “The firm’s decision to launch budget and high-end phones was informed by the need to meet different consumer needs and lifestyles.”
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