Nokia to soon launch the Android Go based Nokia 1: Here's everything you need to know

HMD Global helped the Nokia brand to come back into the smartphone game last year. Though the companies portfolio is not big enough, they are working on bringing a lot of devices at different price segments. In 2017, the Nokia 5, Nokia 6 and Nokia 8 got really popular. The company has already launched the Nokia 7 and Nokia 6 (2018) which might make their way to India soon. Now, the company is about to launch the Nokia 1 soon.

The smartphone giant has launched a couple of smartphones set with different price tags. Nokia is now said to be working on a smartphone which will be the cheapest of the bunch. The Nokia 1 will be an entry-level smartphone offering by the company. The smartphone is said to be based on Android Oreo (Go Edition) which is specially designed for entry-level smartphones. As the Nokia 1's launch is just around the corner, we also have a clue on what it will carry under the hood.

Specifications

In terms of specifications, the Nokia 1 is said to be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 SoC. It is also being said that the Nokia 1 might come with an entry-level MediaTek chipset. The smartphone will feature a 5-inch IPS LCD display with a resolution of 720x1280 pixels. The device will pack in 1GB of RAM and 8GB of onboard storage which will be expandable using a microSD card.

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For connectivity, the smartphone will have basic options like 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and a microUSB port.

As of now, there is no information on the launch date of the device. However, once it's in the market, the Nokia 1 will compete against the likes of Xiaomi Redmi 5A and 10.or D.