HMD Global has confirmed to some Taiwanese tech publications that it will be holding a new smartphone named Nokia X71 in Taiwan. The launch event will be held on April 2 in the country. The Finnish firm will be also announcing the Nokia 9 PureView smartphone in Taiwan alongside the Nokia X71 smartphone.
HMD Global has launched couple of smartphones with notched displays in the recent past. However, the Nokia X71 will be arriving with a better full experience than any other phone launched by the company. It could be the first phone from the company to arrive with punch-hole display.
During the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2019 tech expo that was held at the end of February, HMD Global had unveiled the penta-lens camera setup enabled Nokia 9 PureView smartphone and a couple of budget-friendly phones such as Nokia 3.2, Nokia 4.2 and Nokia 1 Plus. Since the company did not announce a mid-range phone at MWC 2019, the Nokia X71 could be arriving with mid-range specs. It could be arriving as a successor of the Nokia 6.1 Plus or Nokia 8.1 smartphone.
The press release by HMD Global confirms that the smartphone will be equipped with a triple camera unit that will include 48-megapixel primary sensor and 120-degree super wide-angle lens. The other specs of the phone are currently under the wraps. The Nokia TA-1167 smartphone that was recently approved by the National Communications Commission (NCC) in Taiwan. Probably, the Nokia TA-1167 could be the upcoming Nokia X71 smartphone. The NCC certification of the phone had revealed that it will be coming with the same Salcomp AD-18WU charger that was made available with the Nokia 7 Plus phone from last year.
Also, it could be the same phone that was spotted in 3D renders as Nokia 8.1 Plus few months ago. The 3D renders had revealed that it is equipped with a punch-hole display and a vertically arranged triple camera unit on its rear.
The launch event on April 2 in Taiwan will begin at 1:30 PM (local time). As of this writing, there is no information available on the pricing of Nokia X71 and Nokia 9 PureView for Taiwan.
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