Nokia used to make great phones but the same cannot be said now. Though, the company is still trying its best to keep the business afloat. In fact, it even saw significant growth in recent years, thanks to its “Make premium looking cheap phones” strategy. Now it appears that Finish smartphone maker is coming back with the same plan in 2022. As per a report, Nokia Mobile will launch many Nokia X and G series 5G smartphones powered by Snapdragon 480 Plus processor in 2022.

Nokiapoweruser, citing sources, has reported that Nokia Mobile is set to launch new Nokia X and G series 5G smartphones in the second half of this year. Many of these smartphones are believed to feature the Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G processor under the hood.

The moniker of the upcoming X-series smartphones is yet to be known. However, the smartphones may carry support for a 120 Hz refresh rate. Even the premium G-series smartphones could offer a 120 Hz display, says the report.

It is expected that the forthcoming series of smartphones may include the Nokia XR21, Nokia X21, and Nokia X11.

As mentioned above, the handsets will likely be powered by a Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G processor which is an upgrade of the Snapdragon 480 launched in 2021. Although, the “Plus” SoC does not have much to offer except for a 200 MHz higher clocked A76 cores and Bluetooth 5.2 VS 5.1 support. The processor won’t be too big of a problem as long as the prices are competitive.

In related news, Nokia was the second top feature phone vendor in Q1 2022 after iTel. The Nokia 105 became the most sold feature phone in Q1 2022. The HMD-owned company witnessed an 87% increase in revenue in North America while Western Europe recorded a decent 37% growth YoY.

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HMD Global Thursday announced six new Nokia smartphones under three different series – Nokia X series, G-series, and at the bottom of the ladder is the C-series. The Nokia C-series is made up of the C10 and C20 smartphones.

The Nokia C10 adopts a nearly similar design to the C20. Both models adopt a decent 6.52-inch LCD display with an HD+ resolution of 720pixels and a 20:9 aspect ratio. The LCD screen is capable of hitting a peak brightness of 400 nits and has 70% NTSC coverage. There is also a layer of Panda Glass protection ontop of the display.

Both models are powered by entry-level Unisoc processors with the C20 packing a Unisoc SC9863a processor while the Nokia C10 is powered by a Unisoc SC7331e chip which is the same SoC used on the Nokia C1. The processors are paired with 1GB/2GB of RAM on both models while there is 16GB and 32GB of internal storage onboard the models. If you consider the internal storage inadequate, there is a microSD slot on the smartphones.

For optics, the two smartphones equally come with similar camera setups. This includes a sole 5MP selfie camera housed in the water drop notch cut-out at the top of the display. The rear aspect is also graced by a single 5MP sensor with an LED flash.

For interface, the Nokia C10 and C20 run on Android 11 Go Edition and Nokia is promising to provide two whole years of updates that would be pushed quarterly to the two models. under the hood, there is a 3,000 mAh battery on both models with support for 5W charging over a microUSB port. You also get a 3.5mm audio jack on the models as well as FM radio. Other connectivity options include Category 4 4G LTE (for the Nokia C20), Wi-Fi b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.2. The C10 peaks at 3G connectivity only.

As for the prices, the Nokia C10 which comes in Grey and Light Purple, will retail for €75 and will go on sale in June. On the other hand, the C20 comes in Dark Blue and Sand colour and will cost €90. It will be available later this month.

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