Nokia Mobile aka HMD Global has today confirmed one more 5G Nokia smartphone after Nokia 8.3 5G and Nokia 7.3 5G (upcoming) in works. The smartphone that may be the most affordable 5G Nokia smartphone (Nokia 3.5/Nokia 4.4) so far, will be powered by Snapdragon 480 processor announced today.
The press release by Qualcomm has the quote by Adam Ferguson, global head of product marketing at HMD Global confirming the same.
“Democratising technology is at the heart of what we do at HMD Global. Our close collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies is allowing us to bring fantastic technology to all. We introduced our first 5G smartphone (the Nokia 8.3 5G) less than a year ago and the new Snapdragon 480 5G Mobile Platform is a huge step towards global 5G access. We’re excited about the opportunities it will bring to our users,” said Adam Ferguson, global head of product marketing at HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones. “Congratulations to the team at Qualcomm Technologies – we look forward to showing the world what powerful chipsets, combined with quality hardware and secure software can do!”
We recently talked about Nokia 3.5 as one of the probable smartphones that may see a H1 2021 launch. Nokia 3.5 or Nokia 4.4 (If HMD decides to launch) may be the candidates to be powered by the Snapdragon 480 processor considering that Nokia 3.4 is powered by Snapdragon 460 processor.