First of all, I wish you all a happy holiday~
In May of this year, Nokia reproduced a super classic model, the Nokia 3210, and it was sold out two days after it was launched.
The original Nokia 3210 was released in 1999, and it sold 160 million units in an era before the phone was fully popular. Even if this number is put in the entire mobile phone era, it is a very terrifying existence.
Twenty-five years later, the remastered 3210 arrives with a familiar formula, continuing the original 3210's signature hourglass waistline design and using a modern, metal-coated body. Although it is still a feature phone, it can still be snatched out, which may be the power of nostalgia!
The good news is that there's another Nokia classic to be reproduced – the Lumia 1020. The original version of this phone is equipped with Windows Phone 8 system, released in July 2013, launched in China in August, and then Nokia was acquired by Microsoft in September... It's been 11 years.
According to source HMD_MEME'S, the replica Lumia 1020 will feature an OLED screen with FHD+ resolution and support for a 144Hz refresh rate. The device will be powered by a Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 processor with a built-in 4900mAh battery that supports 33W wired charging.
Plus, there's OZO Audio, PureView, dual speakers, and more. Judging from the exposed renderings, the replica 1020 follows the "Oreo" module, and also retains the metal contacts.
If you can replicate the look and connectivity of the Lumia 1020 in its entirety, you might even be able to get a bit of nostalgia in the air. The bad news is that instead of the Nokia logo, the phone is marked with the HMD logo, and its name will no longer be called Lumia 1020!
HMD is Europe's largest manufacturer of smart devices and a licensee for the design, development, production and sale of Nokia mobile phones worldwide. It launched/reproduced several models under the name Nokia such as Nokia 6310, Nokia 5310, Nokia 230......
But in recent times, HMD has been keen to develop its own brand, and the new phones released are no longer marked with the Nokia logo. For example, the HMD Skyline phone released in July this year claims to pay tribute to the front design of the Nokia N9, but the logo on the back has been replaced with HMD.
HMD Skyline has been listed on the domestic e-commerce platform, 12GB+256GB is now sold for 3299 yuan (the price fluctuates, and the price seems to be different every time it is re-listed).
At present, HMD's official website has begun to gradually delete Nokia-branded smartphones, and only some Nokia-branded feature phones have been retained. I don't know if this means the end or a new beginning for Nokia. For us, there may be only memories and expectations left.