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HMD starts making Nokia phones in Europe, launches 5G smartphone - Reuters

www.reuters.com HMD starts making Nokia phones in Europe, launches 5G smartphone

HMD Global, which makes Nokia-branded phones, has become the first major smartphone company to manufacture devices in Europe with its first made-in-Hungary 5G model, aimed at data security-conscious customers, now available for purchase.

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Here's the phone specs : https://m.gsmarena.com/nokia_xr21-12244.php
Personal opinion :
Cons :
Too expensive.
The screen is LCD
No sd card slot
Pros :
earphone jack.
- i would be willing to overlook those cons if they just allowed an unlockable bootloader. man i miss my 6.1 with lineageos
  
  I think Google pixel phones have an unlocked bootloader. I have a Xiaomi note 10 and they allow rooting the phone via their official app.
- Android 12????
  Edit: All the specs are omegashit and they dare ask €580 for this
  
  Turns out it costs more to make things in Europe.
- We live at a time where an earphone jack is considered a pro...
  
  Nowadays, even the cheapest phones are sufficient in terms of power for the most demanding regular user activities such as social media , watching videos, taking good enough pictures and light gaming.
  I few years ago, before Xiaomi flooded the world with cheap powerful smartphone, you had the choice between 4 type of phones : weak phone that crumble by just looking at it, weak phone, slightly more powerful phones and flagship. We now don't need to be scared that the phone will slow down to a crawl because you have too many apps in the background fighting for ressources. (usually 2 or 3 along the forced uninstallable pre-installed garbage ).
  Every shitty phone trend ( no headphone jack, non removable batteries..etc) was originated by apple (obligatory fuck apple ), and each time, they were made fun of by other companies at first but because the extra money is too good they followed them later.
  Now, basic features that were once the standard on every phone are what differentiate them.
- I'm not a fan of HMD, but I would rather have an LCD screen than an AMOLED that will burn in. There's no problem with LCDs whatsoever.
  
  Never had AMOLED burn in and i only buy cheap phones. LCD screens are bad for the battery.
- More cons from the specsheet: Display is too dim, and SoC is too slow.

This is the best summary I could come up with:
LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - HMD Global, which makes Nokia-branded phones, has become the first major smartphone company to manufacture devices in Europe with its first made-in-Hungary 5G model, aimed at data security-conscious customers, now available for purchase.
"We are thrilled to be manufacturing the Nokia XR21, our signature rugged 5G smartphone, in Europe," HMD Global co-founder, chairman and CEO Jean-Francois Baril said on Tuesday.
Before HMD opened its Hungarian operations, Europe had no large-scale smartphone manufacturing as major companies like Apple and Samsung make their phones in Asia to keep costs down.
However, concerns over national security have come to the fore in recent years, prompting the U.S. to place technology sanctions on Huawei's mobile business, while China expanded curbs on the use of iPhones by state employees.
HMD signed an exclusive 10-year licensing agreement with Nokia Oyj (NOKIA.HE), once the world's largest phone maker, in 2016 to make Nokia-branded smartphones and tablets.
A limited edition of 30 units from the European production line in frosted platinum will be available for purchase from the company's website from 699 euros or 599 pounds, it said.
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