At MWC 2023, Nokia announced three smartphones in line with the brand’s “sustainable” ambition. Here are the Nokia G22, C22 and C32. The G22 in particular is a little more ambitious since it allows you to change your own battery, screen or charging port thanks to a partnership with iFixit.
Since its association with HDM, Nokia has been trying to gradually return to the smartphone game. For a little over a year, the famous Finnish brand has been betting all its pawns on sustainability and arguments that are intended to be ecological.
In addition to its three new smartphones presented below at MWC 2023, the brand has announced that it is embarking on a process to have its smartphones manufactured in Europe from 2023.
Nokia G22: like a scent of deja vu
In a market often singled out for its weight in climate change, it is above all necessary to settle the question of the repairability of telephones. Because the phone that pollutes the least is the one we choose to keep.
With this in mind, Nokia presents the G22, a smartphone designed to be repairable with very simple tools. The brand partnered with iFixit and even demonstrated the ease of disassembling and reassembling its phone by changing a battery in less than five minutes during a press conference on a Nokia G22.
Source: Nokia
Source: Nokia
Source: Nokia
In addition to the battery, it is possible to replace the charging port or the screen. Additionally, the phone is equipped with a 100% recycled plastic back and offers two years of major updates and three years of monthly security patches. The warranty is also extended to three years.
The Nokia G22 will be sold from 179 euros in its basic configuration (4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage). A version with 128 GB of storage is also available. The phone comes in gray and blue.
The adaptation kits to repair it cost 5 euros on iFixit. As for the price of the parts, it will cost 30 euros for a new battery or for a charging port. Nokia promises that there will be parts available for 5 years.
Complete technical sheet of the G22:
- Network: 4G;
- OS: Android 12, 2 OS updates;
- SoC: unspecified, octa-core up to 1.6 GHz;
- Memory: 3-4GB LPDDR4X RAM with virtual memory expansion up to an additional 3GB;
- Storage: 64GB to 128GB, support microSD card up to 256GB;
- Display: 6.5″ HD+;
- Camera: 50 megapixels with autofocus, a 2 megapixel macro and an 8 megapixel selfie sensor;
- Battery: 5000mAh;
- Dimensions: 164.6 x 75.9 x 8.55mm;
- Weight: 199.4g;
- Others: IP 52.
Nokia C32 and C22: timid move upmarket
Even more oriented towards the entry level, the Nokia C32 and C22 do not benefit from the repairability options of the G22. Here are their complete technical sheets.
Source: Nokia
Source: Nokia
Nokia C32 specs:
- Network: 4G;
- OS: Android 13;
- SoC: Unisoc T606;
- Memory: 4 GB of RAM with virtual memory expansion up to an additional 2 GB;
- Storage: 64GB to 128GB, support microSD card up to 2TB;
- Display: 6.5-inch HD+, 20:9, 90Hz, protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3;
- Camera: 50 megapixels with autofocus (f/1.8), 2 megapixel macro, 2 megapixel depth sensor and 8 megapixel selfie sensor (f/2.0);
- Battery: 5050mAh, 20W charging;
- Dimensions: 162 x 76.19 x 8.48mm;
- Weight: 199.4g;
- Others: IP 52.
Nokia C22 technical specifications:
Nokia C22 // Source: Nokia
Nokia C22 // Source: Nokia
- Network: 4G;
- OS: Android 13 (Go Edition);
- SoC: unspecified, octa-core up to 1.6 GHz;
- Memory: 2-3 GB LPDDR4X RAM with virtual memory expansion up to an additional 2 GB;
- Storage: 64GB, support microSD card up to 256GB;
- Display: 6.5″ HD+;
- Camera: 13 megapixels with autofocus, a 2 megapixel macro and an 8 megapixel selfie sensor;
- Battery: 5000mAh, 10W charging;
- Dimensions: 164.6 x 75.89 x 8.55mm;
- Weight: 196g;
- Others: IP 52, audiojack.
The Nokia C32 and C22 are trading at 149 and 129 euros respectively, for basic configurations with 4 GB of RAM and 2 GB of RAM, for 64 GB of storage. The Nokia C32 is available in black, green and pink, while the C22 is available in black and off-white.
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