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17 new Nokia devices have been spotted online, and needless to say, that caused some confusion. Why? Well, HMD Global seems to be ditching the Nokia brand. It is planning to launch devices under the ‘HMD’ brand from now on, and even the Nokia Mobile social media channels are gone.
17 Nokia devices appeared and caused some confusion
So, what’s going on here? Well, we’re not entirely sure. HMD Global does have an agreement with Nokia until 2026, but the company is obviously phasing out the Nokia name. It was confirmed that some Nokia phones would still be sold offline, but we assumed those were the existing models.
Is it possible that HMD Global will actually release new Nokia-branded smartphones in addition to its own HMD-branded devices? Well, it’s possible, but not probable. Why would HMD Global kill the Nokia Mobile social media accounts and even rebrand the website itself then? It doesn’t make sense.
Perhaps these were the planned devices prior to HMD Global’s change of heart?
Perhaps these devices were in the pipeline prior to HMD Global’s decision. That is a possibility, but we cannot know for sure. Either way, the device was spotted by GSMChina, in case you were wondering.
Those are just a bunch of model numbers, actually nothing more. Some of the models are TA-1603, TA-1607, TA-1609, TA-1610… and all the way to TA-1628, while some model numbers in the row got skipped.
These models were spotted in the IMEI Database, in case that wasn’t clear. Those listings did not share any additional information about the phone, other than their model numbers.
HMD Global will announce the very first ‘HMD’ devices during this year’s MWC in Barcelona. That will happen later this month, and we’re hoping to get more information about the whole Nokia situation as well. Things seemed pretty clear until now, but perhaps HMD Global has other plans.