HMD Global launches Nokia 2 budget smartphone in India; specifications, price

Key highlights:

• Nokia 2 comes with a large 4100mAh battery life that delivers up to 2 days of power
• It has a 5.2 inch HD display and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
• Nokia 2 runs on Android 7.1.1 Nougat

HMD Global on Tuesday announced will launch of entry-level Android smartphone the Nokia 2 in the Indian market. This as the company looks to tap into the lower end of the market.

The Nokia 2 comes with a large 4100mAh battery life that delivers up to 2 days of power and has a polycarbonate body and 6000 Series Aluminium frame. Besides this, it has a 5.2 inch HD display and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection.

The company has not yet revealed the price of the Nokia 2 in India, but HMD Global has revealed that the global average price of Euro 99 (around Rs 7,500) and will become available by mid-November.

Meet the new #Nokia2 with a 2-day battery life for long-lasting fun. #LiveMoreDoMore #Nokiamobile https://t.co/L7onp7dblP pic.twitter.com/NLCWFdwZE2

— Nokia Mobile (@nokiamobile) October 31, 2017

India is one of the largest markets for Nokia globally and has seen the launch of some of its products first in the country. The smartphone will be releasing in India by mid-November.

The Nokia 2 is targeting the $100-$150 (around Rs 6,500 to Rs 9,700) smartphone segment, which accounts for 17% volume of the global smartphone market and over 30% volume of the Indian smartphone market.

This is a segment which attracts feature phone users looking to make a switch to smartphones and one of the single most criteria that people look for is good battery life. A reason why the Nokia 2 comes with a massive 4100mAh battery.

The Nokia 2 runs on Android 7.1.1 Nougat and sports a 5-inch HD LTPS display. It has dual SIM and is powered by a Snapdragon 212 SoC quad-core processor that can clock up to 1.2GHz. It is coupled with 1GB of LPDDR3 RAM.

The Nokia 2 comes with a 8 megapixel rear camera with autofocus and LED flash, and a 5 megapixel front fixed focus camera.

It has 8GB internal storage, that is expandable up to 128GB via microSD card.