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Nokia Launches DIY Repairable Budget Android Phone

posted by hubie on Monday February 27, @06:37PM   Printer-friendly

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Nokia G22 has removable back and standard screws allowing battery swap in less than five minutes at home

Nokia has announced one of the first budget Android smartphones designed to be repaired at home allowing users to swap out the battery in under five minutes in partnership with iFixit.

Launched before Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Saturday, the Nokia G22 has a removable back and internal design that allows components to be easily unscrewed and swapped out including the battery, screen and charging port.

Nokia phones manufacturer HMD Global will make "quick fix" repair guides and genuine parts available for five years via specialists iFixit, in addition to affordable professional repair options.

[...] HMD Global hopes to ride the wave of increasing consumer desire for longer-lasting and more repairable devices. It follows in the footsteps of pioneers such as the Dutch manufacturer Fairphone, but at more affordable prices and with far simpler processes than Apple's recent DIY repair programmes.

The Nokia G22 will cost from £149.99 shipping on 8 March with replacement parts costing £18.99 for a charging port, £22.99 for a battery and £44.99 for a screen.

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  • (Score: 2) by RS3 on Monday February 27, @08:33PM (3 children)

    by RS3 (6367) on Monday February 27, @08:33PM (#1293586)

    Sorry, meant to add: quick glance only, but 4G and all other functionality looks good and compatible to work in USA.

    One big disappointment: "OS upgrades:2 years of OS upgrades" Not sure if that's a Google or Nokia thing, but that goes against the idea of long life and repairability. Gotta toss it after 2 years?

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  • (Score: 2) by mhajicek on Monday February 27, @08:47PM (2 children)

    by mhajicek (51) Subscriber Badge on Monday February 27, @08:47PM (#1293589)

    You don't have to toss it when they stop updating it.

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    • (Score: 2) by RS3 on Monday February 27, @10:43PM (1 child)

      by RS3 (6367) on Monday February 27, @10:43PM (#1293602)

      Agreed. But keep it a secret or you'll get verbal beatdown about how insecure you are and how you're a danger to the world. I got a bit of that about ten years ago on greensite when I admitted still having some XP machines. (still have never had a problem with them...)

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 27, @10:56PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 27, @10:56PM (#1293607)

        Still have a couple of XP laptops here, good for specific things and still limping along well enough. Mostly they are shut down, but they keep on booting when needed.