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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.
(Score: 2) by RS3 on Monday February 27, @08:39PM
I rarely use proxy / VPN, but I don't have land-based 'net- I use my phone in WiFi hotspot and it's been working very well. However it's interesting to see where various websites think I am (when they report their intrusive location detection). Mostly on the US coasts, up and down, and I'm neither. But I'm okay with them having difficulty figuring it out.
I frequently "airplane mode" the phone, if not full reboot. That forces it to get a new IP address, which is sometimes IPv6. Screw them and their attempt to track me.