Alcatel is a French brand of mobile handsets owned by Finnish consumer electronics company Nokia and used under license by Chinese electronics company TCL Technology. The Alcatel brand was licensed in 2005 by former French electronics and telecommunications company Alcatel-Lucent to TCL for mobile phones and devices, and the current license expires at the end of 2024. Nokia acquired the assets of Alcatel-Lucent in 2016 and thus also inherited the licensing agreements for the Alcatel brand.
This is a comparison of the various internal components and features of many smartphones.
The Nokia X family was a range of budget smartphones that was produced and marketed by Microsoft Mobile, originally introduced in February 2014 by Nokia. The smartphones run on the Nokia X platform, a Linux-based operating system which was a fork of Android. Nokia X is also known generally as the Nokia Normandy. It is regarded as Nokia's first Android device during the company's Microsoft partnership and was in the process of selling its mobile phone business to Microsoft, which eventually happened two months later.
Android One is a family of third-party Android smartphones promoted by Google. In comparison to many third-party Android devices, which ship with a manufacturer's customized user interface and bundled apps, these devices run near-stock versions of Android with limited modifications, and a focus on Google services. Devices that run Android One receive OS updates for at least two years after their release, and security patches for at least three years.
The Nokia 106 is a discontinued feature phone manufactured by Nokia. The phone was announced in August 2013 and was released firstly in China, in the third quarter of 2013.
The Nokia 215 and Nokia 215 Dual SIM are Nokia-branded dual-band GSM feature phones by Microsoft Mobile. The phones were released in the first quarter of 2015, in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Europe. They are available in black, white, and bright green.
The Nokia 105 (2015) and Nokia 105 Dual SIM (2015) are Nokia-branded feature phones originally developed by Microsoft Mobile. The phones were originally released on 3 June 2015, as a revival of the original Nokia 105, and sold again by HMD Global. The Nokia 105 (2015) has one SIM card slot, and the Nokia 105 Dual SIM (2015) with two slots. The selectable colours are black, white and cyan.
Conflict Armament Research (CAR) is a UK-based investigative organization that tracks the supply of conventional weapons, ammunition, and related military materiel into conflict-affected areas. Established in 2011, CAR specializes in working with governments to find out how weapons end up in war zones, and in the hands of terrorists and insurgent groups.
The Nokia 222 and Nokia 222 Dual SIM are Nokia-branded dual-band GSM candybar-type phones, originally developed by Microsoft Mobile. The phones were originally released in the third quarter of 2015, in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Europe. Then, were sold again by HMD Global. They are available in black and white.
The Nokia 230 and Nokia 230 Dual SIM are Nokia-branded feature phones originally developed by Microsoft Mobile. The phones were originally released in December 2015, and sold again by HMD Global in November 2018. The Nokia 230 has one SIM card slot, and the Nokia 230 Dual SIM with two slots. Initially, the phones were only released in black and white, but HMD would later add dark blue and light gray color options, after the release of Nokia 106 (2018) in November 2018.
Human Mobile Devices (HMD), formally HMD Global, is a Finnish mobile phone manufacturer. The company is made up of the mobile phone business that the Nokia Corporation sold to Microsoft in 2014, then bought back in 2016. HMD began marketing Nokia-branded smartphones and feature phones on 1 December 2016. The company has exclusive rights to the Nokia brand for mobile phones through a licensing agreement. The HMD brand was initially only used for corporate purposes and does not appear in advertising, whereas the name "Nokia Mobile" is used on social media. As it was launched, the acronym HMD stood for Hon Hai Mobile Devices. This was in reference to the main shareholder at the time of its creation: the Taiwanese group Foxconn. In January 2024, HMD rebranded to 'Human Mobile Devices', and will use their own branding on future devices alongside that of Nokia.
The Nokia 6 is a Nokia-branded mid-range smartphone running on Android. It is the first smartphone from the Finnish company HMD Global, created through the partial divestment of Nokia's devices division; the first Nokia-branded smartphone since the Lumia 638; and the first Nokia-branded Android smartphone since the short-lived Nokia X2 in 2014. The phone was first announced for sale in China on January 8, 2017, with a global version announced the following month.
The Nokia 3310 (2017) is a Nokia-branded feature phone developed by HMD Global. It was announced on 26 February 2017 at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017 as a revival of the original Nokia 3310 that was produced from the early 2000s. An improved model with 3G support was released on 29 October 2017.
Nokia 130 (2017) is a Nokia-branded mobile phone developed by HMD Global. It was released on 17 July 2017 and is available in a Single and Dual-SIM card configuration. The selectable colours are red, grey and black.
Nokia 105 (2017) is a Nokia-branded mobile phone developed by HMD Global. It was released on 17 July 2017 and is available in black, white, and blue. It also has 3 games: Snake Xenzia, Doodle Jump, and Crossy Road. There are some other Nokia 105 units sold in certain regions that also have 3 more games: Ninja Up, Air Strike and Tetris.
The Nokia 7 is a mid-range Nokia-branded smartphone running Android, by HMD Global. It was launched on 19 October 2017 and was released on 24 October exclusively in China.
The Nokia 8110 4G is a Nokia-branded mobile phone developed by HMD Global. It was announced on 25 February 2018 at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018 in Barcelona, Spain, as a revival of the original Nokia 8110, which was popularly known as the "Matrix phone" or "banana phone". The phone is Dual SIM capable even though it is limited to 2G in one slot, while running both SIM cards. It runs on an operating system based on KaiOS.
The Nokia 8 Sirocco (TA-1005) is a high-end smartphone by HMD Global, running the Android One variant of Android. It was introduced at MWC in February 2018, and named after the Nokia 8800 Sirocco. The successor of the Nokia 8 Sirocco is the Nokia 9 PureView.
Android Go products were first showcased at MWC 2018 with six products: Nokia 1, ZTE Tempo Go, Alcatel 1X, General Mobile GM8 Go, Lava Z50, and Micromax Bharat Go. The Blu Vivo Go became the first Android Go device with Android Pie Go edition.
Nokia 105 (2019), also known as Nokia 105 4th Edition, is a Nokia-branded feature phone developed by HMD Global. It was unveiled on 24 July 2019 alongside the Nokia 220 4G and released in September 2019. The phone is available in three colours; blue, pink and black.
