HMD launched the Skyline smartphone yesterday with a Nokia N9-reminiscent design and a give attention to repairability.
The Finnish is now able to ship the Skyline, asking $500/€500/£400 for its base 8/128 GB model. Upgrading to the highest 12/256 GB journey means you’re looking at a $600/€600/£500 value. Sure regional web sites additionally checklist a center 8/256 GB variant, however that isn’t but accessible.
HMD Skyline comes with a Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 chipset and a 6.55” OLED show with as much as 144 Hz refresh charge and a 50 MP selfie digicam behind a punch gap.
There are three cameras on the again: a 108 MP predominant digicam with PDAF and OIS, a 13 MP ultra-wide shooter and a 50 MP telephoto lens with 2x optical zoom and PDAF.
The battery capability is 4,600 mAh and helps 33W wired charging, but additionally uniquely within the Android world 15W wi-fi Qi2 magnetic charging.
Past that the HMD Skyline has one other trick up its sleeve that the corporate calls Gen 2 repairability. The cellphone comes with a screw on the underside that you just unscrew to pop the again panel out, after which simply substitute the display, the battery, or the USB-C port.
HMD and iFixit will promote you the components required for the alternative as properly.
