HMD Global has scheduled its Mobile World Congress (MWC) event on February 24 in Barcelona. HMD’s Chief Product Officer Juho Sarvikas tweeted that the company’s event will take place on February 24.
The tweet, however, does not reveal the name of the smartphones to be unveiled at the event. It only mentions the date for the MWC 2019 event. It is expected that the company will be unveiling the much in leaks Nokia 9 PureView smartphone at the event.
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would like you to tune into our Barcelona MWC showdown on the 24th of Feb— Juho Sarvikas (@sarvikas) January 25, 2019
Along with Nokia 9 PureView, Nokia 6.2 and one or two more low-end smartphones are also expected at the event. Reports say that the Nokia 9 PureView might be priced at 749 Euros (approximately Rs 59,887) and 799 Euros (approximately Rs 63,885) depending upon the market.
The Nokia 9 PureView is expected to feature a 5.99-inch edge-to-edge QHD PureDisplay screen with 2K resolution and HDR 10 capability. It will be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC, coupled with 6GB RAM and 128GB inbuilt storage.
The phone will have the five rear cameras housed in a circular arrangement and that the Sensors will be provided by Zeiss optics. The smartphone could also run Android 9 Pie as rumours suggest that it will be a part of the Android One program. It will support Qi wireless charging and will feature an in-display fingerprint sensor as well.
Nokia 6.2 aka Nokia 6 (2019) is expected to feature a 6.2-inch display with a camera hole-punch at the front. The smartphone will be powered by a Snapdragon 632 SoC paired with 4GB RAM and 6GB RAM option. It will have two 16-megapixel rear cameras from Zeiss, and support OZO Audio as well.