Nokia G300 is HMD Global's cheapest 5G phone yet at $199
The budget 5G phone launches on October 19 in the US.
The Nokia G300 is HMD Global’s new budget phone, which will be available next week, on October 19, in the US, priced at $199 (around £145). The budget price point makes it one of the cheapest 5G phones on the US smartphone market.
Nokia G300 Specs
Running Andriod 11, the new Nokia G300 5G phone features a 6.5-inch HD Plus 20:9 ratio display, 6GB of RAM, and 64GB of storage, which is expandable up to 1TB with MicroSD. The G300 features a Qualcomm Snapdragon 4350 chip and offers up to two days of battery life between charges.
Camera-wise, the 5G phone features a versatile 16 MP triple-lens camera – 16MP f/1.8 camera, 5MP ultra-wide, and 2MP depth sensor, along with an 8MP front-facing shooter. It has a portrait mode and photo effects. Video can be captured with 1080p at 60fps and there’s image stabilisation and OZO spatial audio and wind noise cancellation, too.
The Nokia G300 features a fingerprint sensor on the side and face recognition on the front. Although the phone is relatively sleek looking and looks well made, the design is quite basic looking. Nokia are billing the G300 as a life-proof phone: “Built with an excessive attention to detail and tested for relentless durability, the Nokia G300 is built to last and designed to withstand whatever life, or you, can dish out.” It has 3.5mm jack and comes in meteor grey.
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