Expect something "awesome" from Nokia at MWC 2018, HMD executive says

by Plamen Dimitrov

Jan 18, 2018, 5:37 AM

HMD Global has something "awesome" in store for us at MWC 2018. Juho Sarvikas, Chief Product Officer of the company behind the current Android-powered Nokia smartphones, recently took to Twitter to share that he's super busy with preparations for the upcoming event:

Sorry for radio silence. Been super busy planning #MWC2018 . Please expect it to be awesome
— Juho Sarvikas (@sarvikas) January 18, 2018

Some of the Nokia phones that we could see at MWC in February include the Nokia 4, a 2018 version of the Nokia 6, the Nokia 7, as well as a 4G variant of the Nokia 3310 feature phone. There are also rumors about the debuts of flagship-grade smartphones the Nokia 8 (2018) and the Nokia 9.

At last year's Mobile World Congress, the company unveiled a budget-friendly lineup consisting of the Nokia 3, 5, and 6 in addition to the 2G variant of the redesigned Nokia 3310. HMD had its global premiere at the 2017 exhibition, so most tech fans were more than happy to just see Nokia-branded phones back on the market. However, with Sarvikas hyping up this event, it is indeed possible that we could see the announcements of some high-end handsets in addition to the expected mid-rangers.

source: Twitter via Nokia Power User

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17 Comments

1. Cat97

Posts: 2029; Member since: Mar 02, 2017

First Android with truly no top and bottom bezels ? Or just another boring super-tall "bezel-less" phone with a measly 3000mAh battery ?

posted on Jan 18, 2018, 5:42 AM 2

9. Landon

Posts: 1248; Member since: May 07, 2015

Where are the front facing camera(s) going to go? Trust me: I would love to see the same thing, but they have to go somewhere. Do you put them in the corners at the top? I would like that more than in the center. I definitely think the bottom bezel should be eliminated and I applaud Apple on doing so, but I am in no way a fan of the center notch.

posted on Jan 18, 2018, 8:10 AM 0

17. Tommikke

Posts: 69; Member since: Nov 21, 2015

Why someone couldn't release a model without front camera?

posted on Jan 18, 2018, 12:52 PM 0

2. sip1995

Posts: 1771; Member since: Feb 07, 2014

All i want is Great camera and Lumia camera UI.

posted on Jan 18, 2018, 6:22 AM 3

5. DonovanCho

Posts: 10; Member since: Aug 18, 2015

All I want is Live Tiles

posted on Jan 18, 2018, 7:37 AM 5

8. rsiders

Posts: 2038; Member since: Nov 17, 2011

Yeah say that again. I was disappointed that they overlooked the camera UI in last year's flagship.

posted on Jan 18, 2018, 7:59 AM 0

12. EvilAPi

Posts: 116; Member since: Sep 25, 2017

And the truly "Pure, secure and up-to-date Android™ Oreo OS" .

posted on Jan 18, 2018, 9:03 AM 0

3. gigicoaste

Posts: 466; Member since: Feb 21, 2016

I really hope to see something awesome, as I was used to see in the past, at most of Nokia releases.

posted on Jan 18, 2018, 6:43 AM 0

4. Sparkxster

Posts: 1261; Member since: Mar 31, 2017

Will be watching for the new Nokia's!

posted on Jan 18, 2018, 6:57 AM 0

6. Braka

Posts: 7; Member since: Jan 18, 2018

cant wait to see nokia be back

posted on Jan 18, 2018, 7:57 AM 0

7. Braka

10. Far123

Posts: 1; Member since: Jan 18, 2018

Nokia 7(2018) anyone?

posted on Jan 18, 2018, 8:32 AM 0

13. Xperia14

Posts: 1208; Member since: Sep 01, 2015

Hope so. Wasn't really excited about their 2017 lineup.

posted on Jan 18, 2018, 9:35 AM 0

14. SIGPRO

Posts: 2817; Member since: Oct 03, 2012

I am exited, let's see what Nokia will bring!

posted on Jan 18, 2018, 9:37 AM 0

16. drazwy

Posts: 367; Member since: Jan 15, 2014

yeah right. not likely.

posted on Jan 18, 2018, 11:42 AM 0

18. Back_from_beyond

Posts: 1486; Member since: Sep 04, 2015

So far I've not been impressed with anything they've released. They've all cost too much for not enough. Motorola and Huawei have offered better for less. Step it up or I doubt you'll make it.