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Having to pay hundreds of dollars to repair your device is never fun. This is something that companies like Samsung and Apple have gotten a lot of flack for. Both companies, including Google, have their own self-repair programs, but Nokia is looking to outdo them. The Nokia G22 is a smartphone that’s extremely easy to repair on your own.
Nokia doesn’t grace the headlines as much nowadays, but the Finnish company just recently updated its logo. Sure, companies change their logos, but this is the first time that the company changed its logo in over six decades. The logo was pretty simple before, the new logo is much more minimalist.
The new font is notably thinner with the “O” being a true circle rather than being closer to a rounded rectangle. The most notable thing about the new logo is the fact that there are strokes missing from the “N”, “K”, and the “A”. It’s one of those logos that use negative space to imply lines.
The Nokia G22 is extremely easy to repair
Nokia has been out of the limelight for years now, so it looks like the company is in need of a shift in direction. This new phone, announced at MWC 2023, looks to prioritize repairability over other things. It’s a £149 mid-range phone that will offer you an experience accordingly. The main thing about this phone is that it’s built around repairability.
Components like the battery are extremely easy to remove at home. Most other phones have their batteries glued in place. This makes it tedious and actually dangerous to remove them. Other components are equally as easy to take out and swap out.
Obtaining parts to repair your phone is also a sinch, as Nokia partnered with iFixit. This is the same company that Samsung and Google partnered with for their programs. You’ll be able to get parts like batteries (£22.99), charging ports (£18.99), and displays (£44.99).
As for the rest of the phone, it has a 6.7-inch 720 display at a respectable 90Hz. The phone uses the Unisoc T606 SoC and that’s backed up by 4GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, Keeping the light on os a 5050mAh battery. It will run Android 12 out of the box with two platform upgrades planned for it.
The Nokia G22 will launch in the UK on March 8th, and will also launch in Europe at some point. Unfortunately, the company didn’t express any plan to launch the phone in the US.