A screwdriver, pliers, a suction cup… these are some of the equipment that comes with the new Nokia G22, manufactured by the manufacturer HMD. The idea of this smartphone, presented at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, is to be able to repair it in exactly five minutes.
At least, for the most common tasks: replacing a screen, changing a battery or a charging port… Nokia has partnered with the iFixit platform to offer the main parts and a repair guide. In the same idea of circular economy, the casing is made of 100% recycled plastic.
The G22, which will hit the European market in March, will cost 179 euros in its basic configuration, which has 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage. A reasonable price for a fairly basic smartphone, which is not aimed at demanding users but which fits well with the idea of durability.
The Nokia/HMD duo isn’t the first to try to offer an easily repairable smartphone. Samsung and Google have also partnered with iFixit to offer replacement parts. For its part, Apple has presented with the iPhone 14 one of its most “repairable” smartphones for many years.
As for Fairphone, a Dutch company that promises a “fair” smartphone, it has just raised about 50 million euros again to develop new projects.
Source: BFM TV
