HMD Global is set to bring something good to the India Market later this Month. The press invite made available to us says a launch event will be held on Tuesday 31 October 2017 at exactly 11:30 am. While many will expect to see what specific device/s will be unveiled on the said date, the Press invite, however, didn’t give any hint to that effect.
And while there is currently no mention of a specific device to expect from HMD Global, we are quite confident the firm could possibly unveil two of its device at the event. First, HMD could possibly bring the newly unveiled Nokia 7 to the Indian market.The India market is a potential market where HMD global could leverage to keep its sales volume high.
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The Nokia 7 for the uninformed is HMD’s 5th smartphone and it is touted as a midrange phone with dual cameras with similar “bothie” camera software as found in Nokia 8. The device is expected to go on sale in China on Oct. 24 with a price tag of 2,499 yuan.
The India market could also be a target market for the Nokia 2 which we already know is in the pipeline.The Nokia 2 recently made a brief appearance on a retailer website in the USA– an indication that it will be officially unveiled soon.The device when announced will sell for about $100.
HMD Global may decide to surprise us with something else on that day, so be on the lookout for October 30th event.
Nokia could do well to price Nokia 2, at below INR 5000, and it will work up volumes in India, however at INR 6000, it has no chance against superior Xiaomi Redmi 4a @INR 5999.Similarly Nokia 7 will have to go in the range of about 18-19 k if it means to sell.