$252 Nokia X100 announced: Exclusive to T-Mobile and Metro in the US
The new 5G-ready phone with Snapdragon 480 chipset will be available on November 19.
HMD Global, the Finnish company that is home to Nokia phones, has announced the new Nokia X100, which will be exclusive to T-Mobile and Metro networks in the US and available from November 19. The Android 5G smartphone has a modest $252 price tag yet has some serious specifications – we can see it being amongst the most popular of budget 5G phones in the US going forward.
As seen in the pricier Nokia X10, the Nokia X100 is 5G-ready with a very decent Snapdragon 480 chipset. The newly announced phone comes with 6GB of RAM, 128GB storage, microSD slot and 15GB of Google Drive.
4,470 mAh battery
The Nokia X100 has a massive 4,470 mAh battery, which promises two days of use on a single charge – absolutely brilliant for a sub $300 phone. It ships with an 18W power adapter, too.
A 48MP main camera with ZEISS optics headlines the camera setup, and is complimented by 5MP ultra-wide, 2MP macro and 2MP depth cameras. Up front is a punch holed 16MP selfie camera, alongside a sizable 6.67-inch IPS 1080p+ LCD, which features Gorilla Glass 3.
The seriously good specifications for a budget 5G phone offering extend to the audio. The Nokia X100 features Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 5.1, NFC and a 3.5 mm headphone jack – aptX Adaptive and aptX Voice are supported for Bluetooth headsets and FM radio for wired ones, too. The phone boasts two microphones – one with OZO Spatial Audio capture and wind noise reduction and a single loudspeaker.
Android 11
The Nokia X100 runs Android 11 out of the box and as part of Nokia’s X-series should receive 3-years of updates included in the price, although we haven’t had this confirmed by Nokia yet.
We can see the new Nokia X100 being very popular on both T-Mobile and Metro 5G networks – for the slim price, the beefy specs will be extremely hard to hard to beat.
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Rachael is a British journalist with 17 years experience in the publishing industry. Since launching www.digitalcameraworld.com, she’s been freelancing, and working for some of the world’s best-loved websites and magazines including T3.com and TechRadar.com and has also had a book, iPad for Photographers, published. A regular contributor at 5Gradar, Rachael is following the 5G market closely. Find out more at www.rachaelsharpe.com