HMD Touch 4G – it’s a dumb and cheese phone but it has an attractive

Undoubtedly, smartphones are trapped in a variety of evil: from continuing to thwart our sleep models and expose us to a wide range of poor information. These problems have pushed a whole trend of silent phones or minimalist phones such as Mudita Kompakt and a minimum phone with QWERTY keyboard. HMD, former house Nokiaregister its presence in a niche with a cute 4G phone.

What is this thing?

Technically, this is not a smartphone, but on a functional telephone with a touch screen and a physical navigation button. Design resembles Nokia Asha smartphones from the decade ago in which Symbian Software managed.

The Finnish brand, which continues to make stylish smartphones, refers to the HMD Touch 4G as a hybrid phone that comes with its built -in chat and video call features. It launches custom software, which is quite simple, but the Express Chat (for Android and iOS) app will allow users to exchange Text and Videos with HMD Touch 4G users.

The chat system allows you to share text, photos and emoji for group and bilateral chats. There is also a highlight -click button on the top edge that allows users to record voice messages. The software relies on what HMD calls Cloud Phone Service, which opens the door to view the Internet, checking game results and much more.

What does it offer?

In addition to their main communication tasks, all internet software experiences are delivered through the browser shortcuts located in the cloud. The highlight -click button at the top also serves as an ambulance button to call voice messages to warn friends and family.

There are two cameras on the phone, one on the front (0.3 megapixels) and one on the rear (2 megapixels), and the connection is processed through Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and 4G cellular. Given its small size, it is not surprising that the phone has a small battery in 1 950 mAh, and the Unisoc T127 SoC conducts the show under the hood.

There is a 3.2-inch screen with QVGA resolution and 2.5D curved glass. Fortunately, it retains a 3.5-mm headphone connector, while the charger is processed through the USB Type-C port. You get 64 MB of RAM, 128 MB of Internal Storage and the ability to expand up to 32GB with MicroSD card.

HMD Touch 4G will get into the shelf in blue and dark -blue colors at about $ 45, but the price will rise to $ 56 after the discount is removed. Unfortunately, the international availability of the phone, including the US market, has little clarity.