\tHMD is planning to bring a Nokia-branded 5G smartphone to market in 2020, which it claims will differentiate itself from the competition by being much more affordable to what is available today.<\/p>\n
Speaking to Digital Trends, HMD chief product officer Juho Sarvikas said the company saw an opportunity in \u201cbringing 5G to a more affordable segment as we enter the market\u201d, and it was working with silicon vendors, likely to be Qualcomm, and Nokia on the move.<\/p>\n
Upon initial launch of the technology, manufacturing giants Samsung and LG have come to market at high price points for their 5G variants.<\/p>\n
The Galaxy Note 10 Plus 5G, for example, has a starting price of $1,300 while the LG V50 ThinQ costs $1000.<\/p>\n
Sarvikas suggested Nokia would launch a 5G Nokia device in the $600 range.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would say affordable in relation to what\u2019s available today. I would love to see us at half of the price where you have 5G today,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Digital Trends pointed out that Huawei and MediaTek are also working on a low-cost 5G device, although that is unlikely to launch in the US market.<\/p>\n
Sarvikas added HMD was talking to US operators about the 5G device launch, as it continues to look at ways to expand into the market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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