CES or the International Consumer Electronics Show is the premium event of the technology sector. It will take place between January 9 and 12, 2024 at the usual location, the Las Vegas Convention Center, where HMD Global, or HMD America, will now also be present. This year, the Finnish company that operates Nokia-branded devices rented a booth in Murano 3201A, which is the location of the meeting. Last year, HMD struck a similar deal and unveiled several US-based devices.
HMD Skyline Specifications, photo album, videos and full pricing
18. 07. 2024 Thursday / By: Robert Denes / Features / Exact time: BST / Print this page
OnJuly 18, HMD presented its first device, which is referred to as a flagship. Within the brand's own range, it is realistic to call the Skyline a top model, because it is the model they offer the most so far, but objectively speaking, it is not a top device, but an upper-middle category.
Accordingly, photography received a lot of attention: the front camera is 50 MP, and on the back we find a 108 MP hybrid, three-sensor module with optical image stabilization, which is capable of four times zoom, the quality of which is improved by AI Capture Fusion, 0.5 -you can shoot a wide-angle picture with it, and with Night Mode 3.0 you can take great pictures even at night.
HMD Skyline Specifications:
Network | Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G |
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2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | |
3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | |
4G bands | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71 | |
5G bands | 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA | |
Speed | HSPA, LTE, 5G |
Launch | Announced | 2024, July 18 |
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Status | Coming soon. Exp. release 2024, July |
Body | Dimensions | - |
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Weight | - | |
Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame, glass back | |
SIM | Nano-SIM, eSIM | |
Repair-it-yourself capable (display, back cover, battery and charging port repairs) IP54, dust and splash resistant |
Display | Type | P-OLED, 144Hz, 1000 nits (peak), HDR10 |
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Size | 6.55 inches, 103.6 cm2 | |
Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~402 ppi density) | |
Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
Platform | OS | Android 14, up to 2 major Android upgrades |
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Chipset | Qualcomm SM7435-AB Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 (4 nm) | |
CPU | Octa-core (4x2.40 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) | |
GPU | Adreno 710 |
Memory | Card slot | microSDXC |
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Internal | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM |
Main Camera | Triple | 108 MP, (wide), PDAF, OIS 50 MP, (telephoto), PDAF, 2x optical zoom 13 MP, (ultrawide) |
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Features | LED flash, HDR | |
Video | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS |
Selfie camera | Single | 50 MP, (wide), AF |
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Video | 1080p@30fps |
Sound | Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers |
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3.5mm jack | Yes |
Comms | WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band |
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Bluetooth | 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive | |
Positioning | GPS (L1+L5), GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS | |
NFC | Yes | |
Radio | Unspecified | |
USB | USB Type-C 2.0, OTG |
Features | Sensors | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer |
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Battery | Type | 4600 mAh, non-removable, user replaceable |
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Charging | 33W wired, PD3.0 PPS, QC4 15W wireless, Qi2 5W reverse wireless |
Misc | Colors | Neon Pink, Twisted Black... |
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Price | About EUR 499 (GBP 419 USD 544, INR 45551) |
If something were to go wrong, we can start the installation at home: we can order parts from HMD and feel free to replace the charging port, the back panel, the battery or the display. By the way, its battery can last up to 48 hours on a single charge, it also supports wireless charging via Qi2 chargers, and can even be used with 80% capacity after 800 complete cycles. With the digital detox mode, you can block applications and contacts.
HMD Skyline Pricing:
Country | Price (Expected) |
1. HMD Skyline Price in Canada | 745 CAD |
2. HMD Skyline Price in Australia | 808 AUD |
3. HMD Skyline Price in Bangladesh | 63985 BDT |
4. HMD Skyline Price in Nigeria | 883529 NGN |
5. HMD Skyline Price in Mexico | 9692 MXN |
6. HMD Skyline Price in Russia | 47952 RUB |
7. HMD Skyline Price in UAE | 1999 AED |
8. HMD Skyline Price in Hong Kong | 4252 HKD |
9. HMD Skyline Price in Brazilian | 3012 BRL |
10. HMD Skyline Price in Argentin | 502857 ARS |
11. HMD Skyline Price in Switzerland | 481 CHF |
12. HMD Skyline Price in Japan | 85214 JPY |
13. HMD Skyline Price in Madagascar | 2 445509 MGA |
14. HMD Skyline Price in Tanzania | 1 453362 TZS |
15. HMD Skyline Price in Hungary | 194780 HUF |
15. HMD Skyline Price in South Korea | 752382 KRW |
17. HMD Skyline Price in Saudi Arabia | 2041 SAR |
18. HMD Skyline Price in Colombia | 2 193868 COP |
19. HMD Skyline Price in Paraguay | 4 109934 PYG |
20. HMD Skyline Price in Peru | 2027 PEN |
21. HMD Skyline Price in China | 3953 CNY |
The housing with IP54 protection operates with straight edges, the frame is made of aluminum. The back panel is easier than ever to remove thanks to the Gen2 repairability, you only need to unscrew a single screw at the lower left corner of the frame, and then you can snap the back panel off with a guitar pick. Replacing the battery (4600 mAh, 33 W wired charging, 15 W Qi charging, 5 W wireless charging) will be a more lengthy process, as assembling the Skyline involves 65% fewer steps than repairing the Nokia G22 and G42 could be solved.

So the battery cannot be removed by hand, you have to screw it in, but you can remove the battery and the display from the phone in about 8 minutes. iFixit still provides the description and images for assembly as a guide, through them you can also order the assembly kit and replacement parts — including charging connector, back cover, display, battery. These will be sold by HMD and iFixit for several years, but with this we can turn to the next point.

Which is support. HMD promises that the Skyline coming to the market with Android 14 will receive two main Android versions and three years of security patches, which is not much. Not in itself, in the middle category, it is not enough, but in its context, because if the phone can be repaired at home, it follows that the user will simply replace the battery after two years, and then it can be done again after four years, if the battery gets tired again. It's just that by then there won't be any updates for your phone, so you might think about buying a new one instead. HMD also promises to retain 80% of the plant's production capacity even after 800 cycles.




As much as we saw of the software at the presentation, it was the usual clean user interface, with little changes to the AOSP basics. New in it is the option to turn on digital detox, which is a more advanced screen time / focus mode. With its help, the user can set various apps, contacts, time zones, locations so that notifications do not arrive and the icons of specific programs do not appear on the screen. There is also a separate widget for this quick start and HMD offers two types of methods, in one the restrictions can be unlocked with a code if the user could not stand without Instagram, in the other, which is called hard detox, but it disables everything in advance for 24 hours (or until the phone is restarted) set by Skyline.
The system runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 and displays a 6.55-inch pOLED display (FHD+ resolution, 144 Hz refresh rate). A 50 MP camera with eye-tracking autofocus and 4K video recording is inserted in the top-center of the display. On the back, there is a 108 MP sensor in the main camera, this is stabilized by OIS, next to it there is a 50 MP telephoto lens with 2x optical zoom (with the promise of 4x lossless hybrid zoom), and a 13 MP ultra-wide unit. The software promises detailed evening images with the third-generation night mode, and there is gesture recognition, so you can wave, show a peace sign or a heart and Skyline will take the photo. HMD did not provide any information about the camera hardware, so we do not know what sensors the Skyline uses for imaging, we will extract this information from the device during the test, and more.
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