Alright kids, sit down, and let me tell you a story.
Back in my day (hell, even before that), Nokia was the god of the phone market. No one made better phones than them. They were, accessible, easy to use, and in some cases, unique and creative as heck. They ran the operating system known as Symbian. It was so user-friendly, people still use their devices today (mainly lads who don't want to switch to a smartphone).
But in 2011, Microsoft got in a partnership with Nokia that almost meant the end of them (they, of course, didn't know that at the time). They had to start making phones running exclusively Windows Phone. Their sales deteriorated. Windows Phone, while not a bad OS per se, was very limited and quite bad compared to the competition (Android and iOS). For many years, Nokia was regarded as the company that was great back in the day, but was going away.
UNTIL NOW.
In 2014, Nokia sold its mobile and devices division to Microsoft and stopped this madness. In 2016, former Nokia executive Jean-Francois Baril founded HMD Global, and entered into a partnership with Nokia to start making Android phones. And not just any Android, they are all running stock Android! They've decided not to bloat their devices and make the OS into an ugly mess, like most other OEMs. They chose to provide a clean and up-to-date version of Android, running on great devices, ranging from cheap ones running Android GO to high-end phones.
And that's not all! When they stopped making feature phones, a lot of other companies tried to take over, but I have yet to see a single phone that matches Nokia's quality. I felt bad about not being able to buy Nokia feature phones at most places anymore, because they are great for a secondary phone or for elderly people. As a matter of fact, my grandma's old phone (a Nokia 3310) stopped working, and we had to get her an Alcatel phone that she still doesn't like. But Nokia started making feature phones again, too! So far, they've released two, and grandma was very happy to hear these news.
TL;DR: Nokia started making good phones again. Both feature phones and smartphones. The smartphones run stock Android.
Back in my day (hell, even before that), Nokia was the god of the phone market. No one made better phones than them. They were, accessible, easy to use, and in some cases, unique and creative as heck. They ran the operating system known as Symbian. It was so user-friendly, people still use their devices today (mainly lads who don't want to switch to a smartphone).
But in 2011, Microsoft got in a partnership with Nokia that almost meant the end of them (they, of course, didn't know that at the time). They had to start making phones running exclusively Windows Phone. Their sales deteriorated. Windows Phone, while not a bad OS per se, was very limited and quite bad compared to the competition (Android and iOS). For many years, Nokia was regarded as the company that was great back in the day, but was going away.
UNTIL NOW.
In 2014, Nokia sold its mobile and devices division to Microsoft and stopped this madness. In 2016, former Nokia executive Jean-Francois Baril founded HMD Global, and entered into a partnership with Nokia to start making Android phones. And not just any Android, they are all running stock Android! They've decided not to bloat their devices and make the OS into an ugly mess, like most other OEMs. They chose to provide a clean and up-to-date version of Android, running on great devices, ranging from cheap ones running Android GO to high-end phones.
And that's not all! When they stopped making feature phones, a lot of other companies tried to take over, but I have yet to see a single phone that matches Nokia's quality. I felt bad about not being able to buy Nokia feature phones at most places anymore, because they are great for a secondary phone or for elderly people. As a matter of fact, my grandma's old phone (a Nokia 3310) stopped working, and we had to get her an Alcatel phone that she still doesn't like. But Nokia started making feature phones again, too! So far, they've released two, and grandma was very happy to hear these news.
TL;DR: Nokia started making good phones again. Both feature phones and smartphones. The smartphones run stock Android.
