Even though it was once the most famous mobile phone manufacturer in the world, Nokia, which is not talked about as much as it used to be, has accomplished a remarkable job. Introducing a new smartphone called G22 within the scope of Mobile World Congress (MWC 2023), the company brought this phone to the forefront not with its technical features, but with its easy-to-repair structure. Let’s take a closer look at the details of this phone.
Those who follow the smartphone industry closely must have heard of the company called iFixit. Measuring the repairability of the phones, the company scores each smartphone based on some criteria. Here, Nokia made a collaboration with iFixit for the G22. As part of this collaboration, iFixit has created a special repair kit and a set of guides for the Nokia G22. Even consumers who do not understand repair work will be able to fix their phone with the help of this kit and manuals.
Here’s what Nokia’s repairable phone G22 looks like:
Nokia Product Marketing Manager Adam Ferguson was so assertive about this ease of repair that he fixed the phone using the repair kit during the G22’s launch. Saying that he will change the battery of the phone, Ferguson stated that this process will take less than 5 minutes. Declaring that he did not understand the repair work, the Nokia official actually completed the battery replacement in less than 5 minutes.
Here’s what the repair kit for the Nokia G22 looks like:
Above you see the repair kit created by iFixit. When we look at the parts in this repair kit, we see that it is not very special equipment. The equipment used by many smartphone repair shops will also be used in the Nokia G22.
Let’s take a look at the technical specifications of the Nokia G22:
| Screen | 6.52 inch, HD+, 90Hz |
| Processor | Unisoc T606 |
| RAM | 4GB |
| Storage | 64-128GB |
| Rear Camera | 50MP+2MP+2MP |
| Front camera | 8MP |
| Battery | 5,000mAh (20 watts) |
With all these features, the Nokia G22 can be purchased for 180 euros.
Repairability could be the next trend in the smartphone world
The consumption frenzy has slowed down relatively. Of course, this also has to do with global economic uncertainties. However, sustainability has come to the fore a lot lately. As such, companies have begun to make smartphones repairable. There will be those who remember; US-based technology giant Apple announced in 2022 that it had launched a program that allows people to repair their own iPhones.
Not only Apple, Samsung also offered a similar program to users. In addition, companies that produce smartphones in the Android ecosystem have started to increase the period of software support they give to their products in recent years. For example, OnePlus. The company promised 4 years of Android and 5 years of security updates in the OnePlus 11 series it recently introduced. It seems that this long support period will be combined with repairability in the future.
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