HMD has finally launched the new HMD Skyline smartphone that comes with unique features like Gen2 Repairability that ensures that customers can repair the phone easily by simply turning one screw to pop open the back cover using a screwdriver. It also comes with a well-known design with a dot-pOLED display, Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 SoC, 5G and 4600mAh battery.
Commenting on the launch, Lars Silberbauer, Global CMO of Human Mobile Devices said, “Human Mobile Devices is human by design…and that’s what we’ve done with HMD Skyline, put consumers first. There are so many great functions on this phone to call out. The camera is a creator’s dream, but then you’ve also got unrivalled repairability options and a step-changing detox mode too. We are making smartphones easy to repair, and we inspired the digital detox for ‘balanced relationships’ with technology when we brought back feature phones. Skyline is the next step: it’s repair and detox all in one. And it looks absolutely beautiful.”
“Human Mobile Devices has set a new bar for repairable design. This is what happens when a design team considers repair from the start. Human Mobile Devices’ approach to disassembly is a quantum leap forward”. iFixit awarded HMD Skyline a 9/10 score for repairability.” said Kyle Wiens, CEO at iFixit.
HMD Skyline Price
The new HMD Skyline is priced at £399 with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage and £499 for the 12GB RAM and 256GB inbuilt storage. The device is on sale from the HMD website in select regions. It comes with Neon Pink and Twisted Black colour options.
HMD Skyline Specifications
The new HMD Skyline features a 6.55-inch 20:9 aspect ratio pOLED display with 1080 x 2400 pixels FHD+ resolution, 144Hz refresh rate, 402 ppi, up to 1000 nits brightness and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. It is powered by an up to 2.4GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 4nm processor with Adreno 710 GPU. It comes with 8GB/12GB of RAM with 128GB / 256GB of inbuilt storage and MicroSD card expandable storage up to 1TB. It supports dual-SIM (Nano-SIM, eSIM) and runs on the Android 14 OS with 2 years of OS upgrades and 3 years of security updates.
It has a triple rear camera with a 108-megapixel main camera with Hybrid OIS+EIS, LED flash, a secondary 13-megapixel ultra-wide camera and a third 50-megapixel telephoto camera with Capture Fusion technology, 50mm Portrait mode, 4K video capture, OZO Spatial Audio capture with wind-noise cancellation. It also has a 50-megapixel auto-focus front-facing camera with Eye-tracking focus. We have a 4600 mAh removable battery with 33W wired charging, (QC4.0 and PD3.0 PPS compatible), 15W magnetic wireless charging, 5W reverse wireless charging and Qi2-certified ratings.
It supports 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ax (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.2, GPS/A-GPS, Galileo L1/L5 dual-band, GLONASS, BDS, USB Type-C, NFC connectivity options. Audio features include USB Type-C audio, Stereo Speakers and OZO Playback. It has a side-mounted fingerprint sensor and 2x Quick access buttons. It comes with dust and water-resistant IP54 ratings. It measures 159.84 x 75.66 x 8.9mm and weighs 209.5 grams.
