Nokia Mobile brand phase-out yields sneak peek at new HMD-branded devices

HMD had earlier assured consumers that it would still be making direct successors to devices such as the XR21 (currently still $499.99 on Amazon) in the future - however, the fact that the webpage nokia.com/phones now re-directs to an hmd.com landing page (that features apparent teasers for its rumored inaugural smartphone as model-ridden hero images) might cast doubt on that commitment.

The company has also now re-introduced itself to the world with a name that stands for "Human Mobile Devices", a theme apparently to be applied to every piece of hardware it releases going forward. They might include devices heretofore known as Nokia T-series slates, as well as the brand's Earbuds.

HMD has also alluded to ongoing support for the typical Nokia feature-phone offerings, with hints at a new generation of "all-time classics" such as the 3310 with even more up-to-date attributes such as 5G...albeit perhaps not with the same design. In fact, they might become "new-stalgic dumbphones" with standard touchscreens instead.

On the other hand, HMD notes that it is still "makers of Nokia phones" and that, as such, potential customers looking for a new "robust, dependable" smartphone rated to last years and be more user-repairable will have come to the "right place".