{"id":20089,"date":"2017-11-15T16:08:59","date_gmt":"2017-11-15T14:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/?p=20089"},"modified":"2017-11-15T16:08:59","modified_gmt":"2017-11-15T14:08:59","slug":"nokia-2-comes-to-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/nokia-2-comes-to-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Nokia 2 comes to South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nokia has been pushing out new phones faster than you can blink. So far this year, HMD Global &#8211; the company behind Nokia&#8217;s mobile resurgence &#8211; has released 6 new phones.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;ve just released one more. The Nokia 2.\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-20088\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Nokia-2-PewterBlack-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Nokia-2-PewterBlack-1-300x300.jpg 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Nokia-2-PewterBlack-1-150x150.jpg 150w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Nokia-2-PewterBlack-1-768x768.jpg 768w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Nokia-2-PewterBlack-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Nokia-2-PewterBlack-1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The key feature of the Nokia 2 is its two-day battery life, something usually only seen in Sony Xperia handsets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople rely on their phones so much these days with many people subconsciously rationing their battery life when out and about so they can last the day. We don\u2019t think you should have to do less with your phone which is why we created a smartphone that can power through when other devices need a pit stop.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-0\">With the\u00a0Nokia 2, we wanted to replicate the unique Android experience we\u2019ve delivered so far with the long-lasting battery which so many fans associate and expect from their Nokia phones. To make this a reality, every component of the\u00a0Nokia 2- from the display to battery, chipset to system design &#8211; has been engineered to draw as little power as possible from the huge battery to give fans a long-lasting phone they can rely on.\u201d<\/p>\n<footer class=\"blockquote-footer\">Juho Sarvikas,\u00a0<cite title=\"Quotee Title\">Chief Product Officer, HMD Global<\/cite><\/footer>\n<footer><\/footer>\n<footer><em>Shaun Durandt, General Manager for Southern Africa at HMD Global<\/em><strong>, <\/strong>said:<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cFans associate\u00a0Nokia phones with great battery life and we are proud to\u00a0take this to a whole new level with the Nokia 2. We don&#8217;t think you should have to limit your smartphone use when out and about. That&#8217;s why we&#8217;ve created a smartphone that keeps going when others can&#8217;t. Every part of the Nokia 2 \u2013 from the display to system design \u2013 has been crafted to draw as little power as possible from the huge battery.\u201d<\/footer>\n<p>Nokia is quick to point out that the 2s impressive battery life doesn\u2019t come at the expense of performance.<\/p>\n<p>The handset has Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 processor,1GB RAM and a 5-inch HD display. As expected, the Nokia 2 comes 2 runs pure Android, which means that you&#8217;ll get security and OS updates far sooner than almost every other Android handset currently available in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not just about the high-capacity 4100 mAh battery though, Nokia says that the 5-inch LTPS LCD HD display offers a bright, crisp viewing experience while delivering lower power consumption.<\/p>\n<p>Camera-wise, the 2 has\u00a0an 8MP rear camera featuring automatic scene detection and auto focus, with a 5MP front camera for all the selfie lovers<\/p>\n<p>Nokia 2 is available exclusively through Vodacom at leading retailers nationwide from <strong>R1,699.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-8 col-sm-10 col-xs-12 offset-md-2\">\n<h2>Technical specifications for the\u00a0Nokia 2<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row pt-2 pb-2\">\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-8 push-md-2\">\n<table class=\"table\" style=\"width: 695px;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center; width: 109px;\">Networks<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 572px;\">GSM: 850\/900\/1800\/1900<\/p>\n<p>WCDMA: 1, 2, 5, 8<\/p>\n<p>LTE: 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center; width: 109px;\">Network<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 572px;\">LTE Cat. 4, 150Mbps DL\/50Mbps UL, VoLTE, Video Calling, VoWiFi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center; width: 109px;\">CPU<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 572px;\">Qualcomm\u00ae Snapdragon\u2122 Mobile Platform<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center; width: 109px;\">OS<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 572px;\">Android Nougat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center; width: 109px;\">RAM<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 572px;\">RAM 1GB DDR3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center; width: 109px;\">Storage<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 572px;\">8GB e-MMC (up to 128GB with MicroSD card)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center; width: 109px;\">Display<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 572px;\">5.0\u201d HD 1280 x 720 LTPS LCD, In-Cell Touch, Corning\u00ae Gorilla\u00ae Glass 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center; width: 109px;\">Camera<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 572px;\">Primary camera: 8MP auto focus with LED flash<\/p>\n<p>Front-facing camera: 5MP fixed focus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center; width: 109px;\">Connectivity<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 572px;\">802.11 b\/g\/n, BT 4.1, GPS\/AGPS\/GLONASS\/Beidou, FM\/(RDS)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center; width: 109px;\">Sensors<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 572px;\">Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer (G-sensor), E-compass<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center; width: 109px;\">Battery<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 572px;\">4100 mAh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center; width: 109px;\">SIM slot<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 572px;\">2 Nano-SIM + 1 uSD slot (Dual SIM) \/ Nano-SIM + 1 uSD slot (Single SIM)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center; width: 109px;\">Input\/output<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 572px;\">Micro USB (USB 2.0), 3.5mm audio jack<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center; width: 109px;\">Dimensions<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 572px;\">143.5 x 71.3 x 9.30 mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nokia has been pushing out new phones faster than you can blink. So far this year, HMD Global &#8211; the company behind Nokia&#8217;s mobile resurgence &#8211; has released 6 new phones. They&#8217;ve just released one more. The Nokia 2.\u00a0 The key feature of the Nokia 2 is its two-day battery life, something usually only seen<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"\/blog\/nokia-2-comes-to-south-africa\/\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20087,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"amp_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2649,155,595,2648,1527],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Nokia_2-Range-2.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20089"}],"collection":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20089"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20089\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20092,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20089\/revisions\/20092"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}