After Reliance Jio Phone, Nokia 8110 4G to get WhatsApp update

After Reliance Jio Phone, Nokia-licensee HMD Global has announced WhatsApp support for a new range of their phones - Nokia 8110 4G.

, Nokia-licensee HMD Global has announced WhatsApp support for a new range of their phones - Nokia 8110 4G, a banana phone. (Video Grab: Nokia Website)

New Delhi: Reliance Jio Phone took the nation by storm after its launch in 2017. It now has over 25 million users in India, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) Chairman Mukesh Ambani Mukesh Ambani said on Thursday. Announcing that the company is all set to take the phone to another level, Ambani said that phone will now have added capabilities and functionalities. Jio Phone that runs on a newly made Linux-based operating system - KaiOS, will now be able to support WhatsApp and YouTube. This will enable the phone to do much more than any other phone of its range. However, to counter the competition within phones of similar range, Nokia-licensee HMD Global has announced WhatsApp support for a new range of their phones - Nokia 8110 4G, a banana phone. The phone was launched in the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018 as the next step in the already existing Nokia 8110. The phone runs on Smart Feature OS which is ultimately based on KaiOS. It can successfully provide access to several Google features like Google Assistant, Google Search and Google Maps. HMD Global Chief Product Officer Juho Sarvikas took to Twitter and wrote, “Oh look, WhatsApp on KaiOS! Looking forward to going [banana emoticon]s” hinting that the company might as well integrate this feature in their phones.  

Oh look, #Whatsapp on #KaiOS! Looking forward to going ????s! https://t.co/Av6gW3T2M0

— Juho Sarvikas (@sarvikas) July 5, 2018

Juho had earlier introduced nokia 8110 4G (Banana) and shared the picture of the phone on his Twitter account on June 4.  

Introducing world's first ever #nokia1 and #nokia8110 4G ????. Ran into these and thought you might appreciate. Modeling and early prototyping is key for success. #nokiamobile pic.twitter.com/smorRnEGIC

— Juho Sarvikas (@sarvikas) June 4, 2018

Both Jio and HMD Global are trying to target the affordable range of phones which are usually available without features like WhatsApp, YouTube or the Google services. With the introduction of KaiOS, it has become possible to explore and exploit this spectrum of phones as well. Specifications of Nokia 8110 4G: • Nokia 8110 4G comes with dual sim card slot (Micro+Nano), it runs on KaiOS based Smart Feature OS. • It has a 2.45 inch QVGA(240x320 pixels). • Its power resides in the 1.1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 SoC. • It also has 512 MB of LPDDR3 RAM. • It has a simple 2 MP rear camera sensor with LED flash. • The phone has a megre 4GB storage and 1500 mAh battery which offers a good 9.32 hours of talktime. How to buy Nokia 8110 4G You can purchase Nokia 8110 4G on Flipkart. The phone is available for Rs 7,050 which can be bought on EMIs for Rs 235 per month. More information about the phone and buying procedure are available on the e-commerce website.