HMD’s first repairable Nokia wasn’t a one off
by Jon Porter from The Verge - All Posts on (#6CHV5)
Image: HMD HMD's Nokia G42 is the company's latest smartphone designed to be easy for users to repair from spare parts and kits sold in partnership with iFixit. The purple version of the device with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage is going on sale in the UK from today for 199 (around $255), and will be available in Europe for 249. There'll also be a model with 4GB of RAM sold in select European markets for around 229, but there's no sign of either model coming to the US for now.
Like the Nokia G22 announced earlier this year, HMD is focusing on making four key components easy to replace if they break or wear out over time: the phone's battery, screen, charging port, and back cover. HMD plans to make spare parts available from iFixit for five...