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HMD Global

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HMD Global Oy
Company typeOsakeyhtiö (Limited company)
IndustryConsumer electronics
PredecessorMicrosoft Mobile Oy
Founded1 December 2016 (2016-12-01)
FounderJean-Francois Baril
HeadquartersEspoo, Finland[1]
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
ProductsMobile phones, smartphones, feature phones, tablet computers
BrandsHMD
RevenueDecrease €1.2 billion (2022)[3]
Negative increase −€76.9 million (2022)[3]
Number of employees
500+ (2024)[4]
Websitewww.hmd.com

HMD Global (Human Mobile Devices) is a Finnish independent mobile phone manufacturer. The company is made up of the mobile phone business that the Nokia Corporation sold to Microsoft in 2014, then bought back in 2016 by former executives who formed HMD Global. HMD began marketing Nokia-branded smartphones and feature phones on 1 December 2016, through an exclusive licensing agreement,[5] and began producing self-branded HMD phones in March 2024.[6]

HMD formed with a partnership with Google, and uses the Android operating system under the Android One program on their smartphones,[7] whereas HMD's feature phones use the Series 30+ platform as well as the more advanced KaiOS.[citation needed] Manufacturing is outsourced to Foxconn subsidiary FIH Mobile.[8][9][10] Nokia has an investment[11] in HMD, and remains a partner, setting mandatory requirements and providing patents and technologies, in return for royalty payments.[12][13]

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  2. ^ "About HMD". HMD Global. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b "HMD Global's 2022 financial report shows a bleak situation". Nokiamob.net. 7 October 2023.
  4. ^ "About HMD". HMD Global. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  5. ^ Dua, Kunal (2 December 2016). "Meet HMD Global, the Team Bringing Nokia Phones Back". NDTV. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  6. ^ Amadeo, Ron (25 April 2024). "HMD's first self-branded phones are all under $200". Ars Technica. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  7. ^ Carlon, Kris (1 December 2016). "Nokia's new Android phones made in "close partnership" with Google". Android Authority. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  8. ^ Kharpal, Arjun (16 August 2017). "A new $702 Nokia high-end smartphone unveiled ahead of Apple, Samsung launches". CNBC. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  9. ^ Costello, Steve (18 May 2016). "Nokia brand to return to devices, as Microsoft confirms feature phone retreat". Mobile World Live. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  10. ^ Orlowski, Andrew (18 August 2017). "So, Nokia. What makes you think the world wants your phones?". The Register. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  11. ^ Hughes, Matthew (11 August 2020). "Nokia licensor HMD Global scores $230m from Google, Qualcomm, and, er... Nokia". The Register. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Foxconn scores big with multi-layered transaction that will bring Nokia mobile devices back to life". Intellectual Asset Management. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  13. ^ "HMD Global Founded to Create New Generation of Nokia-branded Mobile Phones and Tablets". PRNewswire.com. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2017.

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