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Nokia Returns to US Including With a Verizon Phone

Nokia phones return to the U.S. with licensor HMD Global announcing Friday collaborations with wireless providers Cricket Wireless and Verizon. In the U.S., Nokia's Android smartphone lineup is the 2 V, the first Nokia phone on Verizon, and the 3.1…

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Plus, which began selling at Cricket’s website Friday for $159. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 439-powered 3.1 Plus, with a 5.99-inch HD Plus display, has an 18:9 aspect ratio geared to content streams and social media, a 3500mAh battery said to last two days between charges, a fingerprint sensor, near-field communication and three cameras. No price was given for the Verizon phone, which the carrier's Brian Higgins, vice president-device and consumer product marketing, said has "an affordable price.”