What on earth happened to the Nokia X71?


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Hi @SirFaceFone,
The X71 was probably the last Nokia phone made by FIH and released shortly after HMD went "multi-ODM". I think that FIH (through TNS) were strongly in charge of Nokia marketing and distribution in China and Taiwan so that is why the phone was only released in those markets (I don't know why not HK though), and HMD decided it didn't want to do anything further with FIH so didn't release it globally.
Which in my opinion is a big shame and a missed opportunity. I actually miss the design language that the FIH phones had and their construction was very solid, probably more confidence inspiring than HMD's phones from other ODMs (except the USB sockets!). Nowadays you can still find FIH's phones with Sharp branding, if you're interested (FIH own Sharp).
Cheers 🙂
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Good points, but I think the ODM fiasco last year is more a result of FIH dropping them due to HMD bleeding money rather than the other way around though.
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Hi @SirFaceFone,
Well we'll never know the truth, but it's clear that it was a loss making business for FIH Mobile.
Cheers 🙂
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And with the software and component quality chosen by FIH Mobile, it also wasn't of much profit for HMD and TNS (for after sales) either.
I believe the new devices are demanding a lesser after sales and are also seeing a lower ratio of customer returns as compared to what happened during the time FIH had the most control.
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