HMD / Nokia
Nokia 235 4G (2024)
A slightly bigger keypad Nokia with dual SIM and a 2MP camera.
Shipping Cheap entry points
$42
HMD sells this one directly in India, at 3,999 rupees including tax, marked down from a 4,999 rupee list price. About 42 dollars at the rate on the day this was checked. HMD does not sell it in its United States, United Kingdom or German stores. The European listings that do exist come from small resellers and run well above the India price, so treat those as imports rather than retail.
- TypeKeypad bar
- SoftwareNokia S30+
- Screen2.8" LCD
- Network2G / 3G / 4G
- Introduced 2024
Software and apps
- Operating system
- Series 30+
- App store
- No app store
- Web browser
- No
- No
- Sideloading
- No
- No
- Spotify
- No
- Podcasts
- No
- Apple Music
- No
- Your own MP3s
- Yes
- RCS messaging
- No
- Group texts
- Unknown
- Android Auto
- NoSeries 30+ is not Android.
- Maps
- No maps at all
Hardware
- Form factor
- Bar (keypad)
- Screen
- 2.8 inch 240x320 QVGA LCD, about 143ppi. HMD does not say what panel it uses. it reserves the IPS label for the 2nd Edition.
- Camera
- Yes
- Battery
- 1,450 mAh user-replaceable
- USB-C
- Yes
- Headphone jack
- Yes
- Weight
- 120 g
Connectivity
- Network
- 2G / 3G / 4G2G, 3G and 4G, with 4G the top speed. GSM 850/900/1800 and UMTS 850/900/2100 on every variant; the LTE set varies by regional model.
- VoLTE
- Yes
- SIM
- Dual SIM + microSDTwo nano-SIM slots (HMD lists the SIM size as 4FF plus 4FF), and microSD card support up to 32GB.
- Wi-Fi hotspot
- NoNo Wi-Fi radio, so anything online goes over 4G.
- Bands
- GSM 3, 5, 8 and WCDMA 1, 5, 8 on every variant. LTE splits by region: Vietnam, Myanmar and Nepal get 1, 3, 5, 8; Europe, AMEA and the rest of APAC get 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41; India and China get 1, 3, 5, 8, 38, 39, 40, 41. HMD's user guide covers models TA-1612, TA-1614, TA-1616 and TA-1622.
- Carriers
- Unlocked. HMD publishes different LTE band sets by region, so check the variant against your network before buying.
Where to get one
- Regions
- Ships worldwide
- Countries
- Global, but check the model number against your region's bands
- Amazon
- amazon.comAffiliate link, and a search rather than one listing, because the sellers change. Buying through it pays this site a commission at no extra cost to you.
- Also sold at
- Amazon; general retail
Notes
No front camera on this one, though the 2nd Edition has one. The Cloud Apps portal is a set of widgets rendered on a remote server and streamed to the handset, and HMD's footnote says it is not available on European or Chinese variants.
Last updated September 16, 2026.
