HMD Crest, HMD Crest Max Launched in India: Price, Features And Specifications

HMD Global isn’t a household name, but everyone knows the phones it makes. HMD Global prides itself on being the “makers of Nokia phones”. But now, it is introducing phones in the Indian market under the HMD branding. HMD India has launched HMD Crest and HMD Crest Max today. Here’s everything you need to know about these new phones.

HMD Crest & HMD Crest Max: Price & Availability

HMD Crest and HMD Crest Max will be available online on Amazon and HMD.com, as well as through retail partners across the country. The phones will go on sale during the Amazon Great Freedom Sale next month. HMD Crest will be available for an introductory price of Rs 12,999, and Crest Max will go for Rs 14,999 in the Great Freedom Festival sale.

HMD Crest & HMD Crest Max: Features & Specifications

The HMD Crest and HMD Crest Max feature similar designs, except for the cameras. The HMD Crest has a dual camera at the back, while the HMD Crest Max has triple cameras. While the HMD Crest features a 50 MP primary camera with a secondary depth sensor on the back, the Crest Max has a 64 MP primary camera, a 5 MP ultra-wide sensor, and a third depth sensor. Both phones use a 50MP selfie shooter.

HMD Crest comes in three colours – Red, Purple and Blue. Crest Max also comes in three colours – Blue, Red and Violet.

HMD Crest and HMD Crest Max are powered by Unisoc 760 SoC, a budget 5G chipset from Unisoc unveiled earlier this month in India. At the launch event, Unisoc claimed this chipset will clock an average 5,10,000 score on Antutu, similar to SoCs such as MediaTek Dimensity 6080 and Snapdragon 4+ Gen 2.

HMD Crest and Crest Max both have a 6.67-inch Full HD+ OLED display with a 120Hz resolution. Both phones have a 5,000mAh battery that charges at 33W max.

HMD India also promises better phone repairability with “HMD Repairability 1.0” built-in. The company claims this makes repairing a broken screen, bent charging port, and dead battery easier.