Nokia G22 launched: a smartphone designed for easy DIY repairs

Nokia’s parent company, HMD Global, has launched the Nokia G22, a DIY-friendly smartphone that supports the right-to-repair movement. The G22 features a 6.2-inch Gorilla Glass screen, four cameras, a 90Hz refresh rate and up to three days of battery life, putting it on a par with mainstream smartphones. What sets it apart, however, is how easy it is to repair at home: users can replace the battery, back cover, screen and USB-C charging port in under 20 minutes. This marks a departure from the usual approach of visiting an authorized repair shop, which can be costly and inconvenient.

The growing right-to-repair movement has put pressure on manufacturers to let users repair their own devices. Some have reluctantly responded by introducing DIY repair options in partnership with iFixit. Nokia’s launch of the G22 represents a more enthusiastic, collaborative response to the movement. The phone is affordable, starting at just $189, while its iFixit repair kits cost between $25 and $55. Some parts of the G22 are also made from recycled plastics.

Fairphone’s success shows that there is a market for repairable, environmentally friendly smartphones. The company produces net-zero e-waste phones with recycled plastic and aluminum bodies that are easy to fix at home, earning them a perfect score on iFixit’s repairability scale. Fairphone also guarantees that its devices will last at least five years. While it remains to be seen whether Nokia can compete with Fairphone in the long term, the G22 is a promising step in that direction.

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