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HMD has been launching Android phones under its own brand recently \u2013 the HMD Pulse trio<\/a>, the HMD Aura<\/a> and more recently the HMD Skyline<\/a>, but none of those are available in India.
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The HMD Crest<\/a> the first HMD smartphone available in India. Even better, it\u2019s the first HMD smartphone that is made in India too. The phone is joined by the slightly more capable HMD Crest Max, which has more memory and an upgraded camera.<\/p>\n


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In short, the HMD Crest is an entry-level 5G phone based on the Unisoc T760 chipset. It\u2019s a 6nm chip with four Cortex-A76 and four A55 cores (2.2GHz), plus a Mali-G57 GPU and, of course, a 5G modem.<\/p>\n


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Unisoc T760 chipset with 6\/8GB of RAM<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

On the Crest, the T760 is paired with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, which is expandable via microSD.
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The HMD Crest Max has more memory \u2013 8GB of RAM and 256GB storage \u2013 along with one more improvement.<\/p>\n

The phones are equipped with the same 6.67\u201d FHD+ OLED displays that run at 90Hz refresh rate. The display is protected by strengthened glass, the back is also made out of glass. The phones are rated IP52 for basic splash resistance.<\/p>\n


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The HMD Crest and Crest Max have 6.67\u201d FHD+ 90Hz OLED displays<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Crest has a 50MP camera on the back and a depth sensor. It looks like half of the camera budget went to the selfie module, which also has a 50MP sensor. The hands-free selfie feature is a focus in the marketing materials, you can trigger it with one of several gestures (peace sign, thumbs up or heart sign, for example).<\/p>\n


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50MP selfie camera with hands-free mode<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The HMD Crest Max upgrades to a 64MP main camera, adds a 5MP ultra wide and switches the helper module for a 2MP macro. The front-facing camera is still at 50MP.<\/p>\n

Both models use the same 5,000mAh battery, which is rated for 800 charge cycles. It’s charged using the 33W adapter that is included in the package.<\/p>\n

Besides the USB-C port, there is also a 3.5mm headphone jack. Wireless connectivity includes 5G (dual-SIM), Wi-Fi 5 (ac) and Bluetooth 5.0.<\/p>\n


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The HMD Crest phones have 5,000mAh batteries and are repairable<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The duo is coming out with Android 14 out of the box (and it is free of bloatware, promises HMD). The company is only committing to 2 years of security patches, which isn\u2019t much and doesn\u2019t say anything about OS updates.<\/p>\n

The Crest models are built with what HMD calls \u201cGen 1 repairability\u201d in mind. This means that several components are easy to replace: screen, battery, charging port and the back panel.<\/p>\n

The HMD Crest and Crest Max will go on sale on Amazon India<\/a> during the retailer\u2019s Great Freedom Sale in August. The Crest (6\/128GB) costs \u20b914,500 ($175\/\u20ac160), while the Crest Max (8\/256GB) is \u20b916,500 ($195\/\u20ac180). That\u2019s their MSRP, anyway, Amazon\u2019s sale will see their prices drop to \u20b913,000 and \u20b915,000, respectively.<\/p>\n

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