Arrow will be the name of HMDs first smartphone in India; HMD Pulse may undergo a rebranding.

The business HMD Global, which is most renowned for making smartphones under the Nokia name, is about to release its first device under the HMD brand in India. The Finnish company has officially verified the device's name ahead of its official introduction. The name was selected by the brand via an X contest. Rumor has it that the forthcoming HMD phone will launch as a rebranded version of the HMD Pulse, which has been on sale in Europe for the past month. In the US, the HMD Pulse is anticipated to debut as the HMD Vibe.In addition to announcing the release of its first smartphone in India last week, HMD India also asked fans to contribute names for the device through a contest on X called #HMDNameOurSmartphone. Numerous suggestions for names from the audience, like Indhumanoid, Manbha, Naruto, Brahmos, and others, show that this unique marketing approach has garnered notice. The Rajasthan Royals IPL Team's X handle appears to indicate that the brand has now decided to go with the name Arrow. For the T20 season this year, the company is the official smartphone partner of the Indian Premier League franchise. It is confirmed that the phone will launch in the nation in the coming weeks.Anticipated release date for the HMD Arrow is an entry-level smartphone. It might be the HMD Pulse with a different name. The latter was first offered for EUR 140 (about Rs. 12,460) in Europe. Dreamy Pink, Atmos Blue, and Meteor Black are the available color options.It is expected that the HMD Arrow would share the same specs as the HMD Pulse.

The 6.65-inch HD+ (720x1,612 pixels) LCD screen on the Pulse, which is powered by Android 14, has a peak brightness of 600 nits and a refresh rate of 90 Hz. It is powered by a 12nm, eight-core Unisoc T606 CPU. It features an 8-megapixel front-facing camera in addition to a 13-megapixel rear camera.