Nokia Launches BH-501 Bluetooth Earphones With Dust and Water Resistance

Now that the Nokia brand is back in the smartphone market after a long hiatus, users can not just buy Nokia Smartphones, but also diverse different mobile accessories, such equally earphones and wireless charging plates.

HMD Global, the company that signed the make licensing deal Nokia, has now appear a new pair of Bluetooth earphones in China.

To be marketed every bit the 'Nokia BH-501', co-ordinate to GizChina, the 'in-ear' earphones are built out of aluminum and, come with an IP 55 rating that denotes resistance to grit and water. So you can utilize this pair in the rain. While there's no official word on the bombardment capacity, the company claims it is capable plenty to last three full days on a unmarried charge, and evidently has a massive 144-hours of standby time.

It weighs a mere fifteen grams including the wire that is 50cms long. The earphones come up with in-line controls that support volume adjustment and also lets to receive or decline calls without having to attain out for your phone. The device has a brushed metal exterior, and is bachelor simply in black. HMD has priced the earphones at 299 yuan ($46) in China, only is notwithstanding to announce whatsoever availability details for other markets.

A curious coincidence: The proper noun of the latest pair matches exactly with another Nokia bluetooth headphones launched more than than a decade ago. In fact, y'all can still find the old BH501 on the Nokia website. Either way, the Nokia-branded BH-501 from HMD Global is a completely new product and bears little resemblance to the earlier pair.