{"id":450573,"date":"2026-02-28T16:39:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T16:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/450573\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T16:39:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T16:39:10","slug":"hmd-luma-announced-with-up-to-256-gb-of-storage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/450573\/","title":{"rendered":"HMD Luma announced with up to 256 GB of storage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.notebookcheck.net\/fileadmin\/_processed_\/webp\/Notebooks\/News\/_nc5\/HMD-Luma-announced-with-up-to-256-GB-of-storage-2-q82-w-h1600.webp\" title=\"The HMD Luma in the Blue colorway\" data-caption=\"The HMD Luma in the Blue colorway [&lt;a class=&quot;dbg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;fileadmin\/Notebooks\/News\/_nc5\/HMD-Luma-announced-with-up-to-256-GB-of-storage-2.jpg&quot;&gt;full resolution&lt;\/a&gt;]\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/csm_HMD-Luma-announced-with-up-to-256-GB-of-storage-2_35774dab4c.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"240\" height=\"266\" alt=\"The HMD Luma in the Blue colorway\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u24d8 HMD<\/p>\n<p><\/a>The HMD Luma in the Blue colorway<\/p>\n<p>The HMD Luma arrives with a high refresh rate LCD panel, Unisoc&#8217;s T7250 SoC, 4 GB of RAM, and up to 256 GB of storage. The budget phone also integrates some rarer nice-to-haves, such as a microSD card slot, 3.5 mm audio jack, and even an FM radio receiver.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">HMD <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmd.com\/en_ng\/hmd-luma?sku=S686HZS0611G20\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-link-new-window\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">just listed the Luma<\/a>, a new entry-level 4G handset. Up front, it comes equipped with a 6.67-inch LCD screen with an HD+ resolution (720 \u00d7 1,604), a maximum refresh rate of 120 Hz, and 500 nits of peak brightness.&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">Powering the phone is a 12 nm <a href=\"https:\/\/www.notebookcheck.net\/Unisoc-T7250-T615-Processor-Benchmarks-and-Specs.929759.0.html\" target=\"_self\" class=\"internal-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Unisoc T7250 chipset<\/a> (2x Cortex A75 at 1.8 GHz, 6x Cortex A55 at 1.8 GHz) paired with 4 GB of RAM and either 128 GB or 256 GB of internal storage, which can be expanded by up to an additional 1 TB thanks to the microSD card slot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">The camera system consists of a 50-megapixel sensor on the back and an 8-megapixel selfie sensor, while a 5,000 mAh battery capable of charging at up to 18 W keeps the lights on. However, the device runs the rather-dated Android 15. Other features include a fingerprint sensor embedded into the side power button, a 3.5 mm audio jack, and an FM radio receiver.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">The HMD Luma will be offered in two colorways\u2014Titanium and Blue. Pricing and availability are currently unknown, with the handset only being listed on the company&#8217;s website in some regions like Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">For an alternative available stateside, check out the Motorola Moto G Play:<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0FTZZ7LS1?tag=notebookche0f-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"geizhals_button_image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.notebookcheck.net\/fileadmin\/templates\/images\/amazon_logo.svg\" alt=\"Amazon Logo\" style=\"background:#fff\"\/><\/a><a class=\"gh_price\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0FTZZ7LS1?tag=notebookche0f-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\">$161.99<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Motorola Moto G Play &#8211; 2026 | Unlocked | Made for US 4\/64GB | 32MP Camera | Pantone Tapestry<\/p>\n<p>\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.notebookcheck.net\/Notebookcheck-Team.212978.0.html?&amp;tx_nbc2journalist_pi1%5Bmode%5D=show&amp;tx_nbc2journalist_pi1%5Buid%5D=347\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/csm_Tudorcibean_4b31b539c9.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" alt=\"Tudor Cibean\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.notebookcheck.net\/Notebookcheck-Team.212978.0.html?&amp;tx_nbc2journalist_pi1%5Bmode%5D=show&amp;tx_nbc2journalist_pi1%5Buid%5D=347\" class=\"j_name\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tudor Cibean<\/a> &#8211; Tech Writer  &#8211; 129 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2023<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been interested in technology ever since I built my first gaming PC in my early teens. Almost a decade later, I managed to turn that passion into a career by becoming a tech writer. Whenever I&#8217;m not working, I&#8217;m usually out riding my bike, grilling, or watching sci-fi movies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u24d8 HMD The HMD Luma in the Blue colorway The HMD Luma arrives with a high refresh rate&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":450574,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[95068,268,269,95603,262,6919,123830,2306,267,261,270,266,263,129,4429,86,265,264,56,163121,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-450573","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-arm","9":"tag-benchmarks","10":"tag-graphics-card","11":"tag-hmd","12":"tag-laptop","13":"tag-launch","14":"tag-luma","15":"tag-mobile","16":"tag-netbook","17":"tag-notebook","18":"tag-processor","19":"tag-reports","20":"tag-review","21":"tag-reviews","22":"tag-smartphone","23":"tag-technology","24":"tag-test","25":"tag-tests","26":"tag-uk","27":"tag-unisoc","28":"tag-united-kingdom","29":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=450573"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450573\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/450574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=450573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=450573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=450573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}