HMD appears to have another budget phone in the pipeline, and this one is unusually stacked for something expected to cost about 200 euros. The leaked HMD C2P pairs a 6.78-inch Super AMOLED display with a 120 Hz refresh rate, a 6000 mAh battery, and a 64 MP main camera with optical stabilisation – the sort of spec sheet that usually shows up a rung or two higher on the price ladder.
There is a catch, of course: every affordable phone now wants to look premium on paper. But HMD is leaning into the right formula here, combining a big battery, 5G support, IP65 protection, and a 3.5 mm headphone jack, which is the kind of old-school practicality that keeps budget buyers happy while other brands keep deleting useful bits for fun.
HMD C2P specs leak
According to the leak, the C2P carries the model number TA-1X3X and uses Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 clocked up to 2.3 GHz. The display is listed as FHD+ with a peak brightness of up to 1500 nits, which should help in bright outdoor use, at least on paper.
- 6.78-inch Super AMOLED display
- FHD+ resolution and 120 Hz refresh rate
- Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 with 5G support, up to 2.3 GHz
- 64 MP main camera with OIS, 8 MP ultrawide, 2 MP depth sensor
- 50 MP front camera
Battery, software and extras
The rest of the package is equally aggressive for the segment: 8/256 GB memory, stereo speakers, NFC, Bluetooth 5.1, and a side-mounted fingerprint reader. HMD is also said to be shipping Android 16 with Baklava OS, which sounds like a dessert and a software skin, in the same slightly chaotic way modern smartphone branding often does.
Colour options are tipped to be Coral, Royal Blue, and Jade Green. If the leak proves accurate, the C2P would sit in a crowded field where rivals from Xiaomi, Samsung, and Motorola keep pushing value phones with ever-larger batteries and smoother displays, but not always with the same mix of camera hardware and legacy-friendly extras.
Why the HMD C2P could stand out
The interesting bit is not just the spec list, but the positioning. HMD has been trying to carve out a place in Android’s lower mid-range with devices that look sensible rather than flashy, and a 200-euro phone with a 6000 mAh cell and 50 MP selfie camera could get attention if the real-world tuning holds up.
That said, the budget category is ruthless: shoppers will forgive a lot, but not a weak camera, sluggish software, or battery life that melts once 5G and a bright AMOLED panel are both working hard. If HMD gets the balance right, the C2P could be one of its more convincing releases; if not, it will just be another impressive sheet of numbers with a decent headphone jack.