Nokia holds rainy season sale for smartphones and tablets

Making the cloudy days brighter, HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, announces deals and promos for fans to enjoy this wet season. Selected Nokia smartphones and tablets come with awesome discounts and are bundled with classic, limited-edition branded umbrellas and hoodies that are perfect for the weather.

From July 29 until September 30, customers can save up to PhP 1,000 off of Nokia smartphones, and get amazing freebies and bundles:

  • Experience a full-day battery life, big and crystal-clear HD+ screen with the Nokia C10. Get over 10 percent off with the Nokia C10 1GB RAM and 32GB storage, now available for only Php 3,090 from its original price of PhP 3,590. From its original price of PhP 3,990, the Nokia C10 in 2GB RAM and 32GB configuration, has a 5 percent slash off for a discounted price of PhP 3,790.
  • Enjoy legacy durability wrapped in a stylish and sturdy exterior and all-day battery life of the Nokia C21. With 2GB RAM and 32GB memory in Dark Blue and Dark Grey colour variant receives a PhP 500 off discount, from its regular price of PhP 5,490, now at PhP 4,990.
  • Grab the Nokia G50 that boasts two-day battery life 18W fast-charging technology and a 49MP triple-lens camera with AI smarts for as low as PhP 12,990, a whopping PhP 1,000 off from its original price of PhP 13,990. You can also get a limited-edition Hoodie for every purchase of the smartphone.
  • Three Nokia smartphones – Nokia C2 2nd edition, Nokia C30, and Nokia G21 come with an umbrella freebie.
    • The Nokia C2 2nd edition offers optimal storage that makes it easier for users to customize the device and make it their own. It is available in 2GB RAM and 32GB configuration in grey color variant for PhP 4,790.
    • Enjoy watching vibrant videos with Nokia C30’s huge 6.82-inch HD+ screen and supersized 6000mAh battery that gives users enough energy for up to three days on a single charge. Get this device with 3GB RAM and 64GB memory in a green color variant for PhP 6,690.
    • Fans can capture exciting moments with the newest member of the G-series, the Nokia G21, with its 50MP triple-lens camera to create professional-looking photographs. Available in 6GB RAM and 128GB storage in Nordic blue (navy) color variant at PhP 9,990.
  • In an extended offer from HMD Global’s latest tablet, fans can get the Nokia T20 with the new Nokia Wired Headphones bundled for PhP 10,990. The Nokia T20 has optimum durability and a powerful 8200mAh battery for non-stop web-surfing can be perfectly paired with the Nokia Wired Headphones that support users with pumping bass and powerful sound through the accessory’s lightweight foldable design and comfortable cushions.

Relax amid the rainy days

Staying at home for safety during the wet season can be spent in relaxation. Enjoying one’s family or me-time with the Nokia C10 hits the spot, with its big crystal-clear HD+ screen for binge-watching favorite shows, Youtube, and TikTok videos.

It comes with Android 11 (Go Edition) software to keep data safe and the phone running smoothly as one spends their recreational activities virtually.

Stay productive at home

Let the rain pour while you work using the newest family member of the C-series – the Nokia C21. The Nokia C21 boasts a streamlined operating system on a higher memory smartphone with a multi-core processor that brings efficiencies without sacrificing the signature all-day battery life – download at speed and enjoy fast app opening times, for an even snappier, more productive experience.

The Nokia C21 also comes with AI-powered ​face unlock and is now supported by fingerprint sensors for extra security and convenience. This way, users can be assured that every file on their phone is safe.

Explore creativity indoors

Staying indoors can be an opportunity to create amazing content with the Nokia G50. The smartphone’s impressive 49MP triple-lens camera with AI smarts can capture life’s precious moments anywhere and anytime.

Taking a video with Nokia G50 will also give users a good result, thanks to the video stabilization technology that ensures steady frame shots.

Maintain peace of mind with the family

For carefree family time with the young ones indoors, the Nokia C2 2nd Edition gives users peace of mind, being a super-tough smartphone thanks to its durable inner metal chassis. The smartphone is designed to withstand the roughness and tumble of everyday activities.

An accessible smartphone to amplify one’s selfie-game at home while the rain is pouring outside, the Nokia’s C2 2nd Edition’s front and rear camera can give users good quality photos even in low light settings while indoors.

Worry no more with online classes and meetings

The weather may push everyone to do their daily tasks and activities remotely at home. The Nokia C30 has fans covered with its huge 6.82-inch HD+ display that they can maximize for working or studying from home, navigating online meetings and presentations with ease. Study and work breaks are now made more meaningful with some well-earned catching up on online video series with its massive display.

Hardworking individuals require a battery that can keep up. The Nokia C30 sports a supersized 6000mAh battery giving users enough energy for up to three days on a single charge. One can upskill, stream and connect to those that matter most to them, worry-free.

Last longer for emergencies

Power outages are inevitable during this time of the year, due to the heavy rains and strong winds. Good thing the new Nokia G21 has an unmatched three-day battery life that users can rely on, even on a full weekend without a charger. Fans can turn on the all-new bespoke Super Battery Saver mode to make the phone last even longer – available exclusively on selected Nokia phones.

Users can even choose where exactly the energy savings are made, so they can still access key features that are needed. When the time to fuel up arrives, its 18W fast charging ensures users won’t have to wait long to get going again.

Make every moment memorable with the family

Making indoor moments with the family more memorable and productive has never been this easy. The Nokia T20 tablet brings the same quality you’d expect from a Nokia phone to a much bigger screen, all members of the family can enjoy its innovative and accessible features. This includes a crystal clear 2K screen together with its stunning sound quality, from which users can catch every detail when it matters most to enjoy a truly immersive listening experience.

Nokia smartphones offer great storage and battery life right out of the box and come with years of monthly security updates. Giving every user the freedom to browse, shop, and bank safely online without worries. The Nokia C-series – Nokia C30, Nokia C2 2nd edition, Nokia C10, and Nokia C21 can receive two years of regular security updates, while the Nokia G-series – Nokia G50 and Nokia G21, and the Nokia T20 Tablet come with three years of monthly security updates.

Customers can avail of these special deals and freebies in all Nokia mobile physical stores and kiosks nationwide and online at Shopee, Lazada, Mxmemoexpress.com, Zalora, and all authorized resellers. All promos above are not in conjunction with other promos unless stated otherwise.

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Why Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union is not just another documentary

With today’s menu on the Obamas from previous documentaries, books, self-authored or otherwise, one might see Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union as just another documentary to add to the many existing content available on the first African-American President of the United States.

However, one cannot deny that the former President (and his family, actually) remains relevant today. He and his wife remain relevant because even after their public service as the President and first lady, they continue to do powerful work for the good of America. And that is what sets this three-part documentary apart because it focuses on what Obama represents rather than who he is.

Part I

Part I is a jam-packed opener to this three-part series. It runs you through Barrack Obama’s unique and extraordinary childhood all the way to the Democratic primaries where he wins against Hillary Clinton for the presidential candidate. That’s quite a lot to sum up in the hour and a half that comprises part one.

This episode starts you off with Obama’s multi-racial youth, his challenges living abroad, and the complexity of having no father figure growing up while being raised by his mid-western, typical Kansas grandparents.

His grandparents, being a very accepting family of racial differences than what was normal for their time, in many ways served as a foundation that instilled good American values in him during a time when the civil rights movement was at its height. This proved to be a very significant basis on how Obama behaved as a president many years later.

Photo: HBO

The first part of the documentary also takes us into Obama’s constant search to answer the question of what it means to be black while embracing his mixed heritage. It was through his activism in college and later on as a community organizer in Chicago that he really found his African American community. So much so that he decided to go to law school because he felt that it would give him a platform to truly understand what kind of change he can do and how to do it.

The first part of the documentary ends by highlighting the disinterest of black people in America with the government and how Obama used the running of Carol Braun for office as a platform for Project Vote, getting black Americans interested in voting. Finally, Part I gives us a quick run-through of Obama’s own election for Senate and later his nomination as the presidential democratic candidate against Hillary Clinton during the primaries.

Part II

The second part of the documentary series is perhaps the most inspiring and emotional. It shows Barrack Obama’s continuous struggle against a controversy that surrounded his campaign both during the primaries and his actual presidential campaign – challenges that a normal white presidential candidate would not have otherwise faced – more specifically having to prove that he was, in fact, American.

This section of the documentary, through many subtle enumerations, exemplifies the kind of man Obama is. From the beginning, his presidential race was riddled with racial issues that his platforms and agendas became almost secondary. However, Obama persevered and always sang true to the tune that no matter our differences, if we come together and found our middle ground, something can be achieved for the greater good.

Even after Sarah Palin’s appalling speeches against his roots, making racists and false remarks about his Muslim heritage side by side with the controversy of Reverend Wright’s anti-war sermons coming to light, Obama decides to deal with the race issue by facing the issue head-on.

Photo: White House (Pete Souza)

This was when he gave what is now the monumental A More Perfect Union speech in Philadelphia. It was during this speech that he very clearly was able to bring both black and white voters together, which led to his winning the presidential elections.

Part II lets you quietly bask in the very big moment that the very first black President has finally arrived in the highest position of power in the United States. It was best put by Cornel West (Professor and Activist), “Now you have a black man in that White House built primarily by black slaves, that’s a moment that all of us of all colors feel very, very deeply.”

Obama stepping into the White House also changes the mindset of African Americans who have otherwise limited views of what they can achieve as people of color.  Ta-Nehisi Coates (Author and Journalist) put it best, “Robbers and basketball players. That was the range in which black men existed in pop culture for the most part. That’s it! So it was really something beautiful about seeing something else. This was black Camelot, how much more American could we get than this?”

Part III

Perhaps the most powerful part of the documentary is the final and third part, which opens during the first days of Obama’s presidency—a time that was dubbed post-racial America. A time where there was a sense that America has gone into a status where the barrier or hindrance of race was no longer an issue just because a man of color was finally elected as President.

However, despite inheriting a bleeding economy from the previous administration and acting swiftly on the issue, the subject of race was always brought up. Even during the time when something as big as Obama’s healthcare reform was where the spotlight should have been, somehow issues still steer toward race.

I guess it is fair to say no matter how much Obama didn’t want to be tied to just race, his presidency will always be married to it, beginning from his 2004 democratic conference speech about how much he wants a diverse future with diverse people in office/public service.

Photo: HBO

Still, throughout the sensationalism and stigma that surrounded his presidency, Obama stayed true to his very deep sense of fairness. As always, he wanted to find the middle ground against his opposers and naysayers, encouraging working through differences for the greater good of the American people.

He welcomed debates and active exchange of ideas because he recognized that it sparks change – or at least the conversation for change.

Despite having to be in between criticism (and sometimes disrespect) from right republican opposition and the black community thinking he is not leading the conversation on black injustice enough, Obama remained poised and stoic because he knew that his presidency was never about him but was always about what it represented.

The Obamas also led the racial conversation in their own way by having cultural events at the White House that showed us the heritage black people have contributed to the America we know today.

Final thoughts

Finally, Al Sharpton highlights, “Every time there was a step forward in the history of black people’s progress, there is a backlash. It is naïve for us to think there wasn’t going to be any backlash after the election of the first black president.”

“Donald Trump caught into a backlash fervor of the unfounded fears of many people and striking on simplistic things like “they’re not one of us”, “we need to go back to old America make America great! And no one thought that that could work.”

Sadly, there was an underestimation of hate within the voting American population, and it was not at all surprising that the Trump campaign was able to use that hate to fuel his ride all the way to the White House. Luckily, that is all Donald Trump will ever be, a backlash.

Photo: HBO

If anything, Trump only emphasized the grace and manner that Obama led America in his two terms as Trump juxtaposed it with his very reactive displays of unpresidential bravado and lack of decorum.

The reason why we are still making documentaries about Obama today or why both Barrack and Michelle Obama’s books are holding bestseller lists for weeks is because until now they remain relevant through their work as true public servants long after their stay at the White House.

It is through their body of work and for the good of their nation will their pursuit of a more perfect union be forever pushing forward, no matter the setback or backlash it may face.

If you want to be inspired, then get on this documentary now, currently streaming on HBO.

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