Major cell phone brand 'closing down entirely' in the US after quietly stopping sales of two once

A WELL-known phone brand is pulling the plug on its business in the United States after quietly yanking two of its once-popular models from shelves.

Despite not formally announcing a full exit, all signs point to the brand disappearing from the US market.

Its US webstore has gone offline, and some product pages either offer no buying options or have inactive “Where to buy” buttons.

HMD Global, the company behind Nokia phones for nearly a decade, has confirmed it is “scaling back” operations in the United States.

“Like many global businesses, HMD is navigating a challenging geopolitical and economic environment,” the company said in a July 11 statement, per The Verge .

“After careful consideration, we have made the decision to scale back our US operations," the statement read.

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