HMD Skyline 2 may have been canceled before it ever got off the ground, according to a new post from tipster smashx_60. The update suggests HMD Global has shelved the project, ending what looked like a possible follow-up to one of the brand’s more visually distinctive recent phones.
Earlier rumors said the phone could arrive in both a standard version and a GT model. Those variants were reportedly being planned with either a Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 or Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chip, plus a large circular rear camera layout that echoed the design language of older Lumia devices, especially the Lumia 1020. If this latest claim is accurate, though, that design direction won’t make it to market in a second-generation Skyline device.
For context, the first HMD Skyline was positioned as a phone that nodded back to Nokia’s design legacy. Its front design was often compared to the Nokia N9, while its hardware leaned more mainstream. In China, HMD briefly sold the original model through an overseas flagship storefront, where a 12GB RAM and 256GB storage version launched at 2,999 yuan before both the product and the store later disappeared.
IT Home also recapped the known specs of the first-generation device, which helps show what kind of platform HMD was building from. That phone used a Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 chip, a 6.5-inch FHD+ 144Hz OLED display with 1,000 nits brightness, up to 12GB of RAM, and 256GB of storage.
Camera hardware on the original model included a 108MP main camera, a 50MP telephoto camera, a 13MP ultrawide, and a 50MP front-facing camera. It also packed a 4,600mAh battery and supported 15W Qi2 wireless charging.
If Skyline 2 really has been scrapped, the bigger takeaway is that HMD still hasn’t found a stable path for extending its nostalgia-driven smartphone strategy. The first Skyline stood out mostly because of its look, and a sequel could have been a chance to refine that idea. For now, it seems that follow-up may never happen.
