Industry experts have officially announced HMD Fuse: a seamless blend of powerful performance with advanced parental safety features. The smartphone’s feature set includes an AI-driven parental control suite called HarmBlock+ that protects kids from sexually explicit content, sets up safe zones, and whitelists contacts for guardians. The company has its sights set on security-minded families who still want a device that performs in the form of a single unit, with the HMD Fuse.
HMD Fuse Price and Availability
The HMD Fuse is now on sale in the UK only through Vodafone. It is available for GBP 33 (approximately Rs. 3,877) a month on contract with an upfront payment of GBP 33 (approximately Rs. 3,500) for customers. HMD has announced the HMD Fuse will roll out in Australia and additional markets soon.
HMD Fuse Specifications and Features
Under the hood, the HMD Fuse is powered by Android 15 and is treated to a guaranteed three years of quarter security updates. For specs, the smartphone offers a 6.56-inch HD+ display (720 x 1,612 pixels), with a 90Hz refresh rate, 600 nits peak brightness, and a 20:9 aspect ratio. The dimensions of the device are 164.15 x 75.5 x 8.32 mm and it weighs 202.5 grams.
The HMD Fuse is also driven by Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 SoC under the hood, 6GB RAM, 128GB storage. For better multitasking, up to 6GB extra RAM can be activated virtually.
Camera
It comes with a dual rear camera setup, which includes a primary 108MP sensor with autofocus and EIS, and a 2MP depth sensor. It has a 50MP front camera for selfies.
Battery
It houses a 5,000mAh battery and 33W wired quick charging. The company claims that the HMD Fuse offers up to 56 hours of usage on a single charge.
Connectivity
It supports 5G, 4G LTE, Bluetooth 5.1, Wi-Fi 6, NFC, GPS with A-GPS, OTG, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.
HarmBlock+ Parental Control Features
The largest of the HMD Fuse, no doubt, is the HarmBlock+ suite that helps ensure child safety on the device. HarmBlock AI prevents you from viewing, clicking and streaming explicit images and videos, ensuring you will come across not such content. Able to whitelist specific contacts for parents, parents can only receive approved calls and text messages.
In addition to this, guardians can also create a maximum of 10 safe zones for the child and receive alerts as soon as they enter or leave such a zone. The HMD Fuse has no pre-installed apps and lets parents manage what apps can be downloaded through Play Store.
All of this is what makes the HMD Fuse an unique offering sitting in the Covaxin family of smartphones–a safe phone that also keeps you connected and offers decent performance.
FAQs
HarmBlock+ : It is AI-based parental software, HarmBlock+ is an exclusive suite for parenting that blocks the exposure of explicit content, manage safe zones & restrict app usage on the HMD Fuse.
In the UK, the other HMD contracts cost GBP 33 (roughly Rs. 3,877 each month, with an add-on advantage cost of GBP 33 (roughly Rs. 3,500).
Powering the HMD Fuse is a 5,000mAh battery that provides up to 56 hours of life with a single charge.
