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Introduction
It's been less than a year since Nokia made its big comeback with Android and the company has already launched six phones since then. The latest one to be announced is the Nokia 2, which made its global debut at an event in India yesterday.
The nomenclature should make it clear but the Nokia 2 will be the most affordable smartphone in the range. It's no coincidence that the launch was in India, because India and other developing markets will be the key demographic for a low-price device like the Nokia 2.
But affordability isn't all Nokia is going for here. The key feature that the company is talking about is the 2-day battery life thanks to the large 4100mAh battery. The phone also boasts of an aluminum frame, an LTPS IPS display and the promise of stock Android with fast updates.
Nokia 2 key specifications
- Body: Aluminum frame, polycarbonate back
- Display: 5.0-inch, 1280x720 resolution LTPS IPS LCD with Corning Gorilla Glass 3
- Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 SoC; 1.3GHz 4x Cortex-A7 CPU; Adreno 304 GPU
- Memory: 1GB RAM, 8GB ROM with microSD support
- Rear Camera: 8 megapixel with autofocus and LED flash
- Front Camera: 5 megapixel
- Connectivity: Dual SIM, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS/BeiDou/GLONASS, microUSB
- Power: 4100mAh non-removable battery
- Software: Android 7.1.1 Nougat
- Other features: IP52 drip protection, FM radio
On paper, the Nokia 2 isn't much. But then again, it's not supposed to be. Nokia is targeting the phone at feature phone customers who will be upgrading to a smartphone for the first time. This is why battery life was the key focus for the Nokia 2, as feature phone users are used to multiple days of battery life.
We had a brief hands-on with the device at the launch event and here are our first impressions.
Design
The Nokia 2 very much looks like a shrunken down version of Nokia's entire 2017 smartphone portfolio. It's interesting because even though the phones don't exactly have any one particular standout feature but still, the overall design has become familiar, and you see the same design DNA flowing through all the models in the range, Nokia 2 included.
On the front, the phone has sizable bezels surrounding the 5.0-inch display. The bottom bezel is especially striking since there aren't even any controls there.
Around the sides, the phone has an aluminum frame that gives the phone some premium feel in hand.
The back of the phone, however, is made out of polycarbonate. It has a matte rubbery finish that gives some grip but shows off fingerprints and smudges very easily and is hard to keep clean.
The back cover also comes off, giving access to the two separate SIM slots and a microSD card slot. The battery is non-removable.
The Nokia 2 comes in three colors, Pewter/Black, Pewter/White, and Pewter/Copper.
Regarding overall design and build, the Nokia 2 is unremarkable. The metal frame around the sides is a nice touch but the fingerprint magnet back and the massive bezels on the front are somewhat of an eyesore.
Display
The Nokia 2 has a 5.0-inch IPS LCD with Corning Gorilla Glass 3. Nokia specifically mentions that it is an LTPS TFT and not one of the cheaper variants such as a-Si, so you are getting a nice piece of kit.
Regarding image quality, the Nokia 2 display is indeed quite good, with vibrant colors that weren't oversaturated and good viewing angles. Unfortunately, the resolution is a bit low for 2017 but was likely necessary to keep costs down and improve batter life and performance.
Software and Performance
The Nokia 2 comes with Nokia's version of Android, which is very close to stock Android. Nokia bundles only the absolute bare minimum of
On the upside, this means Nokia also promises fast updates and announced that the phone would be getting Oreo shortly.
In our brief usage, we did find the fact that the phone used stock Android appealing. It's by far one of the best ways to experience Android and Nokia has chosen wisely not to mess too much with it.
However, the performance is dragged down due to the poor CPU choice. The Snapdragon 212 doesn't seem like much of a powerhouse on paper and even in usage caused a bit of sluggishness despite the lean software and low-resolution display. The fact that it only has 1GB of RAM and 8GB of storage doesn't help either. And because our demo devices were brand new without any third-party apps installed, the performance would probably be affected further when the average user loads up this phone with a bunch of apps and other files.
Camera
We didn't get to take a lot of pictures at the event, but one of the demo units we were checking did have a bunch of images already taken by the staff, so we just chose to feature some of those.
The image quality isn't particularly great. The images are passable for a budget phone and for sharing images on social media, but the images lacked in all aspects across the board, whether it was colors, contrast, details, dynamic range or white balance.
First Impressions
The Nokia 2 is largely an unremarkable device. The promise of two-day battery life is appealing, but competition like Xiaomi has been doing it for a while now and with much more powerful hardware.
Nokia did announce a €99 price tag, which is pretty decent, but crucially left out the pricing in key markets like India during the global launch.
In the end, it is this price that will decide the fate of this device, as there is no shortage of capable and affordable smartphones, especially in Asian markets.
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