Been watching the New Nokia Android phones recently and seeing as Samsung finally took back My Note 7 for a full refund this week I was forced to get a back up phone whilst I await the iPhone X to drop!
This Phone's recently released in the UK over the last month & It's one of the best Budget Smartphones out at the moment. Specs below. Most other places have It listed for £130 + The mandatory £10 Top Up, It's running Android 7.0 Nougat & Runs a smooth bloatware free UI.
5.0"
720x1280 pixels
8MP with Flash
720p
2GB RAM
MT6737
2630mAh, Li-Ion
Feels like a premium enough phone for the cost. It's got a metal/aluminium surrounding on the sides & plastic Matte back & Gorilla glass IPS Display screen which is really quite bright. Sound quality is very good for this phone too. Only thing that lets it down is that there is no finger print reader, & the RAM could be faster. But for the cost corners have to be made for sure.
Hoping It won't get too chilly in here! But I'm very pleased with my purchase despite having to pay the Silly BVB Top Up that they force even their Contract SIMO Customers to Purchase
All comments (39)
The_IMF
29 Sep 17#1
Would it be locked to Vodafone?
Marky264 to The_IMF
30 Sep 17#5
It would be Indeed, But you can get It Unlocked via their website as a PAYG Customer with the SIM Card you purchased with it. Or use It for a month with your Vodafone Contract & Then you can apply to Unlock It for Free If I'm not mistaken? Not sure if eBay have their Cheap 99p Unlock Codes going yet but worth a look for sure! There's no Voda Branding in the menu's or bloatware etc so It's a good one to unlock.
"It may look like one of the best cheap phones on the market but the Nokia 3 is style over substance, struggling with long load times and poor battery life."
Don't be fooled by the name 'Nokia' it's made by HMD Global, glory days of this brand are long gone. Nokia Corporation is not directly involved.
james-young to zidnrfhwvbytk
30 Sep 17#18
Ha ha. Well I own one. Slow load time on what exactly? It runs a stock version of the latest android. So fat free. Poor battery life. Compared to? Has the same run time as my S6. Stop trusting everything you read on the internet kids.
Of course spec is everything aye guys. Pop the iPhone spec up. Is that slow with poor battery life. Run a bloated OS, no hardware will save the day.
This also gets Oreo in 2017
muckspreader1 to james-young
1 Oct 17#33
At last someone who's used one and speaks sense not rubbish and relies on a comparison to an iPhone or note 8
jliptoid to zidnrfhwvbytk
30 Sep 17#22
To repeat what I said on another post, HMD is almost entirely consisted of ex-Nokia employees laid off by Microsoft. It's most definitely Nokia.
Shonk
30 Sep 17#4
2600mah 1280x720 1.3ghz Have we gone back in time to 2012?
Infact my S3 LTE from 2012 that sits in my draw is far higher spec than this
adamspencer95 to Shonk
30 Sep 17#14
ever heard of the iphone 8?
Gollywood
30 Sep 17#6
I'd have gone for this....but the battery is dire whichever way you look at it
how fast is the ram if it could be faster? its prob ddr3, ddr4 would be nice but not sure if you can get that at this price point?
madmaxpayne
30 Sep 17#9
Nah thanks, I'll give it a miss OP and so should you
Marky264 to madmaxpayne
30 Sep 17#13
Hate to disagree with you all but the majority who have voted hot on the deal disagree with your comments. Battery life is average for a phone of this value it'll easy get me through a days use which is the same life expectancy as an iPhone or even the latest Note 8. I needed a phone urgently simply for What's App and this fit the bill perfectly.
I don't believe so unfortunately it handles most things absolutely fine.
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This Phone's recently released in the UK over the last month & It's one of the best Budget Smartphones out at the moment. Specs below. Most other places have It listed for £130 + The mandatory £10 Top Up, It's running Android 7.0 Nougat & Runs a smooth bloatware free UI.
Feels like a premium enough phone for the cost. It's got a metal/aluminium surrounding on the sides & plastic Matte back & Gorilla glass IPS Display screen which is really quite bright. Sound quality is very good for this phone too. Only thing that lets it down is that there is no finger print reader, & the RAM could be faster. But for the cost corners have to be made for sure.
Hoping It won't get too chilly in here! But I'm very pleased with my purchase despite having to pay the Silly BVB Top Up that they force even their Contract SIMO Customers to Purchase
All comments (39)
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Source: techradar.com/rev…a-3
Don't be fooled by the name 'Nokia' it's made by HMD Global, glory days of this brand are long gone. Nokia Corporation is not directly involved.
Of course spec is everything aye guys. Pop the iPhone spec up. Is that slow with poor battery life. Run a bloated OS, no hardware will save the day.
This also gets Oreo in 2017
Have we gone back in time to 2012?
Infact my S3 LTE from 2012 that sits in my draw is far higher spec than this
expertreviews.co.uk/nok…eat
a phone urgently simply for What's App and this fit the bill perfectly.
I don't believe so unfortunately it handles most things absolutely fine.