Nokia 5.1 16GB
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8 years ago
The Nokia 5 certainly gives a good first impression, with its shiny metal unibody, nostalgic design and low asking price. Boot it up and you're presented with a clean version of Android Nougat, along with expandable storage for filling the phone with your apps and media collection.
Pros:
- Long battery life
- Smart
- Lumia-like design
- Vanilla Android
- NFC
8 years ago
Nokia 5 review: an elegant smartphone with potential
With a very affordable price tag, the Nokia 5 offers terrific value for your money. Even its design stands out for a smartphone in this price range, but can it also impress in day-to-day use Find out in our Nokia 5 review.
Pros:
- Beautifully designed
- Dual-SIM
- Android 7.1.1 Nougat
Cons:
- Poor camera
- Mediocre performance
8 years ago
Nokia 5 review
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Pros:
- Surprisingly premium metal design
- The latest stock Android software
- Fingerprint scanner provides security
Cons:
- Photos can be a little dark
- Storage fills up fast
- microSD card a must
- Load times can be sluggish
7 years ago
Nokia 5.1 Review
The Nokia 5.1 is an imperfect smartphone that nevertheless offers best-in-class design and screen, despite poor performance and battery life. It's also very affordable.
Pros:
- Fantastic screen for the price
- Bloatware free UI
- Rich design
Cons:
- Mediocre camera
- Occasional lag
- Mono speaker
8 years ago
Numb3r5 don't lie
Part of the original trio announced in the spring to mark Nokia return to making phones, the Nokia 5 occupies the middle ground between the basic 3 and the slightly fancier 6. We've been arguing on what's the right way to break ties when rounding numbers (you know, the usual office quarrels) and...
8 years ago
Nokia 5 Review
All things considered, the Nokia 5 is a pretty smartphone that comes with a clean and up-to-date software, but ultimately disappoints in terms of performance. Some people will undoubtedly find it – as well as its €190 ($222) price tag – appealing, but it certainly isn't the best budget phone on the...
Pros:
- Great design and build quality
- Good battery life
- Android software is clean and up-to-date
- Reliable fingerprint scanner
- Decent video recording
Cons:
- Performance is underwhelming
- slow to load
- Hit and miss photo quality
- Limited internal storage
8 years ago
Nokia 5.1 review: Hands on with Nokia 5's powerful sibling
UPDATE: Nokia has now discontinued the original Nokia 5 (reviewed below) and replaced it with the Nokia 5.1. The new phone brings a number of changes, of which the most noticeable are the phone's display and the placement of the fingerprint sensor, which has been moved from the front of the phone to...
8 years ago
Stylish and reliable
Great looking phone, very slim and stylish in tempered blue. Unlike apple and Samsung the Nokia 5 doesn't come loaded with bloatware and irritating ads. Everything runs smoothly. So far very reliable and so uncomplicated to get to know and use. Would highly recommend.
8 years ago
After Microsoft acquired, and subsequent rebranded, Nokia a few years ago, we all thought we had seen the last of the iconic mobile phone brand. While we had all grown up using phones built by the legendary Finnish mobile phone maker, various mistakes and a concerted effort by Microsoft to promote...
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