The Nokia 5 is a budget smartphone with a high-end look

There's a lot to like about Nokia's midrange Nokia 5 handset. Its slim, metal design is very comfortable to hold and looks smart. There's not much of a bezel around the display either, which means the body hasn't had to balloon out too much to accommodate its 5.2-inch display.

The Nokia 5 is affordable; looks good and has a battery that won't quit on you before the day's done

It's only powerful enough for the essentials and the camera doesn't take brilliant shots

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...

it is very fast and has a good camera and is very reliable

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.

Long battery life; Smart; Lumia-like design; Vanilla Android; NFC

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...

Great design and build quality; Good battery life; Android software is clean and up-to-date; Reliable fingerprint scanner; Decent video recording

Performance is underwhelming; slow to load; Hit and miss photo quality; Limited internal storage

You cannot expect much from a smartphone listed for 200 Euros (~$236), can you The Nokia 5 proves exactly the opposite, offering quite a bit in terms of features and performance. You get a quite fast Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 octa-core SoC, a very bright HD display, LTE Cat.4 covering a wide range of...

high-quality case; many LTE bands; dual-SIM slot; Android 7.1; fingerprint sensor; good 13-MP camera; bright HD display; long battery life; low temperature development

only 16 GB storage; no USB Type-C connection; display has a blue tint; light halos in a black display

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.

Beautifully designed; Dual-SIM; Android 7.1.1 Nougat

Poor camera; Mediocre performance

For a budget-friendly phone, the Nokia 5 looks and feels rather premium. But for many, it's what's on the inside that counts, and that's where the phone's lower price starts to become evident.

Affordable price Great design for the price Smooth; stock-like software experience

Just 16 GB of storage 2 GB of RAM and Snapdragon processor aren't the fastest Photos come out dark; blurry; or over-exposed Only 720p screen resolution

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...