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...

HMD Global has already released an impressive eight phones under the Nokia name this year and it doesn't seem to be stopping any time soon. This has included five models at MWC and the latest three releases: the Nokia 2.1, Nokia 3.1 and, the most interesting of the bunch, the Nokia 5.1.

Someone once said that budget phones are getting better and premium devices are getting cheaper, and whether we agree or not, the Nokia 5 – one of the series of devices released by HMD Global – is a budget smartphone with plenty of surprises.

Nokia is heading into the summer with three budget-friendly phones -- all under 189 euros or roughly $221, £165 or AU$290. The Nokia 5.1, 3.1 and 2.1 phones for 2018 refresh last year's models enough to compete with handsets like the Motorola G6 ($249) and the Alcatel 3V ($150).

Psst, one of them has an enormous, two-day battery.