Nokia 5.3 4 / 64GB

Advantages: 1. Pure android with constant updates 2. NFC, fingerprint 3. USB-C 4. Large IPS screen 5. Cool color and nice appearance 6. Wake up the screen by double tap 7. Signal reception quality. 8. Wife says that I can be heard better from this Nokia model than from the previous one 9. The amount of RAM and permanent memory 10. Processor 11. A full-fledged Google play market, in contrast to the Chinese phones

Disadvantages: 1. In the early days, the charger plug was pulled out of the phone socket with very great effort, was afraid to pull it out by the roots, to such an extent it sat there tightly 2. The quality of the speaker for ringtones is lower than on the old Nokia 5 3. Unusual location of the earpiece, constantly you have to catch its location with your ear in order to hear the interlocutor normally. Perhaps this is a matter of habit, tk. in the previous Nokia 5, it was located below 4. The rattling of the earpiece or something else during a conversation 5. The back cover is glued unevenly, there is a slight backlash and extraneous sounds when you touch it 6. I expected a higher speed of launching applications on condition of a pure android and quite still a powerful processor 7. Camera. This is a separate song for Nokia marketers. The impression was that they were hired from companies of Chinese brands that like to shove a lot of things into their goods, but all this is stupid. It started with Chinese cars with their chrome, "leather" seats and other peeling for three kopecks, but now it has reached Nokia. Why do we need four cameras if they all belong in the trash heap of the 2010s? Why can't you install one or two, but normal?

Comment: There will be moments in the comments that cannot be attributed to either pluses or minuses. one.It seems like a pure android on board without unnecessary energy consumption and a 4000 mAh battery, but with an average load on the Internet, the smartphone lasts a maximum of 8-10 hours. Maybe other manufacturers are even worse, I don't know. 2. The fingerprint scanner does not work very stable, I would like it better, but it will do. 3. I tried unlocking on the face and turned it off immediately. It works through a selfie camera and the manufacturer himself advises to turn it off if you are worried about your data. 4. The assistant button is useless because I don't like the work of Google Assistant. 5. Headset included. Even in radio goods for 150 rubles, you can buy headphones with the best sound, but Nokia marketers persist in supplying them to their customers, they probably have an unused stock since the 2000s. There are already four of these at home, no one uses them 6. The sound on normal headphones is normal, sometimes better, sometimes worse 7. The power button is backlit during notifications, but it is dimmer than on Nokia 4.2. For me this is a minus, but many complained about too bright backlighting in the fourth Nokia. Conclusion: I needed a smartphone with an ips screen, a clean android, a normal battery, USB-C for everyday use, the Internet, YouTube, social networks and instant messengers. I don’t play games, I haven’t tested it with benchmarks, so the performance, in principle, suits, except for too long running applications, in my opinion. The closest competitor is Pixel, but this is a completely different price category. In general, the smartphone is normal and suitable for all those who do not constantly play games, although this is also a controversial issue, because tests are tests, and how the device behaves in real life is another matter. You can buy a Chinese competitor with more "powerful" hardware, but it can throttle, etc. I am attaching comparison photos with Nokia 5 and Nokia 5.3.

Advantages: Large screen size, pure android where there is nothing superfluous, any shops of unnecessary services and other horror which are full of ui developed by manufacturers.

Disadvantages: No fast charging.

Comment: In connection with the work, we needed a device with a larger screen, for the sane money this device can be called the best. But there is one thing, but if you can live with a screen of not the highest resolution, then with a delay when switching applications, it is not very good. For example, you receive a notification from viber, tap on the shutter and the delay is 5-6 seconds, this is a tin I have a device with similar characteristics and it works faster, but this is not the point, I tried the same scenario on a tablet there Snapdragon 439 and 3 GB of RAM and so there is no such problem either. Let's hope that the manufacturer will work and fix this jamb and optimize the software. It is still not entirely clear which version of Bluetooth costs 4.2 or 5 if you look at other manufacturers on this processor, then there is version 5. No problems were noticed in the operation of the sensors for 4 days, the connection keeps confidently, the quality of the conversational dynamics depends on which codec the operator works with if the inscription hd appears, then the quality is just excellent, if not, you can hear a slight rattling of the conversational speaker at increased volume The battery charge keeps a stable day if you drive to the fullest, if a couple of calls a day a little internet social network, then you can survive 2. In terms of photo quality during the day, the standard photography application does well, but for night shots, gcam is better. If the manufacturer works on the phone, you can take it, it will not disappoint you.

Advantages: Pure android, official guarantee, good characteristics for a budget smart, and this is practically the bottom of the market, and it is not so much the positive aspects that matter, but the absence of negative ones.

Disadvantages: Whether to consider the size a disadvantage, given that there is such a trend now, I find it difficult to answer.

Comment: Studying in August 2020 the choice of an inexpensive smartphone, I compared the market up to 15k on the market without regard to the brand and reputation of the company. I came to the terrible conclusion for myself that in the 13k budget you can get a phone better than the Redmi 9, which comes out cheaper only if you take it from alik. In a real comparison of 4/64 models here and there, the price is the same, but here there is Android One, better performance characteristics, the screen is also better, an official guarantee (a dubious plus). In other words, on 08/15/2020 Redmi 9 came out at the same price, and the search circle was all over St. Petersburg (including gray options).

Advantages: + fast! The 665th dragon works very quickly compared to my previous 430; + Price at the start of sales of norms. I'm ok. + I think that the ratio of RAM / permanent memory is optimal, you can put 2 SIM cards and a memory card independently, which pleases (no compromises); + It is normal to speak, I can be heard, I can hear well. Sometimes my connection stutters, but this is a SIM card problem, I checked it. I don’t know how he catches in the subway, elevators, basements, then I’ll unsubscribe; + The screen is good, at first glance, the difference between hd + and fullHD (nokia 6) is not felt. You can probably see it through a magnifying glass, but it doesn't matter to me. Brightness in the sun is enough, in the dark it is not very blind, auto brightness works well; + The camera was not fully tested, at first glance it is good; + It will be comfortable in a big hand, and cumbersome in a small one. Personally, I would like to have bodies not 6.55, but 5-5.5 maximum, but from pure androids the choice is small, unfortunately; + Pure android. I don't like add-ons like Miui etc. (subjectively); + Handsome (took in turquoise color, Cyan which);

Disadvantages: - For some reason Nokia puts headsets in their boxes! I don't see the point in this, although it's a matter of taste, probably, but I don't know who they visit. If such a headset comes to you, unsubscribe in the comments, at least I will know. - again a matter of taste, but I would like to see at least a transparent cover in the kit (competitors put it, I bought it in addition). But this is my opinion - who needs it, they will buy both a cover and a film.

Comment: First impressions. I will change the review after several months of use, I will add what's what. In general, a good device for its money. By the way, it is plastic on the back, the nokia 6 was metal, although I don't care with the case.

Advantages: build quality battery

Disadvantages: screen

Comment: In general, a good phone for the money. It's a little unusual to hold plastic in your hands after the iron Nokia, but overall the build quality is good. There are no gaps, cracks, nothing backlash. Another plus (in comparison with metal ones) is not slippery, it fits well in the hand. The battery lasts for a day with very active use. I expected a better screen. If you look closely, you can see the pixels. The processor is at a normal level: surfing, YouTube flies, Var Robots goes without bugs. The phone can be defined as a very good choice in the middle price segment.

Advantages: Android One 4 Gb RAM Speed ​​2 SIM cards + NFC memory card Battery Build quality

Disadvantages: Phone size - would be slightly smaller, would be ideal. And so the thumb does not reach the top of the screen.

Comment: Before that I used Nokia 5. Good phone for its time, but unfortunately it broke the screen. I waited a long time for something adequate to replace and only on pure Android. Xiaomi A3 - no NFC, Nokia 6.2 - slippery and somehow didn't really like it in the hand, 7.2 - a little expensive for its characteristics, small battery + I'm not fooled by marketing: HDR, top camera, etc. Released 5.3 and realized - it is. For a long time I could not find it live in stores.As a result, I ordered it online blindly. As a result, I like everything: it has everything you need for ease of use in the modern world. The battery actually holds two days in normal mode: instant messengers, calls, social networks. If you sit on YouTube a lot and play games, then 1 day. Cyan color - thought bluish, but in real life emerald. The camera is ordinary - enough. I don't play games on my smartphone, otherwise the applications work quickly and open.

Advantages: Everything has already been described in other reviews. In general, a good phone, everything works, but there are nuances :-)

Disadvantages: GPS NFC

Comment: GPS works great and accurate, but only in a city where there is Internet access. Outside the city, if the mobile network is lost, then the GPS may not show the location at all, or it may even show if you stand in one place for a long time, but after the start of movement the location is lost (somehow, in the parking lot in the radial, the location appeared only half an hour after stopping ). Payment via NFC does not always work the first time, you need to bring your phone very close and look for a "contact" point. In transport, at the terminals of conductors, it does not work at all (even ordinary plastic barely works there, and with this phone there are no options at all). (Before that, there was Nokia 5: the screen is better and there are no problems with either GPS or NFS, but there is little memory, if not for the memory, I would not have changed model 5 to 5.3).

Advantages: Well, I took a new phone not very expensive and to keep the battery fresh. the model is still new at the time of purchase, so everything is ok. I liked the look, I took turquoise (in my opinion, the best solution in color of the three, although I did not see the sand alive), the connection keeps as expected, it quickly clears out on the ground. Support for Volte and vowifi, SMSoIP. sound supports HD Audio. But the complete headset is apparently only so that the FM radio has an antenna. (By the way, I haven't listened to the radio for a long time, I have the same headphones with a balanced armature from xiao-mi with which they thundered, now you won't surprise anyone with this) Smartphone cameras only because which is indecent without them, I like the arrangement in a round puck, these squares and rectangles are enraged, one camera is better. I liked android 10 with its chips, although I was switched from 6 to 10, so I can not be very objective.

Disadvantages: I thought that the feature of answering a call by applying to the ear is already an axiom. shish. it looks like HTC know-how. Then it was possible to assign an answer to a call from the voice assistant's button, especially since when a call comes in, it is not needed and the reset feature is in three ways. Nevertheless, we answer more often than we fold. Placing an NFC antenna in the center of such a shovel is a bad solution, it is not very convenient to pay at the terminals. it would be better near the camera. Yes, as in HTC u play :) also, although there is support for Vowifi (operator of MTS), it was defective, I could not call. I complained to Nokia's support and MTS. The result is that vowifi disappeared altogether, even in the form in which it was. Who is guilty? Nobody is recognized. even the menu item is gone now. we have already written about the speaker of the call, worse than that, it looks like there is software processing for medium frequencies, citizens, leave the ringtone as it is!

Comment: for some reason they don't write about support for bluetooth audio codecs, but there are several of them besides aptx. and they are part of android from version 8. autonomy is still pleasing, since I escaped the captivity of a totalitarian sect of fans of tiny batteries on eating smartphones (- yes, HTC, I'm talking about you). they can't help but add a fly or a dead gecko to the honey jar. :)

Advantages: Performance, naked android, OPTIMIZATION is a rarity from manufacturers, but google have tried. The assembly is good, the screen is normal. There is a mini-jack for headphones, NFC.

Disadvantages: The body feels flimsy and very light, in fact it is quite well assembled and does not bend. The camera is mediocre, but for the sake of the camera it is better to buggy xiaomi or something more expensive.

Comment: The phone for your money is just super. Everything is learned in comparison and after xiaomi on a similar hardware, the phone just flies, no worse than an iPhone. This is with regard to performance. There is a camera and it is mediocre, in the dark, such a result, but in the daytime it is normal. Why do I recommend it? Because it works without glitches and brakes, there are no ads at every step and in every application like on xiaomi and there are no problems with google services like huawei. It doesn't have a ton of software that can't be removed and it has software support and will receive updates with all the goodies in the next two years. If you need a phone for your grandmother's aunt and take it for work, if you need a better camera, take 7.2. If you need a cheaper one, with a better camera and are ready to put up with the lack of optimization and advertising, then take xiaomi.

Advantages: Stable work. Loud noise. Loud bell. GPS. Separate memory card slot.

Disadvantages: Camera.

Comment: Normal phone. Bigger screen is good. It's bad that now sticks out of the back pocket of my jeans. I didn't like the camera. All this fussing with a bunch of lenses does not lead to anything good. He took it out, took it off and forgot - it was not so. Either there is something wrong with the lighting, or the program's interference in the picture is visible to the naked eye. I didn't really like the editor - Huawey was simpler, but a matter of habit. GPS works flawlessly - I walk in the forest, where there is no connection and Wi-Fi. I load the map (satellite) in advance, after that I periodically look at where I am - everything in real time. After Huawey and Xiomi, working with applications strained - there are no usual squares (folding) and "back" arrows - I still could not aim to collapse, close, switch - but you get used to everything. The scientist has already - immediately bought a cover and glass. I dropped it a couple of times, normal and a couple of times not much. Everything is whole. I have enough charge for a couple of days (calls and messengers) or a day (with the Internet and games). We have already written about the infinite assistant. Still, suddenly, the screen brightness setting pops up uninvited - then I'll figure it out. I am satisfied with the phone, but nothing to suddenly impress me.