7.2 6.3 Inch Android UK SIM-Free Smartphone with 4 GB RAM and 64 GB Storage (Dual Sim) – Charcoal

Thought I would give this Nokia a try, using a Samsung A4O this last year and thats a great little handset 5.9 screen is little these days,my normal preference is a sub 6inch screen ideal for one handed operation,sadly camera on Samsung while good quality zoom feature was not enough for my needs so hence taking a try with the Nokia found handset to be quite a bit larger than the Samsung,in fact despite a nice finish on the body in dark charcoal it had a more you know its there feel,its quite slick and pro looking and it was quite easy to transfer apps and info to it from the Samsung. Call quality in use seemed quite clear Camera is 40 plus mpx and the zoom had a larger range than the Samsung. There was no gallery app apart from google photos so may have to download one,music seemed to be of good quality playing music, but volume seemed tame, using on or over ear headphones you got a full rich bass sound ,but a bit more volume would be good when playing phone out loud.Overall good solid handset ,amazing Matt finish on back of phone and build quality gives phone a unique and super slick look despite not being very compact ,the design and camera make this phone stand out as something special. Must admit the more time you spend with this phone its feel in the hand that cool finish in dark charcoal and curved yet slim body the design is amazing,phone operation can be a little scatty at times but still feels relevant in 2024,64 gig memory can boosted with memory card plenty for me and my music production activities online and that finish is still relevant in 2024 and good value with the high mpx Zeiss camera.

I couldn’t tell you how many Nokia phones I’ve owned even bought shares in the company once! While waiting for my Sirocco 8 to be repaired I’ve purchased this 7.2 & thought with Android 10 it would be a good mid-range phone, however incredibly buggy & sluggish. Trying to do the simplest of things like use customer ring & notifications tones took hours to sort out. As did getting the camera to work properly & the additional memory. I’ve given up on the dual sim. And the position of the Google Assistance button is dreadful, just why it’s needed with the soft button & voice commands I don’t know! Making sure you download all of the available updates for the phone as soon as you get it will reduce the frustration!

Minimal or zero use and battery flat in two days.

I like the clean lines and features. Fingerprint reader works better than previous phone but sometimes takes a couple of attempts. A firm tap with the finger works better than pressing the finger against the reader. Not tried the camer very much lately. Heard reviews about rendering of reds not being very good but can't comment personally. I gather the gcam app helps compensate for this. Overall very pleased with it.

A good phone, but beware of the sdcard bug. The sdcard can only format as external media, don’t choose internal! I lost all the photos taken in internal sdcard mode. After I learnt this bug from web, just a bit late.