The Galaxy S Light Luxury was just announced in China packing very modest specs, the device is pretty much a "lite" variant of the Galaxy S8. The 5.8' screen from the S8 makes a return keeping the same dimensions as its bigger brother. The Light S features the same Super AMOLED panel with 1,080 x 2,220 px resolution (18.5:9). The phone has a single camera on the back - 16 MP sensor and an f/1.7 aperture. It can record 4K video at 30 fps, but OIS is absent (surprisingly). The selfie camera has an 8 MP sensor with an f/1.7 aperture. The Snapdragon 660 chipset inside the Galaxy S Light Luxury should offer similar CPU performance to the Galaxy S8's 835. It does have 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage. Given the Galaxy S Light Luxury's size, it shouldn’t be a surprise that there’s a 3,000 mAh battery – the same capacity as the Galaxy S8. There’s support for fast wireless and wired charging, the latter of which goes over the USB-C port....
The Nokia 2 was unveiled at an event yesterday by HMD
Global. This device is a low-end device which is aimed at emerging markets in
Asia and Africa. The device is touted to last 2 days on a 4,100mAh battery. It
features a Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 quad-core processor, a 5-inch HD (720x1280)
LCD, an 8-megapixel main camera and a 5-megapixel selfie shooter.
There is 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage which is
expandable to 128GB via the dedicated microSD card slot. This device runs
Android 7.1.1 Nougat with Google Assistant built in. HMD has promised an
upgrade to Android Oreo in the coming months.
There is an IP52 certification for protection against splash
and dust as well as Corning Gorilla Glass 3 for resistance against scratches.
The Nokia 2 comes in three colour options, pewter/black, pewter/white and
copper/black. This device should be available from mid-November.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
NETWORK
Technology
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GSM/HSPA/LTE
|
Speed
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HSPA 42.2Mbps/5.76Mbps,
CAT 4 LTE 150Mbps/50Mbps
|
BODY
Dimensions
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143.5x71.3x9.3mm
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Weight
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-
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Build
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Polycarbonate
|
SIM
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Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual
stand-by, Hybrid Slot)
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DISPLAY
Type
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LTPS LCD Touchscreen
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Size
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5.0 inches
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Resolution
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720x1280 pixels (¬277ppi)
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Multitouch
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Yes, up to 5 fingers
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Protection
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-Corning Gorilla Glass 3
-IP52 Drip protection
|
PLATFORM
OS
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Android 7.1.1 Nougat
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Chipset
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
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CPU
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Quad-core (4x1.3Ghz)
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GPU
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Adreno 308
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MEMORY
Card slot
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microSD, up to 128GB (uses
SIM 2 slot)
|
Internal
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8GB, 1GB RAM
|
CAMERA
Primary
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8MP, F/2.0, Autofocus, LED
flash
|
Features
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HDR, Panorama, geo-tagging
|
Video
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720p@30fps
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Secondary
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5MP FF
|
COMMS
WLAN
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Wi-Fi 802 b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi
Direct
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Bluetooth
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4.1
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GPS
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Yes
|
NFC
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No
|
Radio
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Yes
|
USB
|
microUSB 2.0
|
FEATURES
Sensors
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Accelerometer, Proximity, e-Compass
|
Colours
|
Pewter / Black, Pewter /
White, Copper / Black
|
Audio
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3.5mm jack
|
BATTERY
Capacity
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4,100mAh, non-removable
|
Type
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Li-Ion
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Fast Charging
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Yes
|
The Nokia 2 comes with a very basic offering, maybe too
basic, for €99.
This device seemed like a good deal with its impressive build quality but, 1GB
of RAM in 2017? I could forgive the storage but apps are getting more and more
demanding and limiting users to that amount of RAM is absurd. There are a lot of
devices under that price range that could give you more value for money.
The ZTE ZMAX Pro being one of them. There is also the numerous Chinese smartphones
flooding the market from Bluboo, Xiaomi and countless others. I could write an
entire article on devices that cost less and offer more. A lot of users will
defend this smartphone stating it is intended as a “secondary phone” but for
the target market, the ideal secondary phone has a keypad, calls ,texts and is
probably manufactured by Nokia.
The Nokia 2 is not a performance driven device but for that price
range a MediaTek MT6737T or Snapdragon 410 would suffice also, 2GB of RAM and
16GB of storage. HMD really need to step up their game. They are not Apple.
Sorry for my little rant up there. What so you think about the Nokia 2? Worth
it? Let’s talk more in the comments section below.
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