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Samsung Galaxy S Light Luxury now Official

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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....
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Nokia 2; Overview and Specifications

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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
GSM/HSPA/LTE
Speed
HSPA 42.2Mbps/5.76Mbps, CAT 4 LTE 150Mbps/50Mbps

BODY
Dimensions
143.5x71.3x9.3mm
Weight
-
Build
Polycarbonate
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by, Hybrid Slot)

DISPLAY
Type
LTPS LCD Touchscreen
Size
5.0 inches
Resolution
720x1280 pixels (¬277ppi)
Multitouch
Yes, up to 5 fingers
Protection
-Corning Gorilla Glass 3
-IP52 Drip protection

PLATFORM
OS
Android 7.1.1 Nougat
Chipset
Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
CPU
Quad-core (4x1.3Ghz)
GPU
Adreno 308

MEMORY
Card slot
microSD, up to 128GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal
8GB, 1GB RAM

CAMERA
Primary
8MP, F/2.0, Autofocus, LED flash
Features
 HDR, Panorama, geo-tagging
Video
720p@30fps
Secondary
5MP FF

COMMS
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802 b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
4.1
GPS
Yes
NFC
No
Radio
Yes
USB
microUSB 2.0

FEATURES
Sensors
Accelerometer, Proximity, e-Compass
Colours
Pewter / Black, Pewter / White, Copper / Black
Audio
3.5mm jack

BATTERY
Capacity
4,100mAh, non-removable
Type
Li-Ion
Fast Charging
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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