NOKIA 5.4 REVIEW : A good financial plan cell phone for stock Android fans
How regularly do you run over a spending plan cell phone with stock Android inside the Rs 10,000 to Rs 15,000 section? Odds are, aside from Nokia, these would come from Motorola's steady. Of course, there are a couple of customisations, and programming refreshes aren't Motorola's strong point. This may have been the case a couple of years prior, however even today, most Chinese cell phone brands go low on cost and weighty on swell. Along these lines, it's ideal to have a possibility for those searching for a very Pixel-like involvement with a not all that Pixel-like spending plan.
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In any case, in the wake of utilizing the Nokia 5.4 for seven days, I found that such a product experience accompanies a couple of bargains. In the event that you are on the lookout for a clean and swell free Android cell phone, read till the finish to see whether the Nokia 5.4 marks all the cases on your agenda.
Magnificence that is shallow
In spite of the looks, it's an appropriate finger impression and residue magnet, yet that was not worth fretting over in regards to the nature of the cell phone. Picture: Tech2/Sheldon Pinto
The Nokia 5.4 is made completely out of plastic, save for the showcase screen that is made of glass. I got the Polar Night (blue) form, and it looks lovely with that finished dark blue back brandishing fine, inclining dark lines. The camera island sits at the middle in a round lodging, with the unique mark peruser situated just underneath it, which is very simple to reach. Notwithstanding the looks, it's a legitimate unique finger impression and residue magnet, however that was insignificant with respect to the nature of the cell phone.
The Nokia 5.4 is made totally out of plastic, save for the showcase screen that is made of glass.
You realize that feeling you get when you push down on the body board of a vehicle and understand that it's not metal yet plastic? It pushes down effectively with little obstruction and feels modest (or moderate) rather than premium (or strong).
While the 5.4 looks very tasteful, it is additionally very light (181 grams) on account of its plastic form. Yet, press the plastic back of the telephone, and you will see a squeaking sound and furthermore how effectively it twists inwards. The equivalent goes for the plastic casing (skeleton), which squeaks at specific focuses particularly over the volume button.
The plastic back board is not difficult to push down on and it flexes a lot, however the creaky sounds are not consoling.
The first occasion when I saw this squeaking sound was the point at which I pulled out the telephone to click a photograph and set my pointer on the edge, simply over the volume button (held evenly) to take a few to get back some composure of the gadget.
While the 5.4 looks very tasteful, it is additionally very light (181 grams) on account of its plastic form.
I get that the adaptable plastic back may make it less inclined to breaking after a drop and is likely set up to hold the load under control, however the squeaking plastic casing isn't certainty boosting.
Some might approve of this, and the telephone accompanies a TPU case in the container, so most may not notification this. Be that as it may, it sure is there and it feels somewhat modest, given how great it looks. The Poco M3 (valued from Rs 10,999) likewise accompanies a (very Nokia 8110/1020-like) Banana Yellow unibody polycarbonate plan, however it sure doesn't feel creaky or modest.
A decent presentation that might have been something more
The Nokia 5.4 doesn't go with a 90 Hz board however a standard 60 Hz unit. The HD+ goal may feel somewhat low given the opposition in its value range, however it exhibited a good degree of sharpness for a 6.3-inch unit. The tones were not super as far as immersion and the whites looked very great. The IPS LCD show likewise held the shadings well (when seen at a point) and was intelligible with no attempt at being subtle.
The telephone accompanies a Widewine L1 affirmation, so streaming motion pictures was a charming encounter, if you connected a couple of headphones.
It's additionally an opening punch show, so there's no indent to manage and the touch-affectability was sufficient for everyday use. The telephone accompanies a Widewine L1 affirmation, so streaming motion pictures was a charming encounter, if you connected a couple of headphones. This is on the grounds that the single base terminating speaker was noisy yet sounded mutilated at high volumes. Nokia tosses in a couple of headphones in the case, yet they aren't extraordinary.
While I was happy with the HD show on the 5.4, a FHD unit would have been something more. It would have made the streaming experience more pleasant and more honed, given its huge 6.3-inch field.
Programming that is adequately smooth
The handset runs a bone-stock form of Android 10 given that it's a piece of Google's Android One program. It's likewise the piece of the arrangement that makes me can't help thinking about why it didn't have Android 11 introduced out of the case.
The handset runs a bone-stock form of Android 10 given that it's a piece of Google's Android One program.
In any case, execution is very smooth, with a couple of hiccups or stoppages happening now and again. Indeed, it is one of the smoother gadgets I have utilized with the 4 GB RAM + Snapdragon 662 combo (in correlation, the Redmi 9 Power was a wreck). Part of the explanation behind this perfection is the Nokia 5.4 is without any swell, save for the redid Camera application and the Nokia My Phone application (for guarantee and administration). Another explanation could be the utilization of a HD+ show rather than the FHD+ units the opposition offers, which consequently means lesser GPU use in light of the fact that there are less pixels to push.
Execution that pretty much keeps up
While the product execution was very good, the gaming execution pretty much keeps up, however it's not near what the opposition offers. The Redmi Note 9 Pro Max, destined to be supplanted by the forthcoming Redmi Note 10 arrangement, includes a Snapdragon 720G that is a vastly improved chipset as I would like to think.
Additionally, it's somewhat odd that the Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 inside the 5.4, strangely replaces the Snapdragon 665 from Nokia 5.3. The 662 is unquestionably a superior chipset, yet it's not comparable to the 720G and the valuing of this handset (from Rs 13,999) places it in a stickier circumstance.
Black-top 9
The chipset can run Call of Duty: Mobile best at Medium illustrations and High edge rate, which is a piece lower than what you would anticipate from such a gadget. You can wrench up the designs setting to Very High and High edge rate (and even switch on Anti-associating), yet the telephone can't deal with it and begins to slack gravely, influencing ongoing interaction. The 662 is as yet a genuinely new chipset, so even Asphalt 9 Legends ran best (still not smooth enough, however) with designs set to Performance (or low illustrations).
In any event, when you run games at the previously mentioned settings, the telephone will warm up after around 30 minutes of interactivity, past which things begin to slack. It's not difficult to tell that this isn't a cell phone implied for genuine gaming yet more for easygoing titles, for example, Subway Surfers, Blades of Brim or Candy Crush.
Another region where the telephone begins to slack is when utilizing the camera. Simply click a couple of representation photographs with hardly a pause in between and you will see the telephone easing back down as it quits reacting to taps.
Your normal spending camera with a couple of hiccups
Charging speed was likewise very lethargic. Packaged with a 10 W charger in the container, the telephone energized from 0-13 percent shortly (useful for a brisk charge), up to 26 percent quickly and oversaw 50% in 60 minutes. It took the little charger around 2 hours and 30 minutes to fuel up the 4,000 mAh battery totally, which is very sluggish contrasted with the opposition. Xiaomi incorporates a 33 W charger with the Redmi Note 9 Pro Max, while Realme is very liberal and incorporates a 65 W charger with the Narzo 20 Pro.
Would it be a good idea for you to get one?
Regardless of whether you skimmed through this audit in a rush, the subheadings for each segment will give you a reasonable thought that there isn't anything extraordinary about the Nokia 5.4 separated from its stock Android programming.
While the telephone looks great, form quality isn't incredible. The showcase is fine, yet a FHD unit would have been exceptional given its sticker price. Programming is a solid point, however execution isn't sufficient. Battery life is nice. Fortunately, the camera isn't too terrible, in spite of its hiccups with video recording.
Strangely, that is additionally adequate given that most producers don't offer Android One gadgets in this value range. In the event that you are on the lookout for a spending Android One cell phone (or can't manage the custom skins and moderate/no updates) at that point the Nokia 5.4 ought to be adequate for your somewhat essential cell phone needs. Simply go in for the more future-verification 6 GB + 64 GB (valued at Rs 15,499) variation rather than the 4 GB RAM variation I surveyed.
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