Earlier this week, HMD announced the new Nokia 2.1 Android smartphone. The Nokia 2.1 is a successor to the earlier released Nokia 2 and will be released by next month. Also, this device falls into the lower mid-range category because of its low budget pricing. And also because of its low spec ratings.
The new Nokia 2.1 features a 5.5-inch HD display, a Snapdragon 425 chipset, a meagre 1GB of RAM, 8GB of inbuilt-storage (of which 4.7GB is available), a microSD slot, and a 4,000mAh battery.
Let me go ahead and review the Nokia 2.1.
Design and Display
The Nokia 2.1 has its body wrapped in an aluminium frame. With a front glass and a plastic body.
The Nokia 2.1 has dimensions of 153.6 x 77.6 x 9.7 mm (6.05 x 3.06 x 0.38 in). With a weight of 174g.
This device also has a 5.5-inch IPS Capacitive Touch-screen, with 16M colours. With a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels, it has a 16:9 aspect ratio (~267 ppi density).
Furthermore, this Smartphone also has its screen protected by a Corning Gorilla Glass material.
In addition, the Nokia 2.1 comes in three colour variants: Blue/Copper, Blue/Silver, and Grey/Silver.
Hardware and Software
The Nokia 2.1 comes with Android 8.1 Oreo (Go edition) + Android One operating system.
The Nokia 2.1 is powered by a Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 chipset with a 32-bit processor. Furthermore, it also comes with a Quad-core processor clocked at 1.4GHz.
This device features 1Gb of RAM and 8Gb of inbuilt memory. Which can also be expanded to 128Gb using a microSD card.
Sensors on this device are Accelerometer and proximity sensors.
Camera and Battery
The Nokia 2.1 features an 8 MP (f/2.0) camera. With autofocus, and LED flash.
Upfront, there’s also a 5 MP camera. This camera isn’t good in selfie-taking. It doesn’t do well in most low-light environments.
Also, talking about the battery life, there’s a Non-removable Li-Ion 4000mAh battery. Also included is a fast charge feature.
Price
The Nokia 2.1 Android smartphone sells for about 100 EUR. Which is equivalent to N41,966.
Full Specifications
Here are the full specifications of the Nokia 2.1.
| NETWORK | Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
|---|
| LAUNCH | Announced | 2018, May |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Coming soon. Exp. release 2018, July |
| BODY | Dimensions | 153.6 x 77.6 x 9.7 mm (6.05 x 3.06 x 0.38 in) |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 174 g (6.14 oz) | |
| Build | Aluminum frame, plastic back | |
| SIM | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| DISPLAY | Type | IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~70.0% screen-to-body ratio) | |
| Resolution | 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~267 ppi density) | |
| Multitouch | Yes | |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version) |
| PLATFORM | OS | Android 8.1 Oreo (Go edition); Android One |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 | |
| CPU | Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 | |
| GPU | Adreno 308 |
| MEMORY | Card slot | microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot) |
|---|---|---|
| Internal | 8 GB, 1 GB RAM |
| CAMERA | Primary | 8 MP, autofocus, LED flash |
|---|---|---|
| Features | Geo-tagging, touch focus | |
| Video | 720p@30fps | |
| Secondary | 5 MP |
| SOUND | Alert types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
|---|---|---|
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers | |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes |
| COMMS | WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot |
|---|---|---|
| Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, LE | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | |
| Radio | FM radio | |
| USB | micro USB 2.0, USB On-The-Go |
| FEATURES | Sensors | Accelerometer, proximity |
|---|---|---|
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM | |
| Browser | HTML5 | |
| – 10W charging – MP4/H.264 player – MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player – Photo/video editor – Document viewer |
| BATTERY | Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh battery | |
|---|---|---|
| Talk time | Up to 19 h (3G) | |
| Music play | Up to 128 h |
| MISC | Colors | Blue/Copper, Blue/Silver, Grey/Silver |
|---|---|---|
| Price | About N41,500 |
