Nokia 5.4 first impressions: Gets the fundamentals proper, however is that sufficient?

With Nokia 5.4, HMD Global goals to penetrate the funds mid-range smartphone section. Once once more, the corporate will not be competing on the premise of specs, and has tried to maintain issues easy. At first look, you received’t be blown away by what Nokia 5.4 affords, however it’s a appreciable enchancment over its predecessor. Here’s what my preliminary impressions of the system are.
Nokia 5.4: Display and design
Nokia 5.4 has a 6.39-inch show with 720×1560 decision. The lack of a full HD show at this value is shocking, given all of the competitors affords this. But the display screen will get the job accomplished. It comes pre-installed with Netflix and I watched a couple of minutes of an episode of Planet Earth and was not dissatisfied.
I additionally logged in to my Disney+ Hotstar account and watched the newest episode of WandaVision briefly and the show carried out pretty properly. But, once I took it outdoors the show struggled in vivid daylight even at most brightness.
Nokia 5.4 sports activities an HD decision (Express Photo: Arun Rawal)
The design of the telephone has modified from Nokia 5.3. It doesn’t function a waterdrop-style notch however a selfie cutout on a top-left nook. It is a welcome transfer because it makes content material consumption a greater expertise than earlier than. The bezels are thinner as properly and it makes the telephone straightforward to carry. The Nokia branding on the backside continues to be there.
Nokia 5.4 has a 6.39-inch punch-hole show (Express Photo: Arun Rawal)
The again of the telephone is plastic and feels hole if you faucet on it which I didn’t like. Also, the again attracts quite a lot of fingerprints. I obtained the Polar Night variant of the system and I preferred the color because it makes the telephone look sleeker. There is a fingerprint scanner on the again, which doesn’t work properly in case your finger is somewhat bit sweaty. There is a devoted Google Assistant button on the left.
Nokia 5.4: Performance
Nokia 5.4 sports activities a Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 processor. There are solely two configurations of the telephone that supply the identical 64GB inside storage however two RAM choices, 4GB and 6GB. The telephone labored positive through the restricted utilization and there have been hardly any lags whereas switching between the apps. I put in and performed one spherical of battle royale recreation Garena Free Fire and it labored positive with medium settings.
The telephone didn’t warmth up both which is an effective signal for individuals who prefer to play video games on their telephone from time to time. It runs on Android 10 out of the field and is Android 11 prepared. The bloatware free and clear Android expertise is certainly a optimistic for the telephone.
Nokia 5.4:Camera
The digicam of the Nokia 5.4 is just about a blended bag. On the entrance, it has a 16MP sensor that takes good, detailed selfies. But the portrait mode outcomes don’t look spectacular in any respect.
The telephone has a quad-camera setup on the again. The major digicam is 48MP and I obtained good leads to daylight. The 5MP ultrawide digicam affords good efficiency as properly. However, in case your arms shake a bit like me whereas taking photos, it’s possible you’ll want a couple of takes earlier than getting the specified outcome.
Nokia 5.4 digicam pattern (Express Photo: Arun Rawal)
Nokia 5.4 digicam pattern (Express Photo: Arun Rawal)
Nokia 5.4 digicam pattern (Express Photo: Arun Rawal)
But, at occasions the digicam was not color correct and a few pictures of flowers had been significantly overexposed. There is a 2MP depth sensor and a 2MP macro digicam within the round digicam module too. I didn’t just like the macro digicam in any respect and most popular taking photographs with the principle sensor. I’m but to check the digicam in low-light circumstances, particularly whereas utilizing the devoted Night Mode.
Nokia 5.4 digicam pattern (Express Photo: Arun Rawal)
Nokia 5.4 digicam pattern (Express Photo: Arun Rawal)
Nokia 5.4 digicam pattern (Express Photo: Arun Rawal)
Nokia 5.4: Battery
Nokia 5.4 has a 4,000 mAh battery with assist for 10W charging. Even although the charging velocity could also be a problem for a lot of, the telephone is anticipated to final at the least a day relying on the utilization.
Nokia 5.4: Early impressions
Nokia 5.4 is one other telephone on the corporate’s record that goals to impress consumers with a clear Android expertise. However, Nokia hasn’t supplied the Android 11 replace for a lot of of its telephones but. The firm promised within the press convention that it’s going to quickly be bringing the Android 11 replace to its units, however there is no such thing as a fastened date. Apart from the software program, Nokia 5.4 might discover it laborious to compete with the likes of Realme Narzo 20 Pro, Redmi Note 9 Pro Max and others.