Nokia presents three new smartphones and relaunches the Nokia 5310

Jan Johannsen

19.3.2020

Translation: machine translated

HMD Global presented three new smartphones and a feature phone via livestream. While the Nokia 8.3 5G is supposed to have fast Internet worldwide, the Nokia 5.3 and Nokia 1.3 are significantly cheaper. The Nokia 5310 is the next new edition of a classic.

Nokia 8.3 5G: 5G all over the world

According to the manufacturer, the special thing about the Nokia 8.3 5G is that it covers all 5G bands in the world. No other model offers this yet, making it the first 5G smartphone that can be used worldwide. The whole thing is packaged in a housing with an aluminium inner frame and a back made of Gorilla Glass. The colour design is reminiscent of Nokia's Finnish roots and is intended to evoke the Northern Lights.

At the front, you are looking at a 6.81-inch display with a resolution of 2400×1080 pixels. In the top left corner of the touchscreen is a hole for the front camera with a resolution of 24 megapixels. Behind the screen is the Snapdragon 765G and eight gigabytes of RAM inside the Nokia 8.3 5G. The internal memory is 128 gigabytes and you can expand it with a microSD card.

There are four cameras on the back of the Nokia 8.3 5G. These are a main camera with a resolution of 64 megapixels and an ultra-wide-angle camera with 12 megapixels. There is also a depth of field camera and a macro camera with two megapixels each. HDM Global hopes to score points here with its software and has given the smartphone an action camera mode and "Cinematic Effects". You should be able to colour grade videos after recording.

Other features of the Nokia 8.3 5G include a battery with a large capacity of 4500 mAh, which you can charge via a USB-C port. There is also a 3.5 mm connection for headphones, a fingerprint sensor and a button for launching the Google Assistant.

HMD Global plans to sell the Nokia 8.3 5G from the summer. The recommended retail price in Germany is 649 euros and 599 francs in Switzerland.

Nokia 5.3: mid-range smartphone with large battery

There are four cameras on the back of the Nokia 5.3: main camera (13 megapixels), ultra-wide-angle camera (5 megapixels), macro camera (2 megapixels) and a camera for depth of field for portrait shots with bokeh. The front camera in the cut-out in the display takes selfies with 8 megapixels.

The battery of the Nokia 5.3 has a capacity of 4000 mAh and you charge it via a USB-C port. A fingerprint sensor and a 3.5 mm connection for headphones are also available and there is an extra button to start the Google Assistant.

The Nokia 5.3 will be available at the beginning of May. The recommended retail prices are 209 euros and 199 francs.

Nokia 1.3: Android Go

The Nokia 1.3 is the cheapest of the new smartphones from HMD Global. The "Go Edition" of Android 10 is available especially for such devices with weak hardware. It places fewer demands on performance and takes up less storage space. However, there is already the assurance that the 1.3 will receive the update to Android 11 Go Edition.

The 5.71-inch display of the Nokia 1.3 has an HD+ resolution of 1520×720 pixels. The Snapdragon 215 chipset and one gigabyte of RAM are installed inside. You should be prepared for longer loading times and not want to play any graphically demanding games. However, these are also limited by the internal memory of just 16 gigabytes - even if it can be expanded with a microSD card.

The single camera on the back takes photos with eight megapixels and the front camera takes selfies with five megapixels. The battery has a capacity of 3000 mAh and is charged via a micro USB port. There is no fingerprint sensor, but there is a headphone connection, Bluetooth and GPS. However, you will have to do without NFC. In other words: contactless payment is not possible with the Nokia 1.3.

HMD Global plans to sell the 1.3 from the beginning of April, in Germany for a recommended retail price of 109 euros, in Switzerland for 99 francs.

Nokia 5310: Back from the past

The battery only has a capacity of 1200 mAh, but should last 30 days in standby mode. It is charged via a micro USB port and headphones can be connected via a 3.5 mm port or Bluetooth. However, as the Nokia 5310 only supports Bluetooth 3.0, you have to be prepared for poorer sound than with smartphones that support newer standards.

If HMD Global has its way, you will be able to purchase the Nokia 5310 in March. The price was quoted at 39 euros, although the exact details for individual countries were still missing and the other devices presented in Germany and Switzerland were slightly higher. <p

Jan Johannsen

Senior Editor

Jan.Johannsen@galaxus.de

When I was but a young student, I'd sit in my friend's living room with all my classmates and play on his SuperNES. Since then I've had the opportunity to test out all the newest technology for you. I've done reviews at Curved, Computer Bild and Netzwelt, and have now arrived at Galaxus.de. more

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