Nokia 7.2 review Likable but not lovable

Our Verdict

Nokia 7.2 is a stylish Android smartphone with an 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 2200Mhz processor. Nokia 7.2 has all the aspects of a working smartphone, and then it tries to push it. Its design is magnificent in appearance, which is incompatible with the new Google Pixel 4. Although the lack of water resistance indicates its moderate range.

The display is large and bright, but the LCD panel does not support OLED display. And this is true even when using pure display mode, which converts content to HDR.

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Nokia 7.2 shows a smooth operation in all directions. Viewing, texting, streaming video, games, and linking photos are all simple.

Nokia 7.2 aims to be exclusive with its cameras. The main camera, in any case, works fine, as does the selfie camera. There is also a wide-angle camera and depth sensor, but they do little to improve the experience, offering only a few ways to take pictures of the game.

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Nokia 7.2 is a stylish Android smartphone with an 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 2200Mhz processor, equipped with an IPS LCD display with up to 16 million colours, a 6.3 “diagonal and a 48 Mpx camera. It is equipped with a very powerful 3500 mAh battery For communication, it can offer: Web browser, HSDPA, HSPA, LTE (4G), WiFi, NFC, stereo Bluetooth, etc. For music lovers, there is a 3.5 mm audio output. It is also worth noting that it is equipped with a GPS receiver, which will allow you not to get lost anywhere! More detailed technical specifications can be found below.

The whole package comes at a good price, and most other phones compete in the price range.

Release Date and Price

The like but not lovely Nokia 7.2 offers a lot for the price, although there are several configurations available, and at the time of writing, they were not available everywhere.

In the US, you pay $ 349 for 128 GB of memory and 4 GB of RAM. Currently, only 64 GB of memory and 4 GB of RAM are available in the UK, and this will cost you $ 249.99.

Australia has access to the top model with 128 GB of memory and 6 GB of RAM for $ 549, while the 64 64 GB / GB model will be available exclusively on Telstra in the country after 9 AU date.

We looked at the American model, a version that has a lot of storage space and space with a microSD card. It is also open, so it means career independence. Android One has several free cloud storage services, as well as the Android operating system.

In addition, the design is excellent in price and it has the proper average processor packaging. This is a phone that Motorola should keep in heels, as it competes well with the Moto G8 Plus.

It competes with the old flagship markets, although at a discount, something like the Samsung Galaxy S9 may come close to the same price, but boasts many high specs and specs. The Huawei P30 Lite is also competitive in the markets where it is available.

Design

• Feels great in the hand
• Gorilla Glass on front and back
• No water resistance rating

You can apologize for considering the phone more expensive than Nokia 7.2. The bell around the display may be small, but the rest of the design is smooth. The corner curves are in good agreement with the curves around the display, and the entire handset looks great in the hand.

The Nokia 7.2 case is made of metal and a special polymer, which, according to Nokia, is twice as strong as ordinary polycarbonate. In the past, we noticed very strong polycarbonate, and the Nokia 7.2 feel doesn’t feel any worse. It may be vulnerable to water, but Nokia has not offered a resistance rating for this device.

Both the front and back gorillas are covered with glass, and the back has a polished surface, which makes it smoother. The feeling that we have in our hands actually resembles the Google Pixel 4, which is a huge plus for the phone, which costs half as much.

There is a small tear mark at the top of the display, while there are three rear cameras and a flash on the rounded campus. The fingerprint sensor located just below the rear camera ring.

The power button lights up with a white LED. This is a complex effect, although it can be annoying on the bedside table. At the top of the power button is the volume control, and on the opposite side is a special button for the Google support button.

At the bottom of the Nokia 7.2, there is a USB-C port (though only with USB 2.0 speed) and a speaker grill. At the top of the phone is a 3.5 mm headphone jack. And a huge bonus, two SIM cards and microSD cards can found in the SIM slot

Overall, Nokia 7.2 weighs 180 grams and measures 159.92 x 75.15 x 8.25 mm. It comes in charcoal, blue-green and ice colours. These colours extend beyond the rear window of the phone, including the bezel.

Display

• 6.3-inch 1,080 x 2,280 LCD screen
• Supports HDR
• Good quality but no match for OLED

Nokia 7.2 has a 6.3-inch display with a resolution of 1080 x 2280. It is both sharp and bright, with clear visibility in daylight. But this is an LCD. For some, this may not matter, as many budget phones remain on the LCD. LCD panels still look good, but once you get used to OLED panels, it’s hard to look back.

HMD Global (the current manufacturer of Nokia phones) committed to improving the situation. Uses a PlexorX processor to convert all videos to HDR for its clean display mode. In addition, Nokia says the device’s display offers a billion colours – more than the typical 16.7 million.

How does this really translate?

Using PureView, we see a slight increase in vibration, but it is almost negligible, and this, of course, is not as good as the transition from LCD to OLED.

One of the side effects of the clean display mode is that it puts dark spots in almost darkness. There are two effects: where we saw the details, they are not. Where we saw compression artefacts in the darkest parts of video streams, they are not.

We see the Holdo sacrifice scene from Star Wars Episode 8, and the place looks better. Aggressive colours and general, oh, gray tones of space turned into darker black. But the soldiers inside the imperial ship lost all the details regarding their dark form.

However, its performance is just as good. For the price, the OLED height is not as good as its hard to make a mistake. Even small patches of tears are easy to ignore.

Camera

• 48MP main + 5MP depth + 8MP ultra-wide
• 20MP front-facing
• The weak wide-angle, good main camera,

The cameras on the Nokia 7.2 are capable, but ambiguous and controversial. When it comes to getting the best shots, we find that the main rear camera works best when set to 12 megapixels. And the front camera works well with a maximum resolution of 20 megapixels. ,

We impressed with the cameras in some ways. The selfie camera is crisp and gives some standard results, even in dark conditions. The 48MP key sensor works especially well in dark conditions that add shade to details that we cannot see with our own eyes (we protect you from viewing the image of the toilet in the bathroom. This shows how well it works).

For basic tasks, the Nokia 7.2 works well. This happens when he tries to do more advanced work whose performance is poor. For example, there is an excellent two-site mode that allows you to take or record photos and videos simultaneously using the front and rear cameras. But the rear camera of a quality tank when using this model.

The Nokia 7.2 Portrait mode has unique effects that show how much blur and what shape you want (like a blurred heart or star). But the phone camera does not cope with the separation of objects and background, so the edges of the articles are blurred.

Nokia 7.2 is an amazing wide-angle camera. It has an impressive viewing angle of 118 degrees, making it ideal for shooting. But the picture quality is garbage. This is lower than the standard sensor offered. For the main shot, you want to send a message to your friend, here it is. But if you need serious photos, you’d better ignore wide-angle cameras.

The Nokia 7.2 Digital zoom is also for cameras only. We tried our best to take a picture of the pigeon because we could not get so close. And using the digital zoom, the image immediately. Granular dirt has just taken shape.

Nokia 7.2 portrait mode has unique effects that show how much you want to blur and shape (for example, blurry hearts or stars). But the phone does not compete with the separation of the camera element and the background, so the edges of the articles are blurred.

The Nokia 7.2 is an amazing wide-angle camera. It has an impressive viewing angle of 118 degrees, making it ideal for shooting. But the picture quality is garbage. This is lower than the standard sensor offered. For the main picture, you want to send a message to your friend, here it is. But if you need serious photos, you’d better ignore wide-angle cameras.

Nokia 7.2 Digital Zoom is also designed for cameras only. We tried to photograph the pigeons because we could not get so close. And icon instantly using the digital zoom. The granular mess has just taken shape.

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Software and Performance

• Good Performance with Snapdragon 660 chipset
• 6GB or 4 GB of RAM
• stock Android, Android 9 Pie

The phone is a well-functioning phone. The 660 chip has all the advantages and also has a simple Android interface. The phone is part of the Android One program, so it is not downloaded by any malware.

In addition, the manufacturer promises “2 years of software updates and 3 years of monthly security updates.” However, this phone comes with Android 9 Pie, and Android 10 is expected sooner rather than later.

In our tests, Geekbench Nokia 7.2 scored 5,910 points in multi-core in Geek Bench 4, which surpassed Google Pixel 3A. He scored 1,488 multi-core points in Geek Bench 5.

We played the new Call of Duty mobile game, and it is pretty smooth on low graphics settings. We have a leader who is so easy to put on the board and allow enemies to poison so easily that we run out of bullets, and we must switch to the knife by the end of the match.

The Camera application may start slowly, but this is the only time we interrupted it. Switching applications is fast, and most applications start-up fast enough.

Fingerprint readers are annoying, and in most cases, they are easy to open. It goes well with face recognition. Even though we have a strong backlight, it struggles to identify us.

The fingerprint reader, like previous Pixel phones, doubles the hue of notifications. This helps make the process even easier, as it is difficult for large hands to reach the top of the 6-inch display with one hand.
The sound is loud on Nokia 7.2. We can hear the sound from our video to test the battery, even when it was in another room and played only at 50% volume. Audio lacks heat and it has small hints. But for the most part, it’s obvious that you have enough headphones or no special speakers.

For connections, Nokia 7.2 has reliable 802.11ac WiFi, Bluetooth 5.0 and NFC for contactless payments.

Battery

• 3,500mAh
• Average life and slow charging

The Nokia 7.200 battery with a capacity of 3500 mAh is enough for the whole day, but we find that on average this is one of the weaknesses in the package. In our video test, which shows the phone’s maximum brightness for 90 minutes, the battery is 24% dead. This is more than we saw on most other phones, including the Pixel 3A.

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So this may not be the ideal phone for such staining sessions if you are not ready to reduce it.

HMD Global claims to have a two-day battery without recharging the phone. Although this may be true for use in low light, dim display, and well-trained adaptive battery systems, this statement is not consistent with our experience.

Charging is also a bad moment. After 15 minutes of charging, the phone took only 17% of the charge, and after half an hour rose to 34%. This is not a quick charge in any way.

FAQ

Do you like stock Android

The clean Android experience is a plus on the Nokia 7.2. You do not need to suffer from manufacturer-created applications or strange settings.

Are you ok with the main photos

Main cameras work best on Nokia 7.2. A wide-angle can catch many objects, even if it is not of high quality.

You charge your phone daily

The battery here is enough to guide you throughout the day so you can relax. Just remember to charge it overnight.