Nokia is back, and with it comes new
Android phones that we expect could fl y
o the shelves when they’re launched
later this year. HMD Global, a Finnish start-up,
is using the Nokia brand to bring the three new
phones to the market, as well as a reboot of the
famous and much-loved Nokia 3310. Here, we
take a closer look at the Nokia 3, the cheapest
in the new smartphone range.
Price
The Nokia 3 is the cheapest phone available in
the new Nokia Android range, with a price of €139
which we expect will work out at around £120.
MWC: Nokia 3 Drastic ds emulator apk
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That means we can place the Nokia 3 fi rmly in the
budget smartphone category, so we’re looking
forward to putting it through its paces when we get
it back to the labs to fi nd out whether it can take
the top spot in our budget smartphone chart. That’s
cheaper than the two most recent Moto G phones,
the Moto G4 and G5, which used to dominate
the budget smartphone charts (see page 124).
It’s set to become available to buy at some
point in the second quarter of the year, which we
think could mean some time in April, but we’ll be
sure to update you when we fi nd out more.
Design
The Nokia 3 has a 5in smoothly sculpted Gorilla
Glass screen housed in a neat and compact
polycarbonate body with a rounded aluminium
frame that we think looks brilliantly premium
considering its price tag.
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We also actually prefer the 5in HD screen size
to some of the bigger o erings in the fl agship
high-end category. It means you can fi t the
phone comfortably in the palm of your hand
and most people will fi nd they can use it onehanded
without running into any problems when
it comes to reaching the edges of the screen.
The Nokia 3 is available in Tempered Blue,
Silver, Matte Black or Copper, and is 8.48mm
thick. There is a slight camera bump, but we love
how symmetrical the camera, fl ash and Nokia
logo are on the rear of the device, continuing
the deceivingly premium look and feel even in
those smaller details.
Hardware
The 5in screen has a resolution of 1280x720 pixels
like the Nokia 5. We found it to be bright and
reasonably crisp, and wouldn’t expect more from a
phone with a great price tag like this one.
Inside the Nokia 3 is the MediaTek MTK 6737
quad-core 1.3GHz processor paired with 2GB
RAM, which is defi nitely a budget chipset so we
wouldn’t expect anything particularly speedy from
this handset. It’s going to run most apps without too
much trouble so we expect this won’t be an issue
for most anyone planning to use it for social media
and casual games, but don’t expect to be able to
play any power-hungry games or apps without
running into some lag.
There’s 16GB built-in memory with support for up
to 128GB more thanks to the microSD card slot.
Both of the Nokia 3’s cameras are 8Mp, which
isn’t fantastic and was defi nitely noticeable
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compared with the Nokia 5 and Nokia 6’s
o erings (13Mp and 16Mp respectively). It’s good
enough for the odd photo, but you won’t want
to use this as your main camera on a holiday or
for taking photos you intend to print and frame.
The rear camera o ers an LED fl ash, though,
and both have autofocus.
The non-removable battery is 2650mAh, which
should manage a day without charging but we’ll
need to wait until we get it back to our labs to
fi nd out just how many hours you’ll get out of it.
Software
The Nokia 3 runs a delightfully simple ‘Pure’
Android 7.0 Nougat complete with Google Assistant
and without any fancy trimmings to overcomplicate
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things. There’s no bloatware and no overlay to
worry about, and you’ll get software updates
regularly. Fans of stock Android will certainly love
the Nokia 3’s approach to software.
Verdict
We’re strangely excited about the Nokia 3
considering the fact that it’s budget and there’s
nothing particularly innovative about it. It’s just
a really good all-rounder with such a great price
tag that it’s hard not to recommend to anyone not
wanting to spend loads to get the best smartphone
tech available. We think this is going to a hugely
popular new handset and we wouldn’t be surprised
if it knocks the Moto G out of the top spot in our
budget smartphone chart. Ashleigh Macro
Specifi cations
• 7.5in (1280x720, 294ppi) touchscreen
• Android 7.1 Nougat
• 1.3GHz MediaTek MTK 6737 quad-core CPU
• Mali-T720MP2 GPU
• 2GB RAM
• 16GB storage
• MicroSD up to 256GB
• 8Mp main camera, LED fl ash
• 8Mp front camera
• Bluetooth 4G LTE
• GPS
• NFC
• Micro-USB
• FM radio
• 2650mAh non-removable battery
• 143.4x71.4x8.48mm
Android phones that we expect could fl y
o the shelves when they’re launched
later this year. HMD Global, a Finnish start-up,
is using the Nokia brand to bring the three new
phones to the market, as well as a reboot of the
famous and much-loved Nokia 3310. Here, we
take a closer look at the Nokia 3, the cheapest
in the new smartphone range.
Price
The Nokia 3 is the cheapest phone available in
the new Nokia Android range, with a price of €139
which we expect will work out at around £120.
MWC: Nokia 3 Drastic ds emulator apk
AA36 PAGES.indd 23 09/03/2017 10:45
24 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 36
That means we can place the Nokia 3 fi rmly in the
budget smartphone category, so we’re looking
forward to putting it through its paces when we get
it back to the labs to fi nd out whether it can take
the top spot in our budget smartphone chart. That’s
cheaper than the two most recent Moto G phones,
the Moto G4 and G5, which used to dominate
the budget smartphone charts (see page 124).
It’s set to become available to buy at some
point in the second quarter of the year, which we
think could mean some time in April, but we’ll be
sure to update you when we fi nd out more.
Design
The Nokia 3 has a 5in smoothly sculpted Gorilla
Glass screen housed in a neat and compact
polycarbonate body with a rounded aluminium
frame that we think looks brilliantly premium
considering its price tag.
AA36 PAGES.indd 24 09/03/2017 10:45
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We also actually prefer the 5in HD screen size
to some of the bigger o erings in the fl agship
high-end category. It means you can fi t the
phone comfortably in the palm of your hand
and most people will fi nd they can use it onehanded
without running into any problems when
it comes to reaching the edges of the screen.
The Nokia 3 is available in Tempered Blue,
Silver, Matte Black or Copper, and is 8.48mm
thick. There is a slight camera bump, but we love
how symmetrical the camera, fl ash and Nokia
logo are on the rear of the device, continuing
the deceivingly premium look and feel even in
those smaller details.
Hardware
The 5in screen has a resolution of 1280x720 pixels
like the Nokia 5. We found it to be bright and
reasonably crisp, and wouldn’t expect more from a
phone with a great price tag like this one.
Inside the Nokia 3 is the MediaTek MTK 6737
quad-core 1.3GHz processor paired with 2GB
RAM, which is defi nitely a budget chipset so we
wouldn’t expect anything particularly speedy from
this handset. It’s going to run most apps without too
much trouble so we expect this won’t be an issue
for most anyone planning to use it for social media
and casual games, but don’t expect to be able to
play any power-hungry games or apps without
running into some lag.
There’s 16GB built-in memory with support for up
to 128GB more thanks to the microSD card slot.
Both of the Nokia 3’s cameras are 8Mp, which
isn’t fantastic and was defi nitely noticeable
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compared with the Nokia 5 and Nokia 6’s
o erings (13Mp and 16Mp respectively). It’s good
enough for the odd photo, but you won’t want
to use this as your main camera on a holiday or
for taking photos you intend to print and frame.
The rear camera o ers an LED fl ash, though,
and both have autofocus.
The non-removable battery is 2650mAh, which
should manage a day without charging but we’ll
need to wait until we get it back to our labs to
fi nd out just how many hours you’ll get out of it.
Software
The Nokia 3 runs a delightfully simple ‘Pure’
Android 7.0 Nougat complete with Google Assistant
and without any fancy trimmings to overcomplicate
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things. There’s no bloatware and no overlay to
worry about, and you’ll get software updates
regularly. Fans of stock Android will certainly love
the Nokia 3’s approach to software.
Verdict
We’re strangely excited about the Nokia 3
considering the fact that it’s budget and there’s
nothing particularly innovative about it. It’s just
a really good all-rounder with such a great price
tag that it’s hard not to recommend to anyone not
wanting to spend loads to get the best smartphone
tech available. We think this is going to a hugely
popular new handset and we wouldn’t be surprised
if it knocks the Moto G out of the top spot in our
budget smartphone chart. Ashleigh Macro
Specifi cations
• 7.5in (1280x720, 294ppi) touchscreen
• Android 7.1 Nougat
• 1.3GHz MediaTek MTK 6737 quad-core CPU
• Mali-T720MP2 GPU
• 2GB RAM
• 16GB storage
• MicroSD up to 256GB
• 8Mp main camera, LED fl ash
• 8Mp front camera
• Bluetooth 4G LTE
• GPS
• NFC
• Micro-USB
• FM radio
• 2650mAh non-removable battery
• 143.4x71.4x8.48mm
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