The Nokia 5 is a mid-range Android smartphone by

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. It was announced along with the

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, Nokia 3, and

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at the MWC 2017 in

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Specifications

Hardware

The Nokia 5 has a 5.2-inch LTPS

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display,

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430 SoC with a octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53

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, 2 or 3 GB of

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and 16 GB of internal storage that can be expanded using

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cards up to 256 GB. The phone also has a 3000 mAh Li-Ion battery, a 13 MP rear camera with LED flash and 8 MP front-facing camera with auto-focus. It is available in Tempered Blue, Silver, Matte Black, and Copper colours.

Software

The Nokia 5 was originally launched with Android 7.1.1 Nougat. HMD Global has stated that they are providing a bloatware-free version of Android by not providing any unnecessary extra software. The company has also committed to provide regular feature and security updates. In October 2017, the Android 7.1.2 Nougat update was rolled out for the Nokia 5. On 12 December 2017, Juho Sarvikas, the Chief Product Officer at HMD Global, announced on

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that users of the Nokia 5 could test Android 8.0 Oreo on their devices by registering on Beta Labs, Nokia's Android beta testing program. The official Android 8.0 Oreo update began rolling out to the Nokia 5 on January 30, 2018.

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announced on

that the Nokia 5, along with the

and Nokia 3 would receive the

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update. The update began rolling out to the Nokia 5 on January 24, 2019.

Reception

The Nokia 5 generally received positive reviews, with Andrew Hoyle of

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praising the design, pricing and battery while criticising the mediocre performance and camera. John McCann of

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praised the “premium design” and use of stock Android while noting that load times could be sluggish and photos could be dark.

References

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