The Nokia 5 is a mid-range
Android smartphone by
HMD Global. It was announced along with the
Nokia 6,
Nokia 3, and
Nokia 3310 (2017) at the
MWC 2017 in
Barcelona
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,
Spain
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.
Specifications
Hardware
The Nokia 5 has a 5.2-inch LTPS
IPS LCD display,
Qualcomm
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Snapdragon 430
SoC with an octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
CPU, 2 or 3 GB of
RAM and 16 GB of internal storage that can be expanded using
microSD 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
Twitter
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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.
Nokia
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announced on
Twitter
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that the Nokia 5, along with the
Nokia 6 and
Nokia 3 would receive the
Android Pie 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
CNET praising the design, pricing and battery while criticising the mediocre performance and camera. John McCann of
TechRadar
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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
{{Nokia devices
5
Mobile phones introduced in 2017
Discontinued smartphones