I am sold!! They need to bring back their Nokia camera app, Nokia camera Pro, PureView Display and the Zeiss Lenses on their smartphones. I hope they launch these very soon here in India.
Omg... that was a blessing i had tue nokia 808 pure view 108 mgxl in 2012... the pix i clicked then are the best pics till date... pure view had a symbian os .
Basicly all phones have a customizable button. The power button. And apps are avaliable to remap buttons too. But it is one extra customizable button along side the one already there.
Business edition gives more OS updates. Honestly the Skyline is a massive step in the right direction from HMDs Nokia branded devices. If you’re not an intensive mobile gamer, there really is a lot to like here. Shame there’s no headphone jack, but the design is super cool and functional. Hats off to HMD. Keep more of the same coming. Hopefully the lumia design will filter down to cheaper models too.
They want to establish themselves as a new brand, and keep Nokia as their "cheap phone" logo I guess. But man this phone could've been phone of the year contender if they gave it longer software support, larger battery and snapdragon 7 gen3 instead.
Im in love with this phone alot. It reminds me of the old days while using nokia. And the camera looks great here. Plus the design looks nice. So clean and simple
That repairability makes this phone very lucrative, despite the lackluster chipset and short software support. I hope this easy repairability trend catches some wind in the near future. Thanks for the heads-up! 🙌
I honestly value a replaceable battery more than chipset. I have not felt help back by a chip in 4 years 5 years even mid-range. Even like the 720 g on my Pixel 4a or the 765 on my LG wing were completely fine for me.
Honestly while the sd 7s gen 2 is not top of the line, it is enough for everything Android has to offer really. Hell even the SD 845 is enough for everything Android has to offer. And the 7s gen 2 is a step up from the 845 in terms of performance. With a little custimizatiom, I bet you could get this beast to perform even better. Like add a vapor chamber from an older flagship.. Put on a 25% Overclock on the processor, and presto.
I think the logic of it was Microsoft killed the Nokia name with the crash of their Windows phone platform, where Nokia was the worst victim of it. Then the android Nokias weren't really big hits either, this seems like a very decent device with well rounded specs and a really appealing design and they wanted to seperate from that bad past. A quick google search and people can see that HMD is basically good old Nokia.
Damn, for £400 its pretty impressive that the Skyline has a full set of cameras (main+ultrawide+tele), usually £400 phones struggle to fill out a full set of cameras
"Not realy sure what's Twisted about it. Maybe it likes pleasuring itself to old episodes of Judge Judy or something." was not something I was expecting to hear in a tech review lmao
Thanks for the video, I think Tech Spurt is the only channel who has made a video on this device so far. 😅 A competitive device from hmd after a long time. One of the rare midrange devices that have Wireless, reverse wireless charging and telephoto lens.
Genuinely surprised with this model. Repairability looks much sinpler than most smartphones out there, and it's still IP54 resistant! And an actual triple camera set up. Standard, wide and tele. None of that macro or depth sensor rubbish. Probably one of the top mid-range models this year.
There would probably be different replacable backs in the future no? Since it's so easily removable, I'd wager they'll release more designs and materials on the future to swap. And if not, it's nothing a little bit of 3D printing wouldn't fix.
Got mine today, compared to the nokia x20 everything is loads better. I'm not concerned about the nokia branding. It's a good honest phone that feels more premium. My only gripe is the colours on the display are a little too vivid, similar too Samsung. Thanks Chris for your fair judgement 👍
Thanks a lot for the video. Some people don't know English. When talking about phone settings, show this in writing in one corner of the screen. Even if we don't understand what you're talking about then We can see what you're talking about and what information you provide. Please consider. Greetings from Azerbaijan. I am your regular follower
I’m really thrilled that HMD is reviving this iconic design from the old Lumia series, I've always admired it and felt it truly stands out from the crowd. I hope they extend this design philosophy to future flagship models, ideally with a top-notch camera and, most importantly, several years of updates like Samsung and Google offer nowadays. Lastly, the collaboration with iFixit is extremely promising. I hope they continue down this path and that it doesn’t just turn into a gimmick.
As a solidly committed Nokia fanboy, this is what i've been waiting for! I missed the Nokia 8.3, for reasons, ... temporarily switched to Samsung... and by the time i had thrown THAT trash in the bin, I settled instead for the G60, which has been a solid performer for almost 2 years now and I started to panic when seeing that there had not been a replacement for the G60 or the X30 and that HMD have switched to... HMD... and they had only pumped out low end phones so far. So this is truly the right phone at the right time for me! Well done HMD you legends!
I loved my old windows Lucia phones. Swappable batteries, changeable covers, and one model had a terrific camera, better than any of the androids I have had since.
Pretty in pink, it has taken HMD a while to introduce a new desirable phone. As usual i will wait for the price to drop, no sense in paying full retail prices. Let's hope there are more models to follow. and with more generous OS updates only 2 is way too short.
Arrived here after searching for Nubia. I still miss my yellow Lumia 1020, best camera available at the time. Camera grip was a great addition too. Shame that they lost their way. You now have a new subscriber albeit a camera biased and not gamer biased one.
Got the blue one and updated the OS out of the box. Speaker is loud and compared to X20 that was launched at similar price (Skyline gets cheaper depending on region) this is much worth it. I got X20 for parent at $140, and only at that price that the pricing is justified. Just like you said, the display is warm out of the box. Not sure if it's LG pOLED characteristic which it'll get better over time. At least no smearing at low brightness like early pOLED
@8:20 why is the display is not appearing "black"on either sides of the video, as it should do, if it's a pOLED display, kinda making me feel that this is some LCD panel and not pOLED.
A main thing missing here .. the OG Lumia interface, the launcher with live tiles, the expanded ui, quite straight forward, quite subtle, now it's looking same as any other android phone, don't how it is better than any other in same price range.
You are showing the mobile’s physical design, but not once have you shown it with the screen off. Is the video about the phone’s design or your wallpaper?
Did you notice while using it, that brightness goes up and down, it's doing it mine, the adaptive brightness is off, not sure if it's my device or if it was doing on yours
Still have a Lumia 640XL and 950 and 950 XL , still using the latter. Wish the Skyline had a dedicated phone button ,( I realise you can set it on the on the left hand button but on the wrong side ) .and Zeiss lenses
Big Lumia user back in the day. Had a 520, 640 and 735. Good to see some of that design language in the HMD Skyline. But the sharp corners digging into the palms are a legitimate deal breaker for me.
Does it really have telephoto lens? I see online specs with only wide, ultra wide and tiny macro. The main wide lens is suppose to be the one zooming in 4 times digitally
Hello! does the phone have the ability to mute the camera sound? does it have the function of waking up the screen when receiving notifications? and the ability to turn it on and off with a double tap? Last question, when it turns on does it always make that sound? I think it can't be disabled unfortunately... Thanks
I really like the design,it reminds me my good Nokia lumia in nice yellow colour 👌 i was waiting for HMD to bring that design back ,good move i think 👌
