Nokia 3.2 Price
Its price ranges due to the storage capacity:
2GB RAM and 16GB Internal Storage - N40,000
3GB RAM and 32GB Internal Storage - N55,000
Design & Display
Large Display
Decent Design
Nokia 3.2 has a display which is appealing to the eyes. It has curved sides, it extends to the 2.5D curved glass which is at the front. At the back, it pane is made up of glass which is reflective. We recommend you get a case, so as not the experience scratch on your phones rear panel. Not only does it experience scratch, but it also attracts dust particles easier. Due to Nokia 3.2 curve body, it is easier to hold. Nokia is a bit difficult to hold with one hand, one needs to adjust his hand before he or she can get his hand in the content at the far corner.
On the right side of Nokia 3.2, you'll see the power button and volume keys which requires a little stretch to get your hand there. On the left-hand side, you'll find the Google Assistant button, SIM tray which is capable of housing a Nano-SIM and micro USB card or two Nano-SIMs. At the top you'll see 3.5mm headphone jack, we were a bit surprised that Nokia hasn't written off this feature. At the bottom of Nokia 3.2, you'll see the USB port and the speaker.
At the back of the phone, it looks a little bit plain thanks to the fingerprint scanner and camera module. The phone is only available in two colors at the moment, black and grey.
Nokia 3.2 comes with a display of 6.26-inch HD+, a screen resolution of 720x1520. It has an aspect ratio of 19:9 and a notch at the top which is the waterdrop notch. The screen is vibrant, bright and colorful enough to experience an amazing display. The resolution is a bit decent for 3D online games, it isn't the best in the market at this price range.
Storage
Decent Storage Capacity
Supports Expandable Storage
Nokia 3.2 comes in two forms, it includes one with 2GB RAM and internal storage of 16GB, and 3GB RAM and 32GB storage. The price ranges according to the storage capacity. It also supports expandable storage of about 400GB, it has enough storage space to store the bulk of audios, videos as well as large files. If you are the type that like downloading a lot, we recommend you get expandable storage so as not to witness storage issue.
Camera
Lack of Depth Sensor
Lack of Camera Modes
The Nokia 3.2 camera isn't quite encouraging, it comes with a single back camera having 13MP and aperture of f/2.2. Most smartphone at this price range has dual rear setup. The front camera has a 5MP camera and an aperture of f/2.2 with a wide angle of 77-degree field.
It is so disappointing that we couldn't find some camera mode on the Nokia 3.2, such as Scene Mode, AR stickers, Portrait mode, and many others. Due to the Google Lens integration, it looks a bit better.
The images captured with the rear camera was decent, it is colorful and sharp enough. During our test, we didn't find any issue locking focus unlike Nokia 4.2 we had little done difficulty in this.
Images captured under daylight looked perfect, it picks the natural color, look bright and vibrant. Due to its low resolution, it looked a bit grainy and soften on a larger screen, this occurred a lot when we captured long-range shots. We also tried taking pictures under direct sunlight, the colors looked washed and we noticed light seeping from the edge of the photo.
We also tried taking indoor images it looked decent but finds it hard to produce good shot under low-light. The once taken under normal light were a bit more aggressive than we expected with sum frame and lost in the subject. Due to the lack of camera modes, the bokeh effect was present, the camera focus was a bit better when focusing on an object in macro shots and it blurs the background to produce more depth effect. The main problem why it finds it hard to lock focus is the lack of depth-sensing camera. The selfies are a bit much better, it gives bright photos and skin smoothing on default, meaning you don't have to use the beauty mode to experience skin smoothening. Daylight selfie images looked washed-out and lack detail a bit. The low-light selfie images looked a bit worse than that of the rear camera.
Videos recorded using Nokia 3.2 were at HD and full-Had resolution, those recorded with the rear camera were clear and colorful but lack stabilization. The camera is still decent for day-to-day usage and for social media.
Battery
Large Battery Capacity
No Fast Charging
Nokia 3.2 comes with a battery capacity of 4000mAh which has the ability to last all day long under heavy usage, under average usage it can last two days after a full charge. The battery has an Adaptive Charging, meaning its life span increases after an end-to-end charging cycle. During our test, we tried surfing the internet for some hours with constant social media usage, contact calls and messaging with some gaming hours, Nokia 3.2 still has 35% left in the tank for the next day. The battery charges completely under two and a half hour which is from 0% to 100%.
Interface & Performance
Android 9 Pie
Nokia 3.2 runs on Android 9 Pie which are powered by quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 processor, which is quite disappointing especial when it's counterpart like Redmi Note 7 is having something better. It comes with ambient light sensor, accelerometer and proximity sensor. The most impressing part is that it has an Android security patch of May 2019 which is the latest.
The OS update is far better than any of its rivals, especially that of Huawei that doesn't receive any update due to a Google ban. The UX is perfect it has a clean design as most expected and without bloatware this time.
Due to the low RAM capacity if finds it hard to run hefty apps. We noticed signs of lag and sluggishness when playing online games and heavy multitasking, even with that we didn't notice app crash during our test. Under stress or long usage, we noticed the UI begins to frozen and unresponsive.
Nokia 3.2 was a bit better but less graded when it's Xiaomi is in the category. It runs a game like Asphalt 9 or PUBG Mobile in his lowest settings, with many unresponsive processes. As we said earlier, phone of the same category like the Xiaomi Redmi 7 ran PUGB Mobile at better experience than Nokia 3.2. The fingerprint sensor was inch perfect, with the face recognition being for the opposite. The fingerprint sensor was fast and quick. The navigation gestures were smooth enough.
Verdict
Nokia 3.2 is an affordable phone with any ability to perform and very few abilities. It has a large display, decent battery capacity, and average storage capacity. The camera was poor looking at that of its rival but it has very nice performance. It is the only phone in this price range that will receive the Android security patch level for the next 2 years. Its battery capacity is good enough for heavy usage not to even talk of average use, it can last two days under average usage.
The biggest concern is its low storage capacity but thanks to the fact that it supports expandable storage of about 400GB.
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