100% - and of course it’s Android, you can (pretty much) make it look like anything you want to. But when it’s the default, I feel like it’s worth calling out - some will love it, some won’t.
The Motorola G54 5G eats this alive at the same price point in terms of specs. The G54 is certainly one of the best sub 300 AUD phones if not the best overall currently. It is a shame they chose such a poor cpu for this phone. In a few years it will be grossly outdated while my G54 will still be fairly modern due to the modern and superior cpu.
Have you got Android 14 yet on your G54? My G54 in EU 🇫🇮 is still on Android 13 (T3TDS33.16-78-2-2) and security update is still on a lousy January 1, 2024, which is really frustrating. And today is already July 25 and Google will release Android 15 within a month or two.
@@petrisalonen4893 Yes I have Android 14 on my Motorola G54 5G and the latest security update was for May 2024. I am in Australia. I'm not sure why Android 14 has not come out for you yet. You definitely should have at least gotten Android 14 by now. Maybe it is the EU delaying it for some reason?
@@Toshobi The Redmi Note 13 5g is not actually cheaper than the Motorola G54 5G in Australia. It is on average 50-100 dollars more expensive and it does not have stereo speakers or OIS on its cameras like the G54 has. Any improvements are marginal at best and the Redmi note 13 is almost a year newer than the G54. The HMD Pulse Pro is also cheaper than the Redmi Note 13 as well in Australia at least.
@@ChubbyChecker182 Just a day or so ago Argos reduced the price for the top model down to £99. Not sure how long that offer will last but it's good value.
I've purchased one today......UK price today £99. Reason for purchasing is that my current Honor phone is only Android 12, and I wanted a cheap phone with Android 14. I'll be using this as a temporary phone, as I may purchase the new Pixel phone once the price reduces a bit. I'm a septuagenarian, so this HMD phone will be ok for my requirements.
How about if I don't know to repair it cause I'm not professional. So do I have to go HMD service center instead? Or maybe I'm mistaken, maybe it doesn't exist. So I think you'll have to look to other repair service that is not HMD. And that's what keeps me thinkin' if I really want to buy it or not because of these reasons as I've stated above.
The idea here is that the parts can be ordered and the guides are available through ifixit’s web site. So if you didn’t (or couldn’t) do so yourself, any phone repair place could do so for you.
Can't answer that one on two grounds; firstly I don't use Antutu per se so don't have scores to hand to give that level of advice, but more critically used phone prices vary SO much depending on other factors (condition, age, desirability, who you're getting it from etc). I would generally advise against buying a used Android phone at $200 -- I do get that people's budgets are constrained and I'm not trying to be elitist here, it's more that once used phones drop to that level from the mid or premium price tiers they're either rather old or rather worn out -- and hence rather risky to buy. The one advantage to getting something new, even at budget rates, is that you're getting a fresh battery and display if nothing else.
@@gkholmes You can get the Nokia G54 5G for about 250 Aussie dollars brand new on special or 299 aud normal price. It is not going to break any records for mobile gaming performance but it won't break the bank either. It is a great all rounder phone and it works well as an actual phone for texting and making calls. I don't recommend getting a used phone either at 200 Aussie dollars your looking at getting a 64GB Samsung Galaxy S9 or an S10e 6GB ram option in fair to good condition. running Android 12 max. Which these days is pretty outdated but if you can live with that I guess it could work for you. The Samsung Galaxy S10e was great for gaming on mobile and probably still is to a certain extent.
In theory yes -- I suspect though that with the Nokia name deal now being ~8 years old, they're more just looking at setting up their "own" brand, and the difference in price the Nokia styling might have put into it may have made relatively little difference.
HMD needs to do a few things: 1. 3 OS Updates and 4th year of Security Minimum on all Devices. 2. Work with iFixIt and Fairphone too ensure reliability, repaiability & upgradability (Especially Screen and Battery but also USB Port etc!) 3. MIL-STD-810G & IP69 (along with a Internal Conformal Coating jik!) 4.Ultrasonic Biometric Security. 5. Trade In for a Discount when Upgrading. 6. Recycling ♻ Program too reclaim & reuse Gold Copper GaN Glass Plastic etc I would also like to see 1. Dual Micro SD Card Slot. 2. ECC RAM & Storage. 3. Delta Only Updates. 4. OS Snapshots like BTRFS & ZFS. 5. No Old or Under Powered SoC's like Unisoc, I am happy to see MediaTek on Low too Midrange Devices and Flagship Killer's 6. PD 3.1 & QC 5.0 with at least 30 to 35w charging and 5,000mah cells
Not… yet. Which is a pity - as I note it’s not that other phones can’t be repaired, but it would be ideal for manufacturers to make it simpler and cheaper for consumers to fix problems and extend the lifespans of phones.
I just want to be able to replace the touch screen glass... Just the glass, thats the only thing that mostly breaks. Just sell me that original from the factory, I don't want to replace the whole ffing screen and frame...
I used similar Nokia phones, like G21. I love them, but you have to live with a slow phone, essentially. This is only for users who can live with slower phone.
It is not a flagship phone because it has a slow entry level processor which is not fast enough to run Fortnite. What is is good for is its two day battery life. This is poorer than the three day battery life in earlier entry level HMD Android phones such as the G22 which also had the Unisoc T606 octa-core processor. I think that this may be due to it having a slightly smaller battery. The two day battery life is due to the low power processor, the large screen hiding a large battery and the screen being a 720p LCD display. The HMD Pulse Pro only costs £99 from Argos in the UK.
Bashing a phone priced at $300 but then saying it is acceptable if it's $200?? Make your mind up fella 😂😂 This is 6gb ram with 6gb ram expandable so technically 12gb ram.. the hmd launcher is pants, so install lawnchair or nova, problems solved.. also turn off the animations and this phone is fluid as hell and it's only £99 in the UK right now 😂😂
So, to respond -- I very much have made my mind up. All I can do is assess a phone at the RRP when it launches -- of course, phone prices do drop over time but I can't state what those will be or when (especially for globally released handsets) -- and the expectations around a $200 phone will be different to those of a $300 phone, or indeed any other price bracket. If a phone is performing at a level where it'd compete well at a cheaper price point, then of course if you can get it at that price it's actually competitive, whereas at its higher price point it's worse value. Yes, other launchers do exist, that's one of the very nice things about Android, but the practical reality is that a LOT of users -- I'd hazard the guess the vast majority, but it would just be a guess -- never go near those alternatives, so assessing what the installed setup does is entirely appropriate.
$300 Aussie dollerydoos is only £150 sterling so is hardly asking for the moon on a stick. And now is £130 so again a cheap phone. So I can forgive it. If it was £300 then have at it but for £130? It ok.
That's fair, and there's rarely an instance where Android phone prices don't drop over time. However I can't count on that or quantify it precisely, which is why I always review with the RRP at launch in mind.
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The monochrome apps are a feature in Android, I can get it in my phone running A13. You can turn it off in the launcher settings.
100% - and of course it’s Android, you can (pretty much) make it look like anything you want to. But when it’s the default, I feel like it’s worth calling out - some will love it, some won’t.
The Motorola G54 5G eats this alive at the same price point in terms of specs. The G54 is certainly one of the best sub 300 AUD phones if not the best overall currently. It is a shame they chose such a poor cpu for this phone. In a few years it will be grossly outdated while my G54 will still be fairly modern due to the modern and superior cpu.
Looks as though HMD has realised this model needs a price cut. Here in UK one large store, Argos, has just lowered prices for these HMD models.
Have you got Android 14 yet on your G54? My G54 in EU 🇫🇮 is still on Android 13 (T3TDS33.16-78-2-2) and security update is still on a lousy January 1, 2024, which is really frustrating. And today is already July 25 and Google will release Android 15 within a month or two.
@@petrisalonen4893 Yes I have Android 14 on my Motorola G54 5G and the latest security update was for May 2024. I am in Australia. I'm not sure why Android 14 has not come out for you yet. You definitely should have at least gotten Android 14 by now. Maybe it is the EU delaying it for some reason?
The cheaper redmi note 13 is definitely better
@@Toshobi The Redmi Note 13 5g is not actually cheaper than the Motorola G54 5G in Australia. It is on average 50-100 dollars more expensive and it does not have stereo speakers or OIS on its cameras like the G54 has. Any improvements are marginal at best and the Redmi note 13 is almost a year newer than the G54. The HMD Pulse Pro is also cheaper than the Redmi Note 13 as well in Australia at least.
Thanks for the video. In UK this model has just had another price cut. Argos, a large retail outfit, is selling it for GBP 119 today.
Exactly why I’m watching this video 😂
£99 today
@@ChubbyChecker182 Just a day or so ago Argos reduced the price for the top model down to £99. Not sure how long that offer will last but it's good value.
That’s expensive, it’s only £119 in the UK
I've purchased one today......UK price today £99. Reason for purchasing is that my current Honor phone is only Android 12, and I wanted a cheap phone with Android 14. I'll be using this as a temporary phone, as I may purchase the new Pixel phone once the price reduces a bit. I'm a septuagenarian, so this HMD phone will be ok for my requirements.
Oz is mad expensive, this is 90€ in ireland and Ireland is an expensive country
These around £90 in the UK now which is a pretty fair price for what you get imo.
What android phone would you recommend for under 399 aud?
I believe this phone comes with some preinstalled apps such as facebook. Can they be unistalled?
Thanks
How about if I don't know to repair it cause I'm not professional. So do I have to go HMD service center instead? Or maybe I'm mistaken, maybe it doesn't exist. So I think you'll have to look to other repair service that is not HMD. And that's what keeps me thinkin' if I really want to buy it or not because of these reasons as I've stated above.
The idea here is that the parts can be ordered and the guides are available through ifixit’s web site. So if you didn’t (or couldn’t) do so yourself, any phone repair place could do so for you.
I feel like the kiosks that are in shopping centres will be able to
In your opinion what is the best used Android smartphone around 200 Aussie dollars with an Antutu 10 Score around 735000?
Can't answer that one on two grounds; firstly I don't use Antutu per se so don't have scores to hand to give that level of advice, but more critically used phone prices vary SO much depending on other factors (condition, age, desirability, who you're getting it from etc). I would generally advise against buying a used Android phone at $200 -- I do get that people's budgets are constrained and I'm not trying to be elitist here, it's more that once used phones drop to that level from the mid or premium price tiers they're either rather old or rather worn out -- and hence rather risky to buy. The one advantage to getting something new, even at budget rates, is that you're getting a fresh battery and display if nothing else.
I think you have to go at least 500-600$. There's nothing phone 2a and Motorola edge 50 fusion in those prices.
@@gkholmes You can get the Nokia G54 5G for about 250 Aussie dollars brand new on special or 299 aud normal price. It is not going to break any records for mobile gaming performance but it won't break the bank either. It is a great all rounder phone and it works well as an actual phone for texting and making calls. I don't recommend getting a used phone either at 200 Aussie dollars your looking at getting a 64GB Samsung Galaxy S9 or an S10e 6GB ram option in fair to good condition. running Android 12 max. Which these days is pretty outdated but if you can live with that I guess it could work for you. The Samsung Galaxy S10e was great for gaming on mobile and probably still is to a certain extent.
go for some chinese phone probably
Xiaomi or Huawei used
Where is the earphone jack
Isn't this the same as HMD made Nokia phones? In theory, this should be cheaper than Nokia branded phones because of zero license fees.
In theory yes -- I suspect though that with the Nokia name deal now being ~8 years old, they're more just looking at setting up their "own" brand, and the difference in price the Nokia styling might have put into it may have made relatively little difference.
HMD needs to do a few things:
1. 3 OS Updates and 4th year of Security Minimum on all Devices.
2. Work with iFixIt and Fairphone too ensure reliability, repaiability & upgradability (Especially Screen and Battery but also USB Port etc!)
3. MIL-STD-810G & IP69 (along with a Internal Conformal Coating jik!)
4.Ultrasonic Biometric Security.
5. Trade In for a Discount when Upgrading.
6. Recycling ♻ Program too reclaim & reuse Gold Copper GaN Glass Plastic etc
I would also like to see
1. Dual Micro SD Card Slot.
2. ECC RAM & Storage.
3. Delta Only Updates.
4. OS Snapshots like BTRFS & ZFS.
5. No Old or Under Powered SoC's like Unisoc, I am happy to see MediaTek on Low too Midrange Devices and Flagship Killer's
6. PD 3.1 & QC 5.0 with at least 30 to 35w charging and 5,000mah cells
They are already doing the 2nd one except not working with Fairphone, rather just iFixit
is there an alternative product that is repairable? that is slightly better all round? slightly better performing and i am sold
Not… yet. Which is a pity - as I note it’s not that other phones can’t be repaired, but it would be ideal for manufacturers to make it simpler and cheaper for consumers to fix problems and extend the lifespans of phones.
@@AlexKidman I'll support Nokia/hmd if they give me an option that keeps up with competitors on release!
Fingers crossed!!!
Nokia G42 at the moment
@@splinterBen1s I wish they released a phone with better processers like Helio G99 or Dimensity or snapdragon
@@victormurori4367 the hmd skyline is nice but it's hugely overpriced
An average phone for an average price has average components I don't see the problem here
If it weren't for the lack of 5G I would actually consider it
About time Nokia made a decent looking phone
You mean HMD 🤔
I just want to be able to replace the touch screen glass... Just the glass, thats the only thing that mostly breaks. Just sell me that original from the factory, I don't want to replace the whole ffing screen and frame...
How does every type of glass break?
A nice review it is budget friendly and tough and 10/10 its durability 😊
I used similar Nokia phones, like G21. I love them, but you have to live with a slow phone, essentially. This is only for users who can live with slower phone.
So is this good for people who use smartphone only for messaging apps, youtube and spotify?
Is it any better than the G21
@@martymartin2894 it's the same
@@litzborg you can use all of that, but the speed of the UI is slow, that's all
@@mgkoledisable all animations and it should become faster than any Android midranger with a custom skin
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It is not a flagship phone because it has a slow entry level processor which is not fast enough to run Fortnite. What is is good for is its two day battery life. This is poorer than the three day battery life in earlier entry level HMD Android phones such as the G22 which also had the Unisoc T606 octa-core processor. I think that this may be due to it having a slightly smaller battery. The two day battery life is due to the low power processor, the large screen hiding a large battery and the screen being a 720p LCD display. The HMD Pulse Pro only costs £99 from Argos in the UK.
i think the real question here is...
are you related to nicole kidman? and if so can i get her autograph?
Yes (distantly), and no, you can't. Or at least not through me.
ah ok, no worries.. ill try through other means, thanks tho
Zooming on the one stair step full of chewing gum is gross.
Armstrong Shore
if it breaks often :p
Utterly disappointed with HDM shame .
May i have one pls.for personal use everyday ❤❤❤❤
Favian Pass
Bashing a phone priced at $300 but then saying it is acceptable if it's $200?? Make your mind up fella 😂😂
This is 6gb ram with 6gb ram expandable so technically 12gb ram.. the hmd launcher is pants, so install lawnchair or nova, problems solved.. also turn off the animations and this phone is fluid as hell and it's only £99 in the UK right now 😂😂
So, to respond -- I very much have made my mind up. All I can do is assess a phone at the RRP when it launches -- of course, phone prices do drop over time but I can't state what those will be or when (especially for globally released handsets) -- and the expectations around a $200 phone will be different to those of a $300 phone, or indeed any other price bracket. If a phone is performing at a level where it'd compete well at a cheaper price point, then of course if you can get it at that price it's actually competitive, whereas at its higher price point it's worse value. Yes, other launchers do exist, that's one of the very nice things about Android, but the practical reality is that a LOT of users -- I'd hazard the guess the vast majority, but it would just be a guess -- never go near those alternatives, so assessing what the installed setup does is entirely appropriate.
Baumbach Mill
$300 Aussie dollerydoos is only £150 sterling so is hardly asking for the moon on a stick.
And now is £130 so again a cheap phone.
So I can forgive it. If it was £300 then have at it but for £130? It ok.
That's fair, and there's rarely an instance where Android phone prices don't drop over time. However I can't count on that or quantify it precisely, which is why I always review with the RRP at launch in mind.
Garbage entry level phone, with a mid range price tag
Nokia are a piece of junk. Every the senior phones are rubbish. Thanks for the video.
its nothing like what Nokia used to be.. theyre only Nokia in name it seems
You're mean
You used to be nice
HDM and Nokia look like very different names
Nokia are good phones thanks!
@@MorbidCrow666 Did you know that the reason why they made the name "HMD" is so that people wouldn't think " this ruins Nokias' image "
hmd, never never never. Samsung for ever