Nokia 5.4 review: Striking design, clutter-free UI the only saving grace
Nokia is one of the last few brands that are still
selling smartphones based
on Android One platform in India. For the uninitiated, Android One is a family
of Android smartphones powered
by stock versions of Android with a focus on Google services. That said, the Nokia smartphones often
come with an up-to-date Android operating system that has advertisement-free
vanilla user interface and no pre-installed bloatware.
The Nokia 5.4, a new
midrange smartphone from Finnish technology start-up HMD Global, which owns the
Nokia brand, is banking on the Android One and select creator-centric imaging
features. Priced Rs 13,999 onwards, the smartphone, however, seems to lag peers
in price-to-specifications ratio. But how does it work out in real-life usage?
Let’s find out:
The Nokia 5.4 has a striking design, with Nordic colour-themed
(polar night – review unit) curved back cover. Made of plastic, the back cover
has a glossy gradient profile. It looks good but easily gets smudges and
fingerprint marks, and is prone to scratches. Thankfully, the phone comes with
a transparent TPU cover, which makes the phone look bulky but protects the back
cover from unwanted smudges, fingerprint marks and scratches. Speaking of size,
the phone is neither big nor small. It has comfortable ergonomics with
lightweight build for ease of use. The phone has a camera bump on the back but
it does not protrude much from the frame. Therefore, the camera bump mixes well
with the phone’s design language and looks like a part of the overall package.
Besides the camera module, the phone’s rear side houses a capacitive
fingerprint sensor, which is quick to unlock the phone and works better
compared to in-screen fingerprint sensors that are common in other midrange
phones.
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