The Nokia 2.4 seems to be a regular big-screen smartphone. But
does it justify its Rs 10,399 price tag? Let's find out
The Nokia 2.4 is a
budget smartphone from the stable of Finnish start-up HMD Global, the official
licensee for Nokia brand of mobile phones. Like other Nokia
smartphones, the Nokia 2.4 boots the stock Android operating system. That said,
it is among the few smartphones across price segments that offer vanilla
Android user experience, free from bloatware and ads. Also, the Nokia 2.4 seems
to be a regular big-screen smartphone. But does it justify its Rs 10,399 price
tag? Let’s find out:
Design
Adding novelty to
the Nokia 2.4’s design is its textured polycarbonate back cover with
Nordic-themed colour options that look intriguing. For a phone of the size of a
phablet, the Nokia 2.4 is lightweight (189g) and comfortable to hold. It,
however, is both bulky and tall, so not easy to operate using just one hand.
Thankfully, there is no unnecessary bulk here and everything sits well within
the frame. Thanks to a uniform built, the phone sits stable on flat surfaces
and does not wobble. Overall, the Nokia 2.4’s textured polycarbonate unibody
adds some flair to its otherwise boring design, and the lightweight build
compensates for convenience hampered by its tall and bulky stature.
Display
Justifying the Nokia
2.4’s phablet size is its 6.5-inch LCD screen of an HD+ resolution,
stretched in a tall 20:9 aspect ratio. The screen is big, and so are the bezels
around it. The screen bezels, especially the bottom one, look prominent and add
to unwarranted waste of space.
Coming back to the
display, it is bright and vivid but lacks the sharpness due to a limited pixel
count. The HD+ resolution also hampers the screen’s capability with regard to
multimedia and readability. Multimedia content appears pixelated and videos
streamed through over-the-top (OTT) apps like Netflix and Disney+ Hotstar are
capped at 480p resolution. Similarly, the text appears jarred and the artwork
does not best represent itself on such a screen. Thankfully, there is a system-wide
dark mode, which somewhat improves the UI’s look and feel but does not make any
significant improvements otherwise.
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