SPECIFICATIONS
THE GOOD : DESIGN , DISPLAY, SOFTWARE
The NOKIA 5.1 PLUS proves that you dont need to splurge to get a premium-looking smartphone. The same goes with the Nokia 5.1 Plus as well. You get a front and back glass design with a smooth glossy finish which looks and feels good. But as is the case with all smartphones with a glass design, this one too attracts fingerprints, and you ll need to wipe it again and again.
The Nokia 5.1 Plus comes with a 5.8-inch HD+ display with a resolution of 1520×720 pixels and an aspect ratio of 19:9. The display has a notch at top which houses the earpiece, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor and the front camera. Nokia has used a good panel and it offers decent legibility under direct sunlight. Color reproduction is also pretty decent.
Despite a big display, the smartphone is compact in size, and thats one thing I liked about it. Easy to hold, this makes one-handed use a breeze. The back of the device houses a vertically placed dual-camera module and an LED flash which is placed at the center, ensuring proper symmetry. Just below the camera , you have the circular fingerprint scanner, and it is pretty fast in unlocking the device.
Talking about the processor Media tek Helio P60 processor is an efficient one and cn compete easily with sd 636 . The processor on this device ensures a glitch free and lag free experience.
Considering the ports placement, you get a hybrid dual-SIM card slot on the left, power button and volume rocker on the right, and a 3.5mm headphone socket on the top. While other manufacturers in this price range offer a micro-USB port, it is good to see Nokia going with a Type-C port for charging and data transfers on the Nokia 5.1 Plus. This makes it one of the most affordable devices to sport the newer port.
When we talk about software, one good thing about Nokia smartphones is that they run on stock Android, being a part of the Android One program it provides the users with a bloat free experience. For now, it runs on Android 8.1 Oreo with September security patch, and it will get Android 9 Pie update in the coming months and I won t be surprised to see the Pie update before the end of the year, if not earlier.
Lastly, we come to the camera. The Nokia 5.1 Plus features a dual-camera setup at the back a 13-megapixel primary sensor of f/2.0 aperture, coupled with a 5-megapixel depth sensor. Nokia has added AI chops for scene detection and to add bokeh effectsTo begin with, there is a shutter lag after you click on the camera shutter button, it takes about two seconds to capture the photo, and another one second to save in the camera roll. And even after all of this, the quality isn t as good as you would expect. The photos look dull, the bokeh effects look too artificial, dynamic range isn t too good, and sometimes it over exposes. Selfies taken on the 8-megapixel front camera too look bearable, but I would have expected a bit better. It is not that the camera is bad, but to get that one perfect picture, you need to click a few times and get your framing perfectly.
SUMMARY AT A GLANCE
DISPLAY - 5.86" (14.88 cm)
STORAGE - 32 GB
CAMERA - Dual camera setup (13MP with 5MP for depth sensing) and 8MP front camera.
BATTERY - 3060 mAh
RAM - 3 GB
FINGERPRINT SENSOR POSITION - Below the Rear camera modules
OTHER SENSORSLight sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope
FINGERPRINT SENSOR-Yes
OPERATING SYSTEM-Android v8.1 (Oreo)
SIM SLOTS-Dual SIM, GSM+GSM
MODEL5.1 Plus
CUSTOM UI-Android One
SIM SIZE-SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
NETWORK4G: Available (supports Indian bands) 3G: Available, 2G: Available
-Multimedia
LOUDSPEAKER-Yes
FM RADIO-Yes
AUDIO JACK -3.5 mm
CHIPSET - MediaTek Helio P60
GRAPHICS - Mali-G72 MP3
PROCESSOR - Octa core (1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 + 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53)
ARCHITECTURE - 64 bit
RAM - 3 GB
THICKNESS - 8 mm
WIDTH - 71.9 mm
WEIGHT - 151 grams
HEIGHT - 149.5 mm
COLOURS -Gloss Black, Gloss White, Midnight Gloss Blue
DISPLAY TYPE-IPS LCD
ASPECT RATIO19:9
PIXEL DENSITY-287 ppi
SCREEN TO BODY RATIO CALCULATED-79.34 %
SCREEN SIZE-5.86 inches (14.88 cm)
SCREEN RESOLUTION-720 x 1520 pixels
INTERNAL MEMORY - 32 GB
EXPANDABLE MEMORY- Up to 400 GB
USB OTG SUPPORT-Yes
IMAGE RESOLUTION4128 x 3096 Pixels
FLASH-Yes LED Flash
VIDEO RECORDING -1920x1080 @ 30 fps
BATTERY USER REPLACEABLE-No
QUICK CHARGING-Yes Fast
TYPE-Li-ion
CAPACITY-3060 mAh
-Network Connectivity
WIFI-Yes Wi-Fi 802.11, a/ac/b/g/n
VOLTE - Yes
USB TYPEC - Yes (Doesn`t support micro-USB)
USB CONNECTIVITY - Mass storage device, USB charging
NETWORK SUPPORT - 4G (supports Indian bands), 3G, 2G
GPS - Yes with A-GPS, Glonass
SIM 14G Bands:TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS:Available EDGE:Available
SIM 24G Bands: TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS:Available EDGE:Available
WORTH BUYING OR NOT??
The Nokia 5.1 Plus is a good attempt from HMD Global and had a lot going for it, such as the compact form factor, front and back glass design, and Android One software which provides bloat free performance and promises timely software updates.
However, the smartphone misses out on some aspects .An average battery and poor camera performance are a couple of factors that may hold you off. In the same price, you could go for the Zenfone Max pro M1 with a bigger 5,000mAh battery, and near-stock Android as well, albeit in the form of a lightly-skinned Zenfone UI. Otherwise, the Realme 2 and Redmi 6 Pro are not bad options either. However, they come with custom Android skins, which might take away from performance and flexibility.
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