Nokia 3.2 Review: A Budget Phone With Stock Android and Massive Battery

The Nokia 3.2 uses a 6.26-inch HD+ display which stands at par with all the other phones out there in this segment. The adaptive display of the Nokia 3.2 also does a commendable job of adjusting to light indoors and outdoors. Another plus point of the Nokia 3.2 is the 4000mAh battery which delivers a battery backup to last you an entire day. Also, the Android 9 Pie’s adaptive battery feature optimises the battery usage to get you more juice out of the 4000mAh cell.

Nokia 3.2 Review: Performance

The only area where the users might feel that the Nokia 3.2 falls short is performance and this is owing to the Snapdragon 429 SoC which the phone packs. At this price range, it is easy to find phones with Snapdragon 660 or even Snapdragon 710 processor, meaning that the users of Nokia 3.2 could feel a little disappointed while running resource-intensive apps.

Nokia 3.2 Review: Camera and Imaging

This device also misses out on a dual rear camera setup, which has become mainstream even in the budget segment these days. The single rear camera is a 13MP sensor which offers Google Lens integration. In low-light, the phone is unable to click sharp images, and it can be said that HMD Global can use some improvement in the camera department of this device given that a lot of phones are now boasting of 48MP sensors.

Nokia 3.2 Review: Verdict

Summarising, it can be said that the Nokia 3.2 excels on the software and UI front owing to the clean stock Android experience and the Android One tag. In terms of battery and design also, the phone stands at par with a lot of its competition. However, the few drawbacks which this device has includes the sub-par performance and camera. At the price range of Rs 10,790 which will get you the 3GB variant of the Nokia 3.2, there are other phones which the buyers might consider like the Redmi Note 7 or the Realme 3 Pro.