Nokia 5 operating instructions. Main processor, graphics, OS version
This is the official instruction for Nokia 5 in Russian, which is suitable for Android 7.1. If you have updated your Nokia smartphone to a more recent version or “rolled back” to an earlier one, then you should try other detailed operating instructions that will be presented below. We also suggest that you familiarize yourself with the quick user instructions in question-answer format.
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Settings-> About phone:: Android version (a few clicks on the item will launch the "Easter egg") ["Out of the box" Android OS version - 7.1].
We continue to configure the smartphone
How to update drivers on Nokia
You need to go to "Settings -> About phone -> Kernel version"
How to enable Russian keyboard layout
Go to the section "Settings->Language and input->Select language"
How to connect 4g or switch to 2G, 3G
"Settings-> More-> Mobile network-> Data transfer"
What to do if you turned on child mode and forgot your password
Go to "Settings-> Language and keyboard-> section (keyboard and input methods)-> check the box next to "Google voice input"
Settings->Display:: Auto-rotate screen (uncheck)
How to set a melody for an alarm clock?
Settings->Display->Brightness->right (increase); left (decrease); AUTO (automatic adjustment).
Settings->Battery->Energy Saving (check the box)
Enable display of battery charge status in percent
Settings->Battery->Battery Charge
How to transfer phone numbers from a SIM card to the phone memory? Importing numbers from a SIM card
- Go to the Contacts app
- Click on the "Options" button -> select "Import/Export"
- Select where you want to import contacts from -> “Import from SIM card”
How to add a contact to the blacklist or block a phone number?
How to set up the Internet if the Internet does not work (for example, MTS, Beeline, Tele2, Life)
- You can contact the operator
- Or read the instructions for
How to set a ringtone for a subscriber so that each number has its own melody
Go to the Contacts application -> Select the desired contact -> click on it -> open the menu (3 vertical dots) -> Set ringtone
How to disable or enable key vibration feedback?
Go to Settings-> Language and input -> Android keyboard or Google keyboard -> Vibration response of keys (uncheck or uncheck)
How to set a ringtone for an SMS message or change alert sounds?
Read the instructions for
How to find out which processor is 5?
You need to look at the characteristics of 5 (link above). We know that in this modification of the device the chipset is Qualcomm nSnapdragon 430 MSM8937.
Settings->For Developers->USB Debugging
If there is no "For Developers" item?
Follow the instructions
Settings->Data transfer->Mobile traffic.
Settings->More->Mobile network->3G/4G services (if the operator does not support, select only 2G)
How to change or add input language on the keyboard?
Settings-> Language and input-> Android keyboard-> settings icon-> Input languages (check the box next to the ones you need)
On sale since 2017 (July);
Weight, dimensions: 160 gr. , 149.7 x 72.5 x 8 mm. ;
Memory 16 GB, 2/3 GB RAM;
Battery: Built-in Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery;
Screen 5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2, 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio;
OS, GPU: Android 7.1.1 - Android 9.0, Adreno 505;
Price: About 140 EUR (price at the start of sales);
Color: Tempered Blue, Silver, Matte Black, Copper.
Specifications of Nokia 5 (TA-1053, TA-1024)
Main processor, graphics, OS version
Operating system: Android 7.1.1 (NOUGAT) - Android 9.0 (Pie).
Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 (28 nm).
Processor: Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53.
GPU: Adreno 505.
Miscellaneous
GPS: yes, with A-GPS.
Wireless networks: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, access point.
Bluetooth support: 4.1, A2DP, LE.
USB characteristics: microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go.
Radio: FM radio.
Instructions for Nokia 5 download pdf
Operating manual in Russian for Nokia 5. The file can be downloaded below - click on the "Download instructions" button and select the item corresponding to your OS, then right-click on it and find "save link as..." in the menu. You can view the instructions in a standard browser or in Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can download this program for free at Adobe.com. Modern mobile devices usually already have PDF readers installed.
Data transfer standards
2G: GSM / HSPA / LTE.
3G: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only).
4G (LTE): HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100.
Data transfer rate: LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) .
Browser, sensors, messengers
Sensors: Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyroscopic sensor, contactless reading, compass.
Messengers: - MP4/H.264 player
- Photo/video editor
- View documents.
Browser: HTML5.
Additionally: - MP4/H.264 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player
- Photo/video editor
- View documents.
Has an NFC sensor (near field communication): yes.
Main and selfie cameras
Main: 13 MP (f/2.0, 1/3", 1.12 Vµm), phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash, check quality.
Front: 8 MP, f/2.0, 1.12 Vµm pixel size.
Add. Features: Geo-tagging, touch focusing, face detection, HDR.
Video: 1080p@30fps, quality check.
Video recording with main camera: 1080p@30fps.
Front (selfie) camera: 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4", 1.12µm ()
Display
Display size 5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~68.7% screen-to-device ratio). Resolution - 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~282 ppi density). IPS LCD capacitive touch screen, 16M colors. Protective coating: Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version).
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Summary
Nokia 5.1 - page 1
PIKAOPAS NOKIA PC SUITE 5.1 Copyright © 2003 Nokia. Kaikki oike udet pidätetään. “Nokia User’s Guides Terms and Conditions, 7th June, 1998.”) ...
Nokia 5.1 - page 2
Sisällysluettelo 1. JOHDANTO ..................................... ........................................................ ...........................1 2. JÄRJESTELMÄVAATIMUKSET ............................ ........................................................ ............. 2 3. PC SUITE -OHJELMISTON ASENTAMINEN ............................. ............ ...
Nokia 5.1 - page 3
1/6 1. JOHDANT O Tuotteen käyttöoppaassa on käyttö- ja huolto-ohjeita sekä tärkeitä turvallisuuteen liittyviä tietoja. Tässä oppaassa on tietoa Nokia PC Suite -ohjelmiston asentamisesta ja käyttämisestä. Lisätietoja PC Suite -ohjelmiston käyttämisestä on PC Suite -sovellusten käytönaikaisissa ohjeissa. Nokia PC Suite -ohjelmisto...
Nokia 5.1 - page 4
2/6 2. JÄRJESTELMÄV AA TIMUKSET PC Suite -ohjelmiston asentamiseen ja käyttämiseen tarvitaan Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000 tai Windows XP (Professional tai Home Edition) vähintään 150 Mt vapaata kiintolevytilaa. PC Suite -ohjelmiston käytönaikaisten ohjeiden käyttämiseen tarvitaan Internet Explorer 4.0 tai uudempi ...
Nokia 5.1 - page 5
3/6 Voit tallentaa tiedoston ensin levylle tai ajaa ohjelman verkosta. Jos tallennat tiedoston levylle, siirry valitsemaasi tallennussijaintiin ja napsauta Nokia_PC_Suite_5.1.exe -tiedostoa. Jos ajat ohjelman verkosta, siirry seuraavaan vaiheeseen. 6. Valitse asennuskieli ja valitse sitten OK. Ohjattu InstallShield-toiminto aloittaa asennusohj...
Nokia 5.1 - page 6
4.6 valitse sitten haluamasi sovellus. Nokia Phone Browser -sovelluksesta: valitse Resurssienhallinnan puunäkymässä ...
Nokia 5.1 - page 7
5/6 4.4 NOKIA CONTEN T COPIER -OHJELMAN KÄYTTÄMINEN Nokia Content Copier - ohjelman avulla voit kopioida tietoja Nokia-puhelimesta toiseen, tehdä varmuuskopion Nokia-puhelimessa olevista tiedoista yhteensopivaan PC-tietokoneeseen ja poistaa tietoja puhelimesta . Voit aloittaa Nokia Content Copier -ohjelman napsauttamalla Käynnistä -painiketta j ...
Nokia 5.1 - page 8
6/6 Huomautus: GSM high speed data -palveluiden käyttäminen edellyttää, että verkko tukee HSCSD (High Speed Circuit Switched Data) -tekniikkaa ja että olet tilannut tämän palvelun. HSCSD-palvelut voivat maksaa enemmän kuin normaalit GSM-tiedonsiirtopalvelut. Saat lisätietoja matkapuhelinoperaattoriltasi. 4.6 KIELEN VAIHTAMINEN Kieli valit...
Manufacturer Nokia Category PDAs & Smartphones
We can divide the documents that we receive from the manufacturer of the Nokia 5.1 device into several groups. This is in particular:
- Nokia technical drawings
- service instructions 5.1
- Nokia product data sheets
- information brochures
- Nokia 5.1 energy labels
All of them are important, but we will find the most important information from the user's point of view in the Nokia 5.1 service manual.
The group of documents defined as service instructions is also divided into more detailed types, such as: Nokia 5.1 installation instructions, service instructions, short instructions or Nokia 5.1 user instructions. Depending on your needs, you need to search for the required document. On our website you can view the most popular instructions for using the Nokia 5.1 product.
Complete maintenance instructions for the Nokia 5.1 device, what should it look like?
A service manual, also referred to as a user manual, or simply a “guide”, is a technical document whose purpose is to assist users in using the Nokia 5.1. The instructions are usually written by a technical writer, in a language accessible to all Nokia 5.1 users.
A complete Nokia service manual should contain several basic elements. Some of them are less important, such as the cover/title page or author pages. However, the rest should give us information that is important from the user's point of view.
1. Introduction and recommendations on how to use the Nokia 5.1 manual- At the beginning of each instruction, you must find instructions on how to use this manual. This should contain information regarding the location of Nokia 5.1 content, FAQ and the most common problems - that is, the places that users most often look for in each service manual
2. Content- an index of all tips regarding Nokia 5.1 that we will find in this document
3. Tips for using basic features of your Nokia 5.1 device- which should make our first steps easier when using Nokia 5.1
4. Troubleshooting- a systematic series of actions that will help us diagnose and then the order of solving the most important problems of Nokia 5.1
5. FAQ- most frequently asked questions
6. Contact details Information on where to look for contact details of the Nokia 5.1 manufacturer/service center in a given country if you cannot solve the problem yourself.
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The middle model in the family of new smartphones from the former Finnish brand
Last spring, during the MWC 2017 exhibition, simultaneously with the reincarnation of the legendary Nokia 3310, new smartphones Nokia 3 and Nokia 5 were also announced. As you know, the rights to smartphones and phones under the Nokia brand are currently owned by HMD Global, which calls itself this: “ Home for Nokia phones."
The production of new models is directly carried out by the well-known Chinese company Foxconn, whose factories also produce Apple smartphones. More precisely, the production of Nokia smartphones is carried out by one of the company’s factories, which is located in India. In total, three models have been released in the updated Nokia family: Nokia 3, Nokia 5 and Nokia 6. We will begin our acquaintance with them with the optimal option: consider the Nokia 5 smartphone, which is not the most expensive, but not the weakest in terms of technical characteristics, occupying a middle position in the lineup.
Main characteristics of Nokia 5 (model TA-1053)
- SoC Qualcomm Snapdragon 430, 8 cores Cortex-A53 ([email protected] GHz + [email protected] GHz)
- GPU Adreno 505 @450 MHz
- Operating system Android 7.1.1
- Touch display IPS 5.2″, 1280×720, 282 ppi
- Random access memory (RAM) 2 GB, internal memory 16 GB
- Nano-SIM support (2 pcs.)
- MicroSD support up to 128 GB
- GSM/GPRS/EDGE networks (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
- WCDMA/HSPA+ networks (850/900/1700/1900/2100 MHz)
- Networks LTE Cat.4 FDD (B1/3/5/7/8/20/28), TD LTE (B38/40)
- Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n (2.4 and 5 GHz)
- Bluetooth 4.1
- GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BDS
- Micro-USB, USB OTG
- Main camera 13 MP, f/2.0, autofocus (PDAF), 1080p video
- Front camera 8 MP, f/2.0, autofocus
- Proximity sensor, lighting sensor, fingerprint sensor, accelerometer, gyroscope, step detector, compass
- Battery 3000 mAh
- Dimensions 150×73×8.1 mm
- Weight 161 g
Scope of delivery
A single packaging design was chosen for the entire new Nokia line. This is a fairly simple flat box made of thin cardboard, brightly decorated in a youthful way. It looks inexpensive, but has its own specific style.
The kit consists of a connecting cable, as well as a power adapter with an output current of 2 A and a maximum voltage of 5 V, and useless plastic headphones without rubber pads that do not stay in the ears. The metal key for removing cards is mounted on a cardboard insert as standard.
Appearance and ease of use
Design is one of the strongest points of the Nokia 5 model. This inexpensive, essentially, smartphone with ordinary characteristics looks much more expensive than its level. The case, designed in a minimalist style, is made entirely of metal using the milling method. The durable frame also has a matte, smooth, pleasant-to-touch finish that does not leave fingerprints.
In terms of proportions and dimensions, Nokia 5 is a medium-sized smartphone, small and thin, although not so light. By today's standards, it can even be called elegant. The sides and ends are noticeably rounded, and for external antennas the usual grooves are made not on the back panel, but on the ends themselves; they are almost invisible.
Due to its small size, the smartphone is generally comfortable to hold in the hand, but its smooth, streamlined surfaces can be quite slippery. Most likely, all this beauty will have to be hidden in a protective case so as not to drop the smartphone on the floor.
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The elongated module with a camera and flash located on the rear panel, covered with glass and surrounded by a thin chrome rim, also looks stylish. The flash consists of two multi-colored LEDs and shines incredibly brightly - Nokia 5 has one of the brightest flashlights we've ever seen in a smartphone.
There is no LED event indicator above the screen. There is also no front flash; its role for the selfie camera is played by the backlight of the screen itself, which turns on a second before shooting; this is a common solution.
At the bottom there are backlit touch buttons, and the time of their illumination can be manually adjusted at your discretion. The central touch button is not backlit, it is not mechanical, and has a built-in fingerprint scanner pad.
There are no complaints about the scanner’s performance; recognition occurs clearly and quickly. The finger can be placed at any angle, up to 5 fingerprints are stored. The central touch button itself works as usual: a short touch returns to the home screen, a long touch calls up Google Now.
The installation of cards into the smartphone body is not quite customary. There is not a single hybrid connector, but two different ones: one has two slots for Nano-SIM cards, and the second is completely dedicated to microSD memory cards. It's very convenient, you don't have to sacrifice anything. Considering the very elegant and thin body of the Nokia 5, it is sad to say that manufacturers are not resorting to the notorious hybrid connectors due to lack of space - they are simply saving on user comfort, reducing their costs. Against this background, Nokia's decision evokes only respect.
The buttons on the opposite side are small and metal. They have, perhaps, a stiffer action than we would like, but the response to pressing is very clear, there are no special complaints about the buttons.
The main speaker is located at the bottom end, where the microphone hole and USB connector are also located. Everything would be fine, but the use of Micro-USB begins to surprise: the general course is clearly set on the use of USB Type-C connectors, so why delay the transition? You'll have to do it someday anyway...
The top end is given over to a 3.5 mm audio output for headphones. The auxiliary microphone hole is located a little further, on the rear surface, closer to the camera module, which is logical.
Nokia 5 comes in four different colors: deep blue (indigo), black, silver and copper. The front panel under the glass remains the same color for both dark and light cases: it is always black.
Screen
Nokia 5 is equipped with an IPS display covered with 2.5D Gorilla Glass with sloping edges. The physical dimensions of the screen are 65x115 mm, diagonal - 5.2 inches. The resolution is 1280x720, the pixel density is only about 282 ppi. The frame around the screen is standard: on the sides it has a total width of 3.5 mm, at the bottom and top - 17 mm.
You can adjust the display brightness manually or use automatic settings based on the ambient light sensor. The AnTuTu test diagnoses support for 10 simultaneous multi-touch touches.
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A detailed examination using measuring instruments was carried out by the editor of the “Monitors” and “Projectors and TV” sections Alexey Kudryavtsev. Here is his expert opinion on the screen of the sample under study.
The front surface of the screen is made in the form of a glass plate with a mirror-smooth surface that is scratch-resistant. Judging by the reflection of objects, the anti-glare properties of the screen are better than those of the Google Nexus 7 (2013) screen (hereinafter simply Nexus 7). For clarity, here is a photograph in which a white surface is reflected in the switched off screens (on the left - Nexus 7, on the right - Nokia 5, then they can be distinguished by size):
The Nokia 5's screen is slightly darker (photo brightness is 107 versus 118 for the Nexus 7). The ghosting of reflected objects in the Nokia 5 screen is very weak, this indicates that there is no air gap between the layers of the screen (more specifically, between the outer glass and the surface of the LCD matrix) (OGS - One Glass Solution type screen). Due to the smaller number of boundaries (glass/air type) with very different refractive indices, such screens look better in conditions of intense external illumination, but their repair in the case of cracked external glass is much more expensive, since the entire screen has to be replaced. The outer surface of the screen has a special oleophobic (grease-repellent) coating (better in efficiency than that of the Nexus 7), so fingerprints are removed much more easily and appear at a lower speed than with regular glass.
When manually controlling brightness and when outputting white field full screen the maximum brightness value was about 530 cd/m², the minimum - 2 cd/m². The maximum brightness is very high, and given the excellent anti-glare properties, readability even on a sunny day outdoors should be at a good level. In complete darkness, the brightness can be reduced to a comfortable value. There is automatic brightness adjustment based on the light sensor (it is located to the right of the front speaker slot). In automatic mode, when external lighting conditions change, the screen brightness both increases and decreases. The operation of this function depends on the position of the brightness adjustment slider. If it is 100%, then in complete darkness the auto-brightness function reduces the brightness to 37 cd/m² (normal), in an artificially lit office (about 550 lux) it sets it to 160 cd/m² (suitable), in a very bright environment (corresponding to lighting on a clear day outdoors, but without direct sunlight - 20,000 lux or a little more), the brightness increases to 530 cd/m² (to the maximum, as needed); if the adjustment is approximately 50%, then the values are as follows: 22, 90 and 380 cd/m² (the first and third values are underestimated), the regulator at 0% is 2, 40 and 190 cd/m² (all three values are underestimated, which is logical). It turns out that the auto-brightness function works adequately and to some extent allows the user to customize their work to individual requirements. Only at very low brightness levels does significant backlight modulation appear, but its frequency is high, about 2.2 kHz, so even in this case there is no visible screen flicker.
This smartphone uses an IPS type matrix. The microphotographs show a typical IPS subpixel structure:
For comparison, you can see the gallery of microphotographs of screens used in mobile technology.
The screen has good viewing angles without significant color shift even with large viewing deviations from perpendicular to the screen and without inverting shades. For comparison, here are photographs in which identical images are displayed on the screens of Nokia 5 and Nexus 7, while the screen brightness is initially set to approximately 200 cd/m², and the color balance on the camera is forcibly switched to 6500 K.
There is a white field perpendicular to the screens:
Let us note the good (of course, imperfect) uniformity of brightness and color tone of the white field.
And a test picture:
The color saturation on the Nokia 5 screen is normal, the colors are close to natural, although the color contrast is a little too high. The color balance between the Nexus 7 and the screen we tested was slightly different.
Now at an angle of approximately 45 degrees to the plane and to the side of the screen:
It can be seen that the colors have not changed much on both screens, but on Nokia 5 the contrast has decreased to a greater extent due to the strong brightening of black.
And a white field:
The brightness of the screens at an angle has decreased (at least 5 times, based on the difference in shutter speed), but the Nokia 5 screen at this angle is still a little brighter. When deviated diagonally, the black field brightens greatly and acquires a bluish or reddish tint. The photographs below demonstrate this (the brightness of the white areas in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the screens is the same!):
And from another angle:
When viewed perpendicularly, the uniformity of the black field is poor:
The contrast (approximately in the center of the screen) is normal - about 840:1. The black-white-black response time is 23 ms (13 ms on + 10 ms off). The transition between halftones of gray 25% and 75% (based on the numerical value of the color) and back takes a total of 37 ms. The gamma curve, constructed using 32 points with equal intervals based on the numerical value of the shade of gray, did not reveal any blockage in either the highlights or the shadows. The exponent of the approximating power function is 2.36, which is higher than the standard value of 2.2, but in this case it does not matter much. In this case, the real gamma curve deviates somewhat from the power-law dependence:
We did not detect the presence of dynamic adjustment of the backlight brightness in accordance with the nature of the displayed image, which is very good.
Color gamut is almost equal to sRGB:
The spectra show that the matrix filters moderately mix the components with each other:
As a result, visually the colors on this screen are almost no different from natural ones, almost, since the color contrast is a little too high. The balance of shades on the gray scale is not very good, since in light shades the color temperature is not much higher than the standard 6500 K, and the deviation from the blackbody spectrum (ΔE) is below 10, which is considered an acceptable indicator for a consumer device. However, at the same time, color temperature and ΔE change greatly towards dark shades - this negatively affects the visual assessment of color balance. (The darkest areas of the gray scale can be ignored, since color balance there is not very important, and the error in measuring color characteristics at low brightness is large.)
Let's summarize. The screen has a very high maximum brightness and has excellent anti-glare properties, so the device can be used outdoors even on a sunny summer day without any problems. In complete darkness, the brightness can be reduced to a comfortable level. It is also possible to use a mode with automatic brightness adjustment, which works adequately. The advantages of the screen include an effective oleophobic coating, the absence of air gaps in the layers of the screen and flicker, and a color gamut close to sRGB. The disadvantages are the low stability of black to the deviation of the gaze from perpendicular to the screen plane, poor uniformity of the black field and some overestimation of color contrast. Nevertheless, taking into account the importance of characteristics for this particular class of devices, the quality of the screen can be considered high.
Camera
The front module of the Nokia 5 has a sensor with a resolution of 8 megapixels and a relatively wide-angle lens (84°) with an f/2.0 aperture, with automatic focus and without its own flash. The role of the flash is played by the backlight of the screen itself; it can be forced to be activated when using this function.
There is a portrait retouching mode with several degrees of effect saturation. The quality of selfie shots itself is good: the image has good field-of-frame sharpness and detail, color rendition is correct, and object distortion is not that strong, given the wide-angle optics designed for group shots.
The main camera uses a module with a 13-megapixel matrix with a pixel size of 1.12 microns and a lens with an f/2.0 aperture. The camera is equipped with fast phase detection autofocus (PDAF). The flash is dual two-color and shines very brightly.
The control menu is organized simply, all settings are collected in one long drop-down list. There are not a lot of settings; the choice of aspect ratio and photo and video resolution for both cameras can be immediately set in a single subsection of the menu, which is convenient. You can manually adjust white balance, perform exposure compensation, select focusing options - or all this can be left to the auto-detection of scene modes.
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The camera can shoot video in a maximum resolution of Full HD @ 30 fps, there is no stabilization function. Shooting handheld while on the move isn't smooth, but otherwise the camera handles video shooting well. The image is bright, there are no complaints about sharpness and color rendition. The sound is recorded quite well.
- Video No. 1 (28 MB, 1920×1080@30 fps, H.264, AAC)
- Video No. 2 (33 MB, 1920×1080@30 fps, H.264, AAC)
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The camera does well in low-light macro photography. |
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Good detail in shadows. |
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The camera copes with macro photography. |
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Good detail in the background. |
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The text is well done. |
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Good sharpness across the frame. |
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The detail and sharpness of the plans are good. |
The camera can be called practically a flagship, it is noticeably better than the camera used in the Nokia 3. The detail of the images is adequate, distant plans almost do not merge, and even in the shadows the camera captures details well. Text and macro shots, perhaps, cannot be called ideal. However, the camera will cope well with documentary and artistic photography.
Telephone and communications
The communication capabilities of Nokia 5 are quite satisfactory. Several LTE FDD frequency bands are supported, including 3 bands of interest to us (band 3, 7, 20), as well as two TDD LTE bands. In the urban area of the Moscow region, the device behaves confidently, and the quality of signal reception does not cause any complaints.
In addition, both Wi-Fi bands (2.4 and 5 GHz), Bluetooth 4.1 are supported. The device has an NFC module installed, which works successfully with the Troika travel card. It is possible to connect external devices to the USB port in USB OTG mode.
The phone application supports Smart Dial, the methods for sorting and displaying contacts are standard for the Android interface, there is a black list for unwanted contacts (can be added to the list of blocked numbers).
Software and multimedia
Nokia 5 uses the latest Android OS version 7.1.1 as its software platform - naturally, with the possibility of over-the-air updates. This is one of the most curious things about the new Nokia smartphones. The creators decided to abandon all sorts of experiments with shells and are now proud to announce that their devices run on an absolutely “pure” Android OS. Moreover, HMD Global was so keen on this topic that they promised all three smartphones, as well as the recently introduced flagship Nokia 8, a quick update to Android O (Android 8). Previously, among third-party companies, only OnePlus announced that its previously released OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T smartphones would be updated to the eighth version of the Android operating system after its release.
There are practically no third-party programs here; everything you need is achieved using Google Apps.
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To listen to music, use the standard Google Music player with sound settings and built-in equalizer presets. Both in headphones and through the speaker, the device sounds loud and clear, the sound is pleasant to the ear, thick and rich. There is only one main speaker in the device, but thanks to the TFA9891 amplifier it sounds quite powerful.
There is also an FM radio, but there is no built-in voice recorder in the smartphone.
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Performance
The Nokia 5 hardware platform is based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 single-chip system, made using 28-nanometer technology. This SoC includes eight 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 cores with a frequency of up to 1.4 GHz. The Adreno 505 GPU is responsible for graphics processing. The RAM capacity is 2 GB, and the built-in flash memory is 16 GB. Of these, less than 9 GB of storage and no more than 850 MB of RAM are free.
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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 platform has already received a successor in the form of Snapdragon 435, but here, unfortunately, an outdated version is installed. There are actually quite a lot of differences between these two Qualcomm SoCs: at least, due to the old platform, Nokia 5 does not support LTE Cat.6. However, in terms of performance there is almost no difference between them; both platforms produce approximately 45K points in AnTuTu, which is below the average level. Snapdragon 430 is significantly slower than other currently popular mid-level mobile platforms, such as MediaTek Helio P10, Kirin 655 and especially Snapdragon 625.
However, in real use scenarios, this SoC is still enough to perform basic tasks, you can even play games. Modern Kombat X hardly slows down, other games run even smoother. However, Nokia 5 does not have power reserves for future updates.
Testing in comprehensive tests AnTuTu and GeekBench:
For convenience, we have compiled all the results we obtained when testing the smartphone in the latest versions of popular benchmarks into tables. The table usually adds several other devices from different segments, also tested on similar latest versions of benchmarks (this is done only for a visual assessment of the obtained dry figures). Unfortunately, within the framework of one comparison it is impossible to present the results from different versions of benchmarks, so many worthy and relevant models remain “behind the scenes” - due to the fact that they once passed the “obstacle course” on previous versions of test programs.
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Testing the graphics subsystem in gaming tests 3DMark, GFXBenchmark and Bonsai Benchmark:
When testing in 3DMark, the most powerful smartphones now have the ability to run the application in Unlimited mode, where the rendering resolution is fixed at 720p and VSync is disabled (which can cause the speed to rise above 60 fps).
Nokia 5 (Qualcomm Snapdragon 430) |
Moto E4 Plus (MediaTek (MT6737) |
HTC One X10 (MediaTek Helio P10 (MT6755)) |
Honor 6X (HiSilicon Kirin 655) |
Asus Zenfone 3 (Qualcomm Snapdragon 625) |
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3DMark Ice Storm Sling Shot ES 3.1 (more is better) |
299 | 99 | 421 | 378 | 466 |
GFXBenchmark Manhattan ES 3.1 (Onscreen, fps) | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
GFXBenchmark Manhattan ES 3.1 (1080p Offscreen, fps) | 4,6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
GFXBenchmark T-Rex ES 2.0 (Onscreen, fps) | 20 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 22 |
GFXBenchmark T-Rex ES 2.0 (1080p Offscreen, fps) | 16 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 23 |
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Browser cross-platform tests:
As for benchmarks for assessing the speed of the javascript engine, you should always make allowance for the fact that their results significantly depend on the browser in which they are launched, so the comparison can only be truly correct on the same OS and browsers, and this is possible during testing not always. For Android OS, we always try to use Google Chrome.
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AndroBench memory speed test results:
Thermal photographs
Below is a thermal image rear surface obtained after 10 minutes of battery testing in the GFXBenchmark program:
Heating is more localized in the upper part of the device, which apparently corresponds to the location of the SoC chip. According to the heat chamber, the maximum heating was 34 degrees (at an ambient temperature of 24 degrees), which is relatively little.
Playing video
To test the omnivorous nature of video playback (including support for various codecs, containers and special features, such as subtitles), we used the most common formats, which make up the bulk of the content available on the Internet. Note that for mobile devices it is important to have support for hardware video decoding at the chip level, since it is most often impossible to process modern options using processor cores alone. Also, you shouldn’t expect a mobile device to decode everything, since the leadership in flexibility belongs to the PC, and no one is going to challenge it. All results are summarized in a table.
Format | Container, video, sound | MX Video Player | Standard video player |
1080p H.264 | MKV, H.264 1920×1080, 24 fps, AAC | plays normally | |
1080p H.264 | MKV, H.264 1920×1080, 24 fps, AC3 | plays normally (HW) | The video plays fine, there is no sound |
1080p H.265 | MKV, H.265 1920×1080, 24 fps, AAC | not playable | |
1080p H.265 | MKV, H.265 1920×1080, 24 fps, AC3 | plays normally only with a software decoder (SW) | not playable |
Further testing of video playback was performed Alexey Kudryavtsev.
We did not find the MHL interface, like Mobility DisplayPort, in this smartphone, so we had to limit ourselves to testing the output of video files on the screen of the device itself. To do this, we used a set of test files with an arrow and a rectangle moving one division per frame (see “Method for testing video playback and display devices. Version 1 (for mobile devices) Red marks indicate possible problems associated with the playback of the corresponding files.
According to the frame output criterion, the quality of playback of video files on the screen of the smartphone itself is good, since in most cases frames (or groups of frames) can (but are not required) be output with more or less uniform alternation of intervals and without skipping frames. When playing video files with a resolution of 1280 by 720 pixels (720p) on a smartphone screen, the image of the video file itself is displayed exactly along the border of the screen, one to one in pixels, that is, in the original resolution. The brightness range displayed on the screen corresponds to the standard range of 16-235: in the shadows, about a couple of shades merge with black, and in the highlights all gradations are displayed.
Battery life
The non-removable battery installed in the Nokia 5 does not have the largest capacity of 3000 mAh. However, even with such a battery, the device demonstrated a very decent level of autonomy; there are no complaints about this parameter to the hero of the review. In real-life usage scenarios, the smartphone gets through an eventful day without much difficulty before charging overnight.
Testing has traditionally been carried out at normal power consumption levels without using power-saving functions, although the smartphone naturally has them.
Continuous reading in the Moon+ Reader program (with a standard, light theme) at a minimum comfortable brightness level (brightness was set to 100 cd/m²) with auto-scrolling lasted about 15.5 hours until the battery was completely discharged, and when continuously watching videos in high quality ( 720p) with the same brightness level via a home Wi-Fi network, the device operates for approximately 10.5 hours. In 3D gaming mode, the smartphone can work up to 7 hours.
From the supplied AC adapter (output current 2 A 5 V), the smartphone is charged in approximately 2 hours 45 minutes with a current of 1.9 A at a voltage of 5 V. Wireless charging is not supported.
Bottom line
Nokia 5 turned out to be quite an interesting device for its price, and its price cannot be called high: now in official Russian retail, a certified Nokia 5 is sold for 13 thousand rubles. This stylish smartphone in a neat, thin metal body has a good screen, sounds decent, has very good shooting quality, has quite satisfactory communication capabilities, and is very good for its level in terms of battery life. There is no reason to praise the power of the hardware platform, but for such a price it is not a failure. And given the people's love for the Finnish brand, perhaps something will come of the next revival of the legendary brand. At the very least, HMD Global seems to be very determined, and Nokia brand fans are ready to support it.