HMD Skyline arrives with Nokia N9-reminiscent design and easy repairability Comments
- Anonymous
- 7XY
It's a far cry from what a modern Nokia N9 could have been, this is more of a Samsung Galaxy copycat than a successor to the N9/Lumia style.
- Pearghost
- xjH
Thank you Nokia designs are very noted. Lv
- jerem06
- 0tM
Anonymous, 21 Jul 2024The same reason why S24 Ultra have 3x telephoto even though the main cam is 200MP, pixel binni... moreThanks but I know what pixel binning is. With a 3x optical zoom, they could have put a 50 MP sensor, it was also sufficient to use pixel binning.
- Xenotyro
- 3HW
Agus Kondangan, 21 Jul 2024Now that I see it, no, that's not how it works. The 2x sensor basically just digitally zo... moreWith the Skyline, the 2x zoom uses the optical tele (which has an aperture of f/2.0). Zooming at 3x, 4x or beyond and the camera data in Lightroom shows the main lens (which is 24mm equivalent at f/1.7).
What I suspect is the images are composites and use data from both sensors, hopefully the gsmarena team will be able to deduce further in their review.
- Agus Kondangan
- X@1
Kaka, 18 Jul 2024I guessed for hybrid zoom? Since 108 can do 3x so the details from it and 2x digital zoom comb... moreNow that I see it, no, that's not how it works. The 2x sensor basically just digitally zoom another 2x so the resulting image is 4x. This output 12.5MP the same as 4-in-1 binned but for that 4x zoom they skip the binning process.
- Anonymous
- X@1
jerem06, 18 Jul 2024What is the point of a 108 MP main sensor with a 2x telephoto lens?The same reason why S24 Ultra have 3x telephoto even though the main cam is 200MP, pixel binning. 50MP with 4-in-1 binning would output 12.5MP picture, 108MP with 9-in-1 binning would output 12MP picture, and 200MP with 16-in-1 binning would output 12.5MP picture. As for why they do pixel binning, look up pixel size, I'm to lazy to explain today.
- S I R E
- Dku
AnonD-1153685, 20 Jul 2024Horrible design Horrible might be a stretch but yeah, that pseudo modern camera island is not tasteful at all. Kills the nostalgia attached with Nokia. The bold HMD branding isn't helping either.
- AnonD-1153685
- 39x
Horrible design
- Sam N8 808 owner
- rJT
-, 18 Jul 2024There is no jack though (the early leaks were fake) but there is MicroSD so that's nice.Ok fine... Waiting for GSMArena to update this on their specs page (which is where I checked it from).
Damn.
- Sam N8 808 owner
- rJT
Anton .el PAPI., 18 Jul 2024If you were a veteran you wouldn't use any of that nonsense on your phone...Veteran as in 2010's guy, not 1980's guy. But it was funny, cracked me up. :D
- Tech Guy
- fCQ
This one is overpriced or is having wrong Specs for the price. 7s Gen 3 or 7 Gen 3 would have been a deal sweetener along with 5000mAh actually capacity rather Rated capacity of 4800mAh to sell as 5000mAh one along with 65W Charger.
- OggyTheCat
- X%D
The price is ridiculous or the chipset provided is ridiculous for the price. And for $500 people expect 5 years of software support.
This not even Nokia branded. We fans always wanted a fabula design phone but this is an unsincere imitation.
I was skeptical of HMD not launching phones and talking big. Could have meant only one thing that they do not have the products just talks.
- Carol
- skK
Anonymous, 19 Jul 2024Garbage SoC and abysmal update period defeats the purpose of exchangeable battery. The SoC and... moreWhen you never used a phone and have no idea what a cpu is and how it connects to hardware and software.
- Carol
- skK
ThunderCrackR, 18 Jul 20242 updates when Android 15 is just around the corner, more like 1 update. And it could have bee... moreNokia x30 can be unlocked, i presume that this devices can also be unlocked
- Jim
- 0x7
not even close to N9
- Anonymous
- 0U7
Form over function again.
Uncomfortably rectangular phone with a rounded off screen? Why?
- Minu
- IWU
Sakamatcha Chloe, 18 Jul 2024Soc wise for 500 usd it really is weak. I can forgive that if only this phone has a good sof... moreOr simply allow bootloader unlocks. Makes sense for a rather uncommon feature on modern phones nowadays.
- Anonymous
- Mxn
Anonymous, 18 Jul 2024Explain why/how?!Compared to the Sony, this one has a 144Hz screen, a much more capable camera hardware, 12GB RAM since 7s Gen 2 can go up to 16GB RAM, and improved user repairability. If HMD gives this phone three OS update with four or five years of security patches, then Sony is in serious trouble.
- Anonymous
- XjF
Garbage SoC and abysmal update period defeats the purpose of exchangeable battery. The SoC and the lack of the software updates will render this phone obsolete before the battery degrades.
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