Nokia 5.3

Nokia 5.3 with 13MP quad rear camera setup, a 4000mAh battery and Snapdragon 665 SoC is aiming to compete in the midrange segment. In a market that is already flooded with midrange options, will this Nokia phone perform up to mark? Let’s read more about it and find out some answers.

Performance and Camera

Nokia 5.3 sports Qualcomm’s midrange SD665 chipset with 8-performance cores. It has Android v10 as its operating system and is affiliated to Google’s Android One program that probably secures path for future updates. Adreno 610 GPU which is assisted by 3GB of RAM takes care of its graphics performance. Useful sensors including accelerometer, proximity, and, also a light sensor that adapt brightness and automatically control it depending upon the light source, are all present.

Nokia 5.3 sports a quad set of rear cameras on a circular dial. These include a 13MP primary sensor, a 5MP ultra-wide-angle lens, 2MP macro sensor, and the last 2MP depth sensor with autofocus that completes the setup. You can’t expect the camera to create pictures like flagship phones but, as per the price bracket, it may capture decent pictures. As far as the selfies are concerned, an 8MP wide-angle lens lies inside the notch. You can use it to capture wide group selfies and video calls. As for video recording, FHD 1080p videos can be shot @30fps using both the front and rear cameras.

Display, Design, and Battery

Nokia 5.3 is fitted with a 6.5-inch color IPS LCD panel. This waterdrop notch display has a resolution of 720x1600 px which amounts to 268PPI. Under direct sunlight, buyers may struggle to view clear and sharp contents. Nokia 5.3 has 82.3% of screen to body ratio on an 20:9 aspect ratio display. Judging the screen with its pixel resolution, it seems slightly poor in comparison to other affordable options like Galaxy M31 and Realme 6 pro.

The phone is solidly built and has a glossy back finish with plastic frames on the sides. Nokia is popular for its designs and is less likely to disappoint buyers in this regard. However, this phone measures (164.3x76.6x 8.5mm), which is to say, the phone is thick but still has a reasonable weight of 185 grams. Nokia 5.3 has a Google Assistant button on its left side. For biometrics, it features a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor and face lock. Also, a headphone jack is present at the top of the phone.

Nokia 5.3 is driven by a 4000mAh battery and comes with fast charge support. Judging by the battery size, it should deliver a day of power backup under average usage.

Storage and Connectivity

Nokia 5.3 has 64GB of internal storage capacity where apps, games, music, videos, and photos can be stored and if the phone, unfortunately, runs out of space, its extra card slot can be used to expand the storage up to 512GB.

The connectivity options in Nokia 5.3 includes 4G, 3G, VoLTE for HD voice calling, WiFi, Bluetooth v4.2, and USB-C v1.0. For online location tracking, it features GPS with A-GPS.

Nokia 5.3 comes with a big screen but lacks resolution, it has a slightly poor SoC which in terms of this price range may seem fair. But when there’s already Snapdragon 720G-powered phones available in the lower price bracket in phones like Redmi Note 9 Pro and Realme 6 Pro, it is going to be a tough stand for HMD Globals in the affordable segment.