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Nokia 5.3 specs and price

Is this device worthy in 2020 competition

Nokia 5.3 specs and price

Nokia is famous for it’s quality and Updates. It ships all of it’s android phones with Android one program where you will get 2 Major upgrades and 3 years of security patch updates.

Nokia 5, 6 series are popular series in Nokia. Now it has released a new phone in 5 series - Nokia 5.3

These are key specs of this device

Specifications Nokia 5.3
Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
Rear Camera 13 MP f/1.8 + 2 MP depth sensor + 5 MP ultra-wide + 2 MP Macro
Front Camera 8MP f/2.0
Display 6.55 inch IPS LCD
OS Android 10, Android One
Fingerprint Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
RAM & ROM 3, 4, 6GB RAM & 64GB ROM
Battery 4000 mAH
Charging Upto 5V/2A Charging support
Weight 185g
Depth-specs Nokia 5.3
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Sensors Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer (G-sensor), Fingerprint sensor
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go

Nokia 5.3

Display

Specifications Nokia 5.3
Display Type IPS LCD
Aspect Ratio 20:9
Screen to Body ratio 82.3%
Screen Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen Size 6.55 inches (103.6 cm)
Screen Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels

Generally AMOLED get good quality of display but Nokia uses Pure View display is also good and produces good colors.

Performance

Specifications Nokia 5.3
Chipset Snapdragon 655
Graphics Areno 610
Processor Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)
RAM 3, 4, 6 GB
ROM 64 GB

The most happening processor these days in budget and mid-rangers are Snapdragon 730G, 720. But this is equipped with 655 which is used rarely. As this is stock android this can manage daily tasks but not heavy tasks.

Camera

Specifications Nokia 5.3
Back Camera Type Quad
Back Camera 13 MP f/1.8 + 2 MP depth sensor + 5 MP ultra-wide + 2 MP Macro
Front Camera 8MP f/2.0
Video Recording 1080p@30fps
Optical Image Stabilisation No
Flash LED flash

Camera wise this has 13MP main sensor. Actually we cannot judge the clarity of photos by the megapixels because the image quality not only depends in the megapixel but also the software. You can read our article on Does Megapixels Matter? here

OS and update support

Android 10, Android One

It comes with Android 10 and is compatible with Android 11 and 12. Nokia devices are Android one, so they get 2 major upgrades and 3 yeas of security patches.

Battery

Specifications Nokia 5.3
Replaceable No
Type Li-Polymer
Capacity 4000 mAh
Charging 5V/2A
Usb Type Type-C

For day-to-day tasks, it gives very good back-up. Nokia claims 2-Day Battery life.

Misc

Specifications Nokia 5.3
Headphone Jack 3.5mm
Stereo Speakers No
Fingerprint scanner Rear

Verdict

At this price range we are getting a good processors fom the chinese manufacturers, but Nokia is offering us an old gen processor though it has a good battery backup. You can purchase this device for your parents, we are not suggesting students and youth to buy this.