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OnePlus Android 10 updates have rolled out to 4 smartphones on the Chinese company’s update schedule, and the first one started rolling out 3 weeks after Google released Android 10 .
After the launch of Android 10, it took only three weeks for the OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7 Pro to begin to receive the update . That, ladies and gentlemen, was absolutely fantastic. Three weeks.
And then in December 2019, barely a month after, older OnePlus devices – 6 and 6T, began receiving the Android 10 update as well. This is amazing work by OnePlus.
By way of contrast, Nokia, who had been hailed as the champion of timely Android OS updates, pushed Android 10 to its first device to be updated in November. The Nokia 8.1 was that first Nokia smartphone to get updated. And it took another month for the next one. Android 10 update started rolling out to Nokia 9 PureView in December 2019.
According to Nokia’s Android 10 update schedule, the next smartphone to get updated will be the Nokia 7.1 and that will happen in December 2019. Everyone else on the schedule can expect to get Android 10 in early 2020.
Nokia is not rolling out Android 10 as fast as OnePlus is, and that is interesting because OnePlus phones have a custom user interface, OxygenOS, that has to be customized, while Nokia phones run stock Android. One wonders how OnePlus is able to pull off their customizations and testings so fast that they have four smartphones updated already.
The appeal of OnePlus Android 10 Updates
It is true that as far as visual appeal is concerned, OxygenOS is as close to stock Android OS as any custom UI can be. But visuals are only a part of the customizations. OxygenOS has plenty of features and tweaks baked into it, and those require time to put in place so they work seamlessly with an update.
It is true that Nokia has many more phones in its portfolio than OnePlus has, but that isn’t the issue here. The issue here is speed of rollout, which is crucial to every smartphone brand’s core fanbase. As far as I am concerned, there is no technically valid reason why the Nokia 9 PureView should not receive the Android 10 update the very day that Pixel and Essential phones did. All of them run stock Android afterall. But it has taken two months after Pixel and Essential smartphones got updated that the Nokia 9 is just getting a taste.
OnePlus fans must be ecstatic. The phone’s fanbase has been mostly the techie, geeky kind, and that class of users love their updates like the English love their tea, and Germans their beer. If anything, this superfast rollout of Android 10 has endeared them more to their favourite brand. Hopefully, OnePlus will keep this up.
The OnePlus Android 10 update adds many new features, including system-wide dark mode
One can only hope that Nokia will rise to this challenge and attempt to do better in 2020 with Android 11. Stock Android is good, but using stock Android OS in their phones should give them an edge in update rollout speed. So far, they have let fans down. Nokia still has the overall edge in that it guarantees 2 years of Android version updates and 3 years of security patches for all its smartphones. Not even OnePlus has made such a guarantee.
But as far as rollout speed is concerned, the Finnish smartphone maker is leaving core fans disappointed. By the end of 2019, only three older Nokia phones will be running Android 10, namely: Nokia 8.1, Nokia 9, and Nokia 7.1. In contrast, four OnePlus phones have it already, and a final one, OnePlus 7 Pro 5G, will be getting updated in early 2020.
Not bad. Not bad at all.
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The Nokia 2.3 was announced just a week ago. This Android One smartphone is the latest Nokia 2 series phone and hopes to replicate the success of its predecessors. At the official Lagos launch of the device, I spent some time with it and have my Nokia 2.3 hands-on review ready for your enjoyment.
Before the 2.3 was the Nokia 2.2 and before that was the Nokia 2.1 , before which was the Nokia 2. All the phones in the Nokia 2 series have performed well in the market year after year. Third time is a charm, it is said. Does the Nokia 2.3 meet up? let’s find out. A good place to start is with the specifications and features.
Nokia 2.3 Hands-on Review: Quick Specs
Mister Mobility goes hands-on with the Nokia 2.3
- 6.2-inch, 720×1560 pixels, IPS LCD
- Android 9 Pie (ready for Android 10)
- MediaTek Helio A22 chipset clocked at 1.8 GHz
- 2GB RAM
- 32GB internal storage
- 13MP + 2MP dual camera with LED flash
- 5MP selfie camera
- 4000 mAh battery, with standard charging.
Having looked at the specs, how is the phone itself in the hand?
Nokia 2.3 Hands-on Review and First Impressions
I expected the Nokia 2.3 to be well-built and after a few minutes of examining it first-hand, I can say that I was not disappointed. It isn’t premium, of course, but it does feel better built than competing products that we have seen. The textured back cover is really nice, though it isn’t as spectacular as official renderings had made it out to be. But there is no mistake about it: the Nokia 2.3 is well-built and also looks classy.
There is a dual camera along with LED flash at the back of the phone, and below that is the Nokia branding. You will not find a fingerprint scanner anywhere there, as the phone does not have one.
Nokia says the dual camera and comes with ‘Recommended Shot’, a new feature that helps you choose the best picture, alongside other AI-powered features such as ‘Portrait Mode’ and low-light imaging. I didn’t have enough time to try out these features, so I can’t provide details of how well they work in this hands-on article.
Nokia 2.3 hands-on review: the phone has a textured back cover
It is too early to give a valid verdict on performance. But out of the box and with no apps installed, it runs smoothly. This is thanks to pure Android on the device and the lack of bloatware. It remains to be seen how smooth the phone will run after a dozen apps have been installed and run for a while. A full review is required for that.
Does the Nokia 2.3 phone support 4G LTE networks? Yes; it does. It is a dual-SIM device too and both lines can use 4G. I didn’t have time to test out a Glo SIM card in it, but the specs say LTE band 28(700) is supported. Nokia Nigeria officials have also reiterated that they have Glo 4G in mind for devices introduced into the country.
Nokia 2.3 hands-on review: bottom port
At the bottom of the phone is a microphone hole, a micro-USB port and a loudspeaker grill.
In addition to the volume and power buttons on the right side, there is a dedicated Google Assistant button on the opposite side, right below the SIM card tray slot. The Assistant button is nifty for activating the voice assistant. If it gets in your way, as it sometimes does, you can disable it. There is no known way to remap it yet, but hopefully….
Nokia 2.3 Hands-on Review: Software
We have walked through the hardware side of the phone. It is a good time to have a look at the software. The Nokia 2.3 runs stock Android OS – meaning Android without any customizations. Or Android, as Google likes it.
There is no bloatware on the phone and the user interface is Pixel-like, of course, since Nokia does not implement any custom UI on it.
The Nokia 2.3 phone runs Android 9 Pie out of the box. But HMD Global officials say that it is Android 10 ready, which means that it will get Android 10 update. There is no word on when the update will be released for this phone, but based on Nokia’s Android 10 update schedule, it isn’t likely to be until at least Q2 2020.
Is Nokia 2.3 a good phone?
As far as I can tell, from the brief time I spent with this new Nokia 2 series phone, it looks like a solid device in its category. It sells for ₦36,000 in stores across the country. It is good to see Nokia come up with a phone that is competitive price-wise.
Plus, you will be getting Android software updates for the next two years and monthly security patches for the next three years. So, at least for the next 2 years, the Nokia 2.3 stays up-to-date. None of the competition will give you that. Not a single one of them.
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