Nokia 7.2 Price in the Philippines and Specification

Pros of Nokia 7.2

• It has a bright display
• It has an expandable storage
• It has a dual SIM card slot that's not hybrid or shared with a microSD card
• It possesses an Android One overlay

Cons of Nokia 7.2

• It has an old chipset that underperforming
• It doesn't have an exciting design or feature
• It needs more optimization
• The MicroSD slot doesn't have exFAT support

Body and Build of Nokia 7.2

Nokia 7.2's appearance shows Nokia's workmanship. It's a solid smartphone made of a glass body and plastic frame. Users can observe how smooth the gap between the panel and the framing is. There is no denying that it looks and feels premium and wonderful to touch without attracting smudges and fingerprints. It comes with rounded corners and thin bezels on the top, and thicker one at the bottom part of the phone. The front and back of the Nokia 7.2 are built with Corning Gorilla 3. Somehow, the looks and feel of the phone is that its already cased up. A round protruding plate with Zeiss branding is highlighting the triple rear-camera with the flash. Under it is a fingerprint sensor, a Nokia logo, and lastly and Android one branding. The volume rocker and the power button are positioned at the right side of the device while the USB Type C charging port, loudspeaker, and microphone pin are located at the bottom. Located in front of the device is the camera for selfies with Nokia branding located at its chin. And like any other previous Nokia phones, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and noise-cancellation microphone are at the top of the phone. On the left side, it has a special Google AI assistant button and the dual SIM, dual standby slot. Unlike the Nokia 8 Sirocco, the Nokia 7.2 is not waterproof nor water-resistant, but the good thing is it also comes with a really nice and sturdy build quality. The device comes with a dimension of 159.9 x 75.2 x 8.3 millimeters or6.30 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches, 180 grams 6.35 ounces in weight. The Nokia 7.2 is available in Cyan Green, Charcoal, Ice colors.

Display of Nokia 7.2

The Nokia 7.2 comes with a 6.3-inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen display with a Full HD + 1080 x 2280 pixels resolution with 400ppi and 82.4% screen-to-body ratio. Its display is protected by a Corning Gorilla Glass 3 and can really attract and get the most attention due to its sophisticated 19:9 aspect ratio. Nokia 7.2 also has HDR10 and Always-on display capability. It has great viewing angles, clear and pretty vibrant colors which can give total enjoyment to the user even outdoor but not under the direct sunlight. The only downside was that Nokia used the brightness control of pulse width modulation. The pulse width modulation frequency is at 2315, brightness is at 593, contrast is at 1510, and response to black and white is at 22 points. Screen flickering rate is detected when the device is set up in brightness of 19 percent and below.

Camera of Nokia 7.2

The device sports impressive cameras made with Zeiss technology similar to Nokia 9 Pureview. It comes with a triple-camera setup having a 48-megapixel Samsung Isocell-GM1 primary camera with f/1.8 aperture (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, and Phase-Detect Auto Focus (PDAF). The second camera is an 8-megapixel telephoto lens with f/2.2 aperture,13mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm. The third one is a 5-megapixel with f/2.4 aperture, 1/5.0", 1.12µm, depth sensor. It has a Live Bokeh mode which allows the user to adjust the level of the background before capturing a shot. It also has a Pro mode which can change its settings. The Nokia 7.2 also features Zeiss optics, an LED Flash, Panorama, and HDR. The set-up of this camera can shoot videos at 2160p@30 frames per second, 1080p@30 frames per second, and has an Electronic Image Stabilization (EIS) system. It will help reducing the shake and help to have better controls. As for the selfie department, it has a 20-megapixel front camera sensor with f/2.0 aperture, (wide), 1/3", 0.9µm, and can shoot great selfie videos at1080p@30 frames per second. With these cameras, you can get decent images, nevertheless not great ones, as it produces over-sharpened images with too cool or blurred ones if taken in ow light.

Performance of Nokia 7.2

The Nokia 7.2 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 processor with 14nm, lithography. The Nokia 7.2 houses an octa-core processor with 4x Kryo Kryo 260 Gold clocked at 2.2 GHz cores and 4x Kryo 470 Silver clocked at 1.8 GHz cores. Smartphone devices that have the same configurations are ASUS Zenfone Max Pro M2 ZB630KL, Xiaomi Mi 6X, BlackBerry Key2, Samsung Galaxy A9 2018, Nokia 7 Plus, Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, OPPO R11, and Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite. The RAM storage is either a 4GB or a 6GB. That offers enough power for ordinary users to a user who plays some games. It also comes with a 64GB or 128GB of built-in storage and a microSD card, if a user wants to expand the phone's storage. For graphic needs, the Nokia 7.2 has an Adreno 512 GPU model. The benchmarks for the Nokia 7.2 are as follows: 3DMark - Ice Storm Unlimited Physics 1280x720 offscreen - 19890 points, 3DMark - Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics 2560x1440 – 2758 points, Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Stream – 1079 points, Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Memory- 2995.5 points, Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Floating Point- 10223 points, Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Integer- 5301.5 points, Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Total Score- 6141 points, Geekbench 4.0 - 64 Bit Single-Core Score- 1628 points, Geekbench 4.4 - 64 Bit Single-Core Score- 1617 points, Geekbench 4.4 - 64 Bit Multi-Core Score- 5850 points, Geekbench 5 - 64 Bit Single-Core Score- 321.5 points, Geekbench 5 - 64 Bit Multi-Core Score- 1305 points, PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - CPU Tests- 187414 points, PCMark for Android - Storage score- 4552 points, PCMark for Android - Work 2.0 performance score- 6047 points, PCMark for Android - Work performance score- 6687 points, and AnTuTu v6 - Total Score- 117165 points.

Software and Power of Nokia 7.2

The Nokia 7.2 is included in the lineup of Android One smartphones with a stock Android 9.0 (Pie), which guarantees the smartphone with access to the fast version and updates in security. It also means that there are no bloatware's on the device which gives the user a clean and hassle-free interface without any disturbing pre-installed applications.

Nokia 7.2 is supported by a non-removable Li-Po battery juiced with 3,500mAh. Fast battery charging is supported up to 10W (VOOC Flash Charge 3.0 version). The 10W charger can charge the device from 0% to an estimate of 50% in 60 minutes. The battery can last up to 8 hours if on a constant video loop and 16 hours in constant playback. Despite having fast charging, the phone still does not support wireless charging or reverse charging and can barely last the whole day in moderate use.

Network, Connectivity and other features of Nokia 7.2

The phone's network technology supports GSM/HSPA/LTE. This means that it can be used in 2G, 3G, and even 4G. 2G bands: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2; 3G network: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 and; 4G network: LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500). Network speeds are HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps or LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps. As per connectivity and communication, the device sports a 3.5mm headphone jack as well as loudspeakers. It has also an Active noise cancellation with a dedicated mic to ensure the clarity of the sounds during a call. The Nokia 7.2 is also equipped with a Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot with a Bluetooth of 5.0, A2DP, LE. A GPS enabled phone thru A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS. It does have a radio. USB capability with 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go for nice connectivity on the go. Like any other smartphone, the Nokia 7.2 still packs a Fingerprint sensor. The device features a fingerprint scanner on the screen and with the eyes. There is also a biometric sensor mounted at the back. Accelerometer, gyro, proximity sensor, and compass are also supported by the device.

Comparing Nokia 7.2 to Nokia 7.1

Let's first discuss the difference between the two smartphones. 7.2 version was a waterdrop cutout, while the 7.1 has the traditional notch cutout. Both have similar network connection, same Corning Gorilla display protection, same Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) slots, the same type of IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors display, same 1080 x 2280 pixels, 19:9 ratio resolution, and same Zeiss optics, LED flash, panorama, HDR features. Video capability didn't change either at 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS). No infrared port as well. The Nokia 7.2 was released a year after the 7.1. The newer version is much bigger and heavier with 159.9 x 75.2 x 8.3 millimeters versus 149.7 x 71.2 x 8 millimeters for dimension and 180 grams versus 160 grams on weight. The display is also larger by 0.5 inches, has newer Android software, better graphic model than 7.1's Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636 chipset, larger internal storage option of up to 128GB, better cameras offered with 48-megapixel Samsung Isocell-GM1 primary camera plus 8-megapixel plus 5-megapixel, and better battery capacity of up to 500mAh.

About the Nokia Company

Nokia is now owned by an independent Finnish brand-named HMD. Under the new management, Nokia phones such as Nokia 9 PureView, Nokia 8 Sirocco, Nokia 8.1, Nokia 7 Plus, Nokia 7.1, Nokia 6.1 Plus, Nokia 6.2, Nokia 6.1, Nokia 5.1 Plus, Nokia 5.1, Nokia 4.2, Nokia 3.2, Nokia 3.1 Plus, Nokia 3.1, Nokia 2.3, Nokia 2.2, Nokia 2.1, Nokia 1 Plus, Nokia 1, Nokia C1, Nokia 8110 4G, Nokia 3310 3G, Nokia 3310, Nokia 3310 Dual SIM, Nokia 2720 Flip, Nokia 800 Tough, Nokia 220 4G, Nokia 210, Nokia 110, Nokia 106, Nokia 105, and Nokia 130 were produced. The company was previously the world's mobile phone developer but due to the appearance of iPhones and Android phones, the once popular company has lost its appeal to the consumers. But the company is back today with new smartphones unveiled on its formal debut at the 2018 Mobile World Congress in Spain. The new smartphones were manufactured exclusively by HMD Global, a new company established by ex-Nokia executive Jean-Francois Baril which purchased a license to manufacture smartphones under the Nokia brand. Like Nokia Company, HMD Global's main office is also based in Espoo, Finland.

Conclusion of Nokia 7.2

Nokia is back and has launched its latest phone offering now that it's part of HMD Global. The Nokia brand is again currently garnering its huge mixed reactions on how the Nokia 7.2 was decked. The smartphone has decent species overall, but there is no wow factor, the microSD card doesn't support exFAT. Also, the camera isn't going to work if you want to use it often out on direct light. There are good features that can attract consumers, but this time it looks like the weakness on the chipset, and other factors outweigh the good.

February 12, 2020