You’re not getting an ugly phone that screams “cheap” when you pick it up or look at it, but rather an understated and well-balanced design. This phone doesn’t look like it costs $199, and that’s the big takeaway here. The design is not dissimilar to many other phones from the last few years, including the OnePlus 7T and the Poco F2 Pro, and is attractive in an inoffensive way.

On the back is a quad-sensor camera module that protrudes very slightly from the body and is set above a fingerprint sensor. It has plenty of volume, but no bass, resulting in a harsh and tinny sound. Nokia has added a 3.5mm headphone jack to the phone and a single speaker at the bottom. There is a way to turn the button off, but no way to reconfigure it to something more useful. It’s annoying, as it adds several extra steps when trying to unlock the phone, or takes extra seconds to cancel at other times. I often pressed it by accident when picking up the phone or juggling it with one hand. It’s on the opposite side and calls Google Assistant up. This is useful in the absence of an always-on screen, plus the positioning is unusual and eye-catching. It has a notification light built into it that is bright and noticeable, and it pulses when you have messages waiting for you on the phone.

The power button is an obvious necessity, and it sits below the volume rocker. In addition to the volume rocker and SIM tray, there are two other buttons on the Nokia 5.3’s body. Nokia’s new G300 may be the most affordable 5G phone in the U.S. HMD Global wants you to keep your new Nokia phone and save the planet

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