Nokia - 7.2 with 128GB Memory Cell Phone (Unlocked) - Charcoal

I had to buy a phone in a hurry because mine went in the pool. This one was available for same day puck up. It's a pretty decent phone. I haven't had any issues with it so far. The one thing you should consider though is it's a VO LTE and Verizon had a really hard time getting service to it. They finally did. Even though it says Verizon. It was not listed on the engineer site that Verizon uses to activate so it was hours of trying to get service to it. Idk what the difference in 4g, VO LTE is. But apparently it's not one you can just stick your sim card in and go.

Nice and beautiful. Right size and easy to manage. The internal memory of 128GB it's what make me decide to buy it. It was the right price for this kind of phone.

iOS users, please stay away. Ran into photo issues. Android one has issues. Actually Google has issues and it collects tons of information.

This will be a simple review of this device with as little techy talk as possible. All tech talk will be explained for those who want it. Pros: This is a well built upper mid-range device with great build quality and good specs. It comes unlocked for use on any GSM carrier in the USA and is pre loaded with a Vanilla Android OS that has absolutely no bloatware. If you don't know what either of those things are I will expand on that a little below. The screen response is good enough for the average used and battery life will need you a normal days worth of use. The camera takes above average photos and you can install the camera app from the new Pixel so it's even better with that (Most camera trickery on a mobile device is done in software and not at the lens level). The speaker is loud enough to hear video or music playback in a crowd, but the ear piece doesn't appear to be an amplified speaker so don't expect stereo playback. Headphones are the way to go for watching content on the go. The back of the phone is a glass panel. My last phone was glass on both sides and the back panel was a massive fingerprint magnet. This one is frosted and looks amazing on the green version. It also doesn't leave fingerprint marks that easy. The last pro is definitely the price. There are many devices in this price range that will do the job. But I don't feel like any of them have the same feel of quality like this one does. This phone feels like a top tier flagship device in the hand. Cons: Like many phones on the market today the camera array is a rather large bump on the back of the phone. With the right case this can be almost all the way eliminated. But I would have rather had a thicker overall design with a larger battery inside. The pros of a larger battery far outweigh the cons of a thicker phone. Especially since I put a case on that made the phone as thick as the bump anyway with no gains to the battery. The phone looks beautiful so I would have just put a screen protector on and used it without a case. Vanilla Android: The bare bones version of Android that Google develops as a base for other manufacturers to build on top of for their own devices. This is a highly optimized version that does what it advertises extremely well. Highly optimized means fast/smooth performance. Bloatware: All the extra software that a manufacturer bakes into the operating system as system software that you can't delete and is most likely always running in the background. This software uses resources and by nature slows your device down. Most people don't even use the majority of this software so it is doing nothing more than unnecessarily chewing up resources in the background and making your phone feel slower over time. More so after you have installed all the apps that you use on a daily basis that are also running in the background. Conclusion: This is a beautiful device that feels really good in the hand. It is priced well and works great.

The Nokia 7.2 has proven very good overall. Being an Android One device, it was fantastic that it wasn't cluttered with preinstalled, useless, unwanted apps. No bloatware, just stock Android. It was was faster and more responsive than I anticipated. It does not feel like a mid range phone. Photos were great, apps loaded instantly. The old phone this replaced would take 6 seconds or longer to load an app. Best of all it is easily customizable. The font size, background, brightness, all easy to change. You don't have to worry about squinting to read the screen, or having your eyes get tired. The only downside, and why it didn't get a perfect score, was an issue with using the SD card as internal storage. Android One lets you mount the SD card as part of the internal storage. After the initial setup, the phone often said the SD card was not installed. I checked and it was properly secured and a reboot later would be detected again. An hour later the error would display again, and sometimes reboot on its own. To fix the error I reset the phone, using the reset to factory option. When doing the setup again I mounted the SD card as EXTERNAL storage and the problem disappeared. I put this up in case you try the SD card as internal storage and the phone is giving you problems. Setting it as external storage fixed the problems for me and hopefully for you too. The phone has been functioning perfectly since then, no issues after that. It really is a great phone.

Wow! I am very happy with the job Nokia/HMD has done here. I used just about every Nokia symbian phone over the years. Then I switched to Windows phone until Microsoft and Steven Elop ruined what was left of the best mobile phone maker ever until that point. Ever since Nokia was resurrected by HMD Global I have been buying almost every mid ranger. I even had the Nokia 8 (sort of flagship device) and I just passed down the beautiful but sometimes laggy Nokia 4.2 to my mother. For her it is a competent and easy to use first smartphone. Last week after selling my Nokia 6.1 I decided to give the 7.2 a shot and boy am I happy! Sleek feel, the green color looks flashy in sunlight. The snapdragon 660 is smooth especially with the awesome stock Android experience and thankfully the lack of any bloatware! The triple camera setup takes very good shots and the night sight feature is just as good as the one on my wife's Pixel 3! The screen is absolutely stunning by the way! This phone may be a mid ranger but with the bang for your buck and the nice feel and craftsmanship this feels so premium to me. Highly recommended!

Ok so I'm a Tech enthusiast who likes to experience different platforms ie Apple iOS.. Samsung Android One UI.. etc. With that said here's how this phone stacks up at the end of 2019. Build Quality 9/10 Nokia stands out at the $350 price mark. This phone feels and looks premium! Hardware 7/10 (Camera 8/10) A somewhat outdated Qualcomm 660 with 4GB of ram. Camera is a competent performer that will capture the very best of life around you. Software 8/10 A Pure Android experience for sure. Nothing complicated , nothing fancy. This was my appeal to this phone and I don't regret it. You get what you need layed out simply. Nothing more. With Android One guaranteeing you 2 years of updates as well as 3 years of Security fixes Value is in hand. Performance 7/10 I might not be the target audience for this phone as I tend to lean towards the flagship brands and models, however I appreciate the whole package. Yes it can hang up slightly launching the camera app or heavy multitasking but nothing you don't quickly get over. Overall 8/10

Value for money midranger that should be enough for an average moderate user. The build quality is what you would expect from a Nokia/HMD Global device. Feels solid in hand. Best part of the device, I would say the PureDisplay technology, the HDR content displayed looks good in most conditions. the difference is much noticeable when watching videos. Only an LCD screen, but quality of the display is very good, with proper deep blacks and good viewing angles. Cameras are average, nothing extra ordinary but value for the price. Pro mode has many features to play with, like a maximum 20 sec shutter speed. Portrait mode is satisfactory, wide angle and night mode are added benefits. Though an old chipset, gets the job done in most cases, thanks to the bloatware free Android One. Has some rough edges though in the software department. Random freezes or no response for a few seconds. Battery back up is just above average and can get you through a day on a single charge with moderate use. Upgraded to this as I wanted a stopgap phone ASAP, as my Nokia 7 plus became unusable because of its famed charging port issue. Same chipset and RAM, would say is a good successor to the 7 plus. Went for the 'open box excellent' option. So was a great bargain for me.