Went from an iPhone and this is just as powerful and more user friendly across devices. The white phone was double the price of the Green. Plus it came with a case. Really incredible value. Large screen, great camera. Very pleased!
It is a phone 😉 Yeah, it does stuff like Android Pay in my local supermarket.
– The only bad feature is the stupid “Assistant” button on the left side. Given the balance of the phone in my hand, I kept nudging it by accident. The included “half-case” makes this even worse. I resorted to cutting a slot out of the left side of the “half-case”. Much better now.
– No charger in box – you get a “half case” made of some white rubbery stuff with what looks like wood chips in it.
– Comes with a screen protector pre-installed.
– Camera is all right for wideview shots, but rather limited past about 4x zoom. Either stand closer to the subject, or buy a proper small camera (we have a Panasonic pocket camera with a 20x optical zoom which will beat ANY smartphone hands down on stuff like moon photos and pictures of birds and aeroplanes in flight – BUT it is fatter and heavier than a smartphone, and you cannot talk to people with it!)
– Battery life is modest if one leaves all the “connections” on (Location, wifi, phone signal, bluetooth, NFC) – but a LOT of modern phones are like that. In bright light, one needs to whack up the screen brightness, too … which uses even more battery. It is just a trade off – power/features vs battery life vs size/thickness. My late 1990’s Nokia would do about 1 day when new, and I bought a “fat” battery (that stuck out the back) to get 1 1/2 days. How times have changed! My Nokia X10 lasts longer than that. (Of course, if one is actively using it all day, battery life is a LOT shorter – that was true 25 years ago, and it is true now!)
– Summary – nowhere near as good as the “flagship” models from Apple, Samsung, etc., BUT it costs a LOT less. A LOT less. You pays your money and takes your choice. The Nokia X10 6GB/64GB model suits me just fine (especially after I cut a small hole in the “half-case” to stop the “Assistant” activating so much!)
Had no problems with this phone. Only complaint I’d have and it’s being a bit pesky but the battery life could be better.. it’s not bad, don’t get me wrong, but I’d hoped it would last longer.
Cons:
– Finding a decent screen protector so far has been a pain. I’ve tried two brands and neither have performed very well
– The Google Assistant button is awkwardly placed, you can turn it off but if like me you use the Google assistant button, you’ll find yourself catching it more than you’d like
– Call quality from the mono speaker is quite poor
Neither here nor there comments:
– Performance can be quite poor for certain apps, but at this price it’s probably exactly right, I will be honest, you could probably find better at the same price if this will be an issue
– Same as above for battery life, it’s pretty mid but does the job
– Really great colour range of phones, but do bear in mind you will be covering it with a case
– Bulky, but you will know that if you take out a ruler, I personally prefer larger phones
Pros:
– Bargain phone
– Camera quality is really top tier for the price
– Very intuitive, suitable for any user
– Decent memory
– The standard speaker is actually pretty decent and loud, so music is quite good from this phone
Seemed a little slow on response but I was a prior user of an old iphone.
Fiddly adding memory, formatting to work
2 sims only , if no use of memory slot.
even with bigger footprint, which tbh not keen on even though i appreciate it reading emails.
Choice of case would be nice.
No problems with connections speed.
Overall reasonably happy especially given iphone cost differential.
Easy to set up. A significant improvement in speed and smoothness on my 3 yr old Motorola. Basic case and screen protector included. Good battery life from what I have observed. Great value for money.
Switched back to a Nokia after my Motorola started to play up. Easy to setup and was up and running in less that 30 minutes. Battery life is good, screen is good and clear, 5g connectivity is a bonus, Lebara can use my WiFi to make and receive calls, the camera is reasonably good. SD card expansion is welcome as well as the headphone jack.
The included case and pre-fitted screen protector was a real bonus.
I’m not keen on the spacing between the power button and the volume down button, I’ve lost count of how many screen shots I’ve done now.
Nice phone but only 64 gig on board. Not a true dual SIM as it’s hybrid SIM so you can use 2 Sims or a sim and a memory card which is a problem when it is claiming to be dual SIM . Updates as soon as you turn it on so no problem there . Good camera with Zeiss lens .
Needs charging every day or you will miss that all important call from someone abroad who will tell you about a car accident even though you don’t drive. Regular updates from Nokia and a good camera. Hasn’t ever lagged on me. OS can be a little baffling but after a while you build an affinity with it. Good phone for the price. Auto rotate is a pain sometimes. Definitely the best Nokia I’ve ever used but then I haven’t used one for about 10 years.
Firstly lets rate its design, 7/10 not the most thin of phones, its generic sized in the budget range, standard design wise, i kind of like the camera design by zeiss, i dont like the front camera placement in the top middle. Features, 7/10, finger print sensor is at the side is abit difficult but not annoying, volume buttons are easy to press, it has standard bluetooth which is a little slow connecting, has nfc, turning nfcon/off i find abit annoying as its not directly done through the drag down at the top, camera wise 7/10 not the best nor the worst, struggle with focusing sometimes, close ups are ok, has a slow mo feature thats not the best but still fun, does 60fps vid which is nice, charging is slow for a usb-c port, sound quality is average, one speaker is really for close video watching or music listening, for speedwise its fluid with apps and tasks, clean ui, swiping directions are ok, battery life is not the best, I’ve had random drains for no reason at 20-30% going to 5-6% in 5-10mins, its random but the battery can do a fair amount before it drains. Overall this phone is in the better half of budget phones 7/10.
Pro:
* In general, phone is easy to use. I have no problem to initiate the phone for the first time. Almost all went smooth
* The phone has good specs at affordable price: good battery life, fast etc.
Contra:
* The phone is big, long and heavy
* Camera is not easy to use for some people, I mean taking photo is easy but sometime we don’t get the photos as we want them.
* There is no guidance how to change the setting, for example:
* Photo / picture auto-rotate are not working as I want. The picture can be in the wrong view when it rotates itself.
* The phone screen is locked out very quick.
* Move the frequent-use apps icon to the main screen
Suggestion:
Not all people are the same. Some are good with techs but the others are not. May be Nokia can give us some links for video guide “How To” as per example above. Because I don’t know how to change it in the edit / setting.
Thank you.
Pleased with this phone. Lots of power and storage good features. Almost as good as the MS Widows phone which I had for years although many of the Google apps offer more they do not have the clean display layout which unfortunately we’re not maintained by MS.
good phone overall easy set up with transfer of data from old phone the only problem i have found was when i set up the finger scan it works great then i put it in the case now it hit and miss .So set the finger scanner up when it is in the case
It was as big as I expected and all you need is in the box. It doesn’t come with a charger (most people have an array of chargers in a drawer), but has a USB charging cable instead. It comes with a rear cover that won’t be to everyone’s taste, but that saved me buying one separately. First thing I did was insert my sim and memory card (both on the same removable tray). As I was charging it up I switched it on and looked for updates. Update it did, to Android 12. Very clear screen as you would expect. It comes with a screen protector already fitted (no bubbles). Can’t say how long the battery lasts on a full charge, but it states two days. If you do a little searching you can find one for a tad under 150, even though it retails for 250+ on some websites. Highly recommended. An update – it’s now upgraded to Android 13! That means it has gone from Android 11 to Android 13 in less than two months. It states it will continue to get further software updates/upgrades and patches for up to three years from the build date. Also, I’ve noticed that if you buy the same phone from the same vendor, but in white, it costs 299, which is double the price I paid for the green one. When you fit the protective cover (supplied) you can’t see the colour of the phone case anyway.
Bought the X10 to replace my Motorola G7 which was on its last legs and this phone has been superb. Quick and responsive enough to do what I need it to do, nice bright screen and for 150 I would highly recommend it! Comes with a case/cover too.
Only slight downsides if I had to list some would be the annoying Google search bar which you cannot remove (same on all new Android devices now I believe) and just be aware this is a sizeable phone, bigger than I was expecting to be honest! Not an issue for me really but just be sure you’re aware of the dimensions so there’s no surprises!
I’ve always had IPhone’s so my review is compared against theses phone’s!
All I can say is you are paying to be a sheep with iPhone!
Once you get use too this phone it does everything the same,just as quick and just as good!
It’s plastic on the back, but really nice and solid and looks nice not cheap looking or feeling!
Camera and videos for me are awesome..and the screen is amazing and large (some might find it to big but not me it’s great)
I can’t praise this phone enough and to be honest it just goes to show that people are sucked into the apple badge!
If you want everything a high end phone does at a great price then this is the phone for you!
If you want to put your phone out in front of you or on the table then you need a apple and lots more money..but if you have that type of money you can buy some more IQ or brain cells..for me it’s a no brainer from now on,over the moon I made the switch and tried something new!
Oh and the reason I did,was that my contract had ran out and I needed a new phone but I never wanted to get tied up with a new contract or phone(my current contract is cheap yet great and can’t find one like it)
I like the battery life on this – I bought it to replace a BlackView A60 and I think it is even better. I just hate having to recharge!
Otherwise I’m not that fussy with phones. I just like them to work well and not to be too big (this is a bit big for me). I went for Nokia because that’s what I had in the early years before I switched to Samsung (which could barely cope with 3 years of bloatware upgrading). My other main phone is an iPhone5 which is just so reliable, although sadly won’t now upgrade its ios at a time when even parking apps are demanding ios14.
The most regularly irritating thing, and it really will sound trivial, is that entering the passcode doesn’t automatically open up the phone for use. You then also have to press return. Since my other phone is an iPhone it is taking me a while to get into the habit.
More significant, perhaps, in comparison with an iPhone is that notifications hide behind a swipe down gesture and are possibly not persistent. This means, especially with configuration messages (which at one time were normal messages), I have had to request them again. I think I have also missed things.
Another thing I have found, again in comparison with an iPhone, is that getting the wifi/mobile data set-up working isn’t as straightforward. I can’t really explain what the problem is here because I normally have to experiment doing different things to get myself up and running. That was a real problem with the BlackView and one reason why I ditched it.
Nokia X10, 6.67″ & 5G Model. White rear cover & factory fitted Screen Protector(100% Compostible.) Sold and delivered by Amazon, undamaged, new, with box sealed, and 11 days early! *UPDATE: March 2023. Latest OS(operating system) update, Android 13, included the addition of a “Personal Safety” app, which provides a short cut to contact Emergency Services, and a “Car Crash Detector” which will contact them for you. So it is no longer just iPhone devices that have this facility. Latest Security Patch installed, too. *Also, for those that criticise Nokia, I recently read on Reuters news that Huawei have announced that they will continue to licence technology from Nokia; an agreement which started in 2017. Nokia confirmed the arrangement. *I was also permitted to uninstall Google 1, which I have never used; the only Google apps I actively use are Gmail, and occasionally Chrome – which I regularly clean the cache & data usage from. *UPDATE: DECEMBER 2022. I recently UPDATED to ANDROID 13, using some of my SIM/monthly pre-payment GB quota; wi-fi was not necessary, and worked fast enough for me. Phone works well, with no issues or disappointments; also pleasing that very little amount of Cache to clean. *A replacement for my Android 11 updated Xiaomi Redmi 9 3/32GB(see my review.) My Xiaomi Note 9T(see my review) has stopped duplicate notifications, and has accepted I am not updating to Android 11. Having decided never to buy a 100% Chinese smartphone again, due to privacy, and increasing permissions issues, and loss of functions; as well as owner and press reviews. This narrowed the choices considerably, but resistance was not futile! I wanted 5G back-up, again, due to my reading that 6G is well along in phone research and development, and planning. Also, Research found upper entry level 5G phones have a lower spec, in order to offer 5G, with the accusation that some are only 5G to boost sales, due to the huge investment in 5G networks. I came so close to buying Motorola, as, though owned by Lenovo, the brand reputation has not really suffered. Indeed, they have many happy owners, some on their third or fourth handset. But concerns over receiving even one update, ongoing over abundance of models, and the expert opinion that Motorola have never, since, matched the quality of the original 2013 Moto G, made me “pass them by”. *Next Samsung had to be researched, though I resent paying a premium for the brand. Though soon to be overtaken by the dreaded Xiaomi, for sale of smartphone sets, Samsung had to be considered for upper entry level price, camera, & reviews. Struggling to find a 5G, with a good camera (not a right) and spec, the “shock horror” moment came when I stumbled across a former happy owner of one new Samsung model, who, with his first update, discovered his phone performance had been slowed, and camera quality reduced. (Didn’t iPhone once try a similar strategy, to motivate owners to trade up? Didn’t it end badly, for them?) Samsung seem to have gotten over their perception that some models were underpriced, and that owners took unfair advantage of them, as, surprisingly, the A53 5G has been professionally reviewed as over priced, and with lesser performance than the earlier A52s, and by design, such as moving from a Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset to Samsung’s own Exynos 1280 chipset = an overall downgrade. I cannot emphasize this enough, check professional technical, and owner, reviews; as well as provider ratings (Amazon UK Logistics were recently rated as number, by Which? magazine, as No 1 for punctuality reliability, and services) before sinking your money into what is an expensive purchase, even at upper entry level. *So my journey carried on, but not for long, when I found the mid-level Nokia X10 5G, at a very competitively Amazon Black Friday discounted price – compared to the release, and then, later, – reduced prices. Our 2016 Microsoft 640 XL still has better telephone call quality than the Xiaomi, ok battery, Zeiss camera, SMS messaging & navigation working, although the rear speaker is now complaining at high volume, at age 6!. I was pleased to read the X10 specs, including Zeiss optics, and owner reviews for the X10. On top of that, a great price! I do not use Fingerprint, or Face, recognition security, so cannot comment on it, apart from not liking it – maybe because I have got used to not worrying about my 4 fingers and a thumb remaining on each hand! X10 came with seemingly better quality factory fitted screen protector a soft 100% compostible separate “oat meal effect” surface eco rear protector; with black USB C cable. I think the build quality is solid, and it looks stylish. TDM confirmed it accepts 18 watts fast charge, which is fine for me, as I a have an Amazon supplied MAGI-X-Charger, which has good owner reviews. Having recently read that smartphone batteries last longer if they are charged from 40% up to 80%, as required – avoiding going under 20%, and up to100% charge, I have adopted this method. Fully charging a battery takes longer, and did not lengthen the performance, or life, of 2 previous dead non-supplied by Amazon smartphones (including a 2018 ASUS ZENFONE 4 520 – died 3 months before end of warranty; supposedly new battery and OS didn’t stop it dying a second time, 3 months after warranty expired.) So 40%-80% takes around 40 minutes with my 18watts charger, which is not inconvenient for me. As expected, for we are still using the Microsoft 640XL for national & international calls, the Telephone call quality of the X10 is superior to the Android 10 Redmi9T(which will not update to Android 11, due to my refusing permissions to access all data, tracking, & monitoring, and, likely, because I keep the front camera covered with a cut to size sticker); and previous Redmi9 – both infuriating the Mrs, and her having to use mobile earbuds. The apps tray is accessible from sliding the screen upwards (not having to go to “Settings”, “Apps”, then “Manage Apps”) and has no Apps Bloating, so no need for me to delete 25+ pre-installed apps I deleted to free up more RAM on the Xiaomis! Easy to set up, by touching the “Configuration” message, then “Install”! Commence slide just above the bottom black bar, where you see “Nokia”, to return to front screen. A Black Friday genuine Amazon bargain! Conclusion: a welcome return to Nokia for quality and specs; lack of “Bloatware”, tracking, monitoring, data demanding permissions; or mischievous system updates. Highly recommended!
Went from an iPhone and this is just as powerful and more user friendly across devices. The white phone was double the price of the Green. Plus it came with a case. Really incredible value. Large screen, great camera. Very pleased!
– The only bad feature is the stupid “Assistant” button on the left side. Given the balance of the phone in my hand, I kept nudging it by accident. The included “half-case” makes this even worse. I resorted to cutting a slot out of the left side of the “half-case”. Much better now.
– No charger in box – you get a “half case” made of some white rubbery stuff with what looks like wood chips in it.
– Comes with a screen protector pre-installed.
– Camera is all right for wideview shots, but rather limited past about 4x zoom. Either stand closer to the subject, or buy a proper small camera (we have a Panasonic pocket camera with a 20x optical zoom which will beat ANY smartphone hands down on stuff like moon photos and pictures of birds and aeroplanes in flight – BUT it is fatter and heavier than a smartphone, and you cannot talk to people with it!)
– Battery life is modest if one leaves all the “connections” on (Location, wifi, phone signal, bluetooth, NFC) – but a LOT of modern phones are like that. In bright light, one needs to whack up the screen brightness, too … which uses even more battery. It is just a trade off – power/features vs battery life vs size/thickness. My late 1990’s Nokia would do about 1 day when new, and I bought a “fat” battery (that stuck out the back) to get 1 1/2 days. How times have changed! My Nokia X10 lasts longer than that. (Of course, if one is actively using it all day, battery life is a LOT shorter – that was true 25 years ago, and it is true now!)
– Summary – nowhere near as good as the “flagship” models from Apple, Samsung, etc., BUT it costs a LOT less. A LOT less. You pays your money and takes your choice. The Nokia X10 6GB/64GB model suits me just fine (especially after I cut a small hole in the “half-case” to stop the “Assistant” activating so much!)
Had no problems with this phone. Only complaint I’d have and it’s being a bit pesky but the battery life could be better.. it’s not bad, don’t get me wrong, but I’d hoped it would last longer.
– Finding a decent screen protector so far has been a pain. I’ve tried two brands and neither have performed very well
– The Google Assistant button is awkwardly placed, you can turn it off but if like me you use the Google assistant button, you’ll find yourself catching it more than you’d like
– Call quality from the mono speaker is quite poor
Neither here nor there comments:
– Performance can be quite poor for certain apps, but at this price it’s probably exactly right, I will be honest, you could probably find better at the same price if this will be an issue
– Same as above for battery life, it’s pretty mid but does the job
– Really great colour range of phones, but do bear in mind you will be covering it with a case
– Bulky, but you will know that if you take out a ruler, I personally prefer larger phones
Pros:
– Bargain phone
– Camera quality is really top tier for the price
– Very intuitive, suitable for any user
– Decent memory
– The standard speaker is actually pretty decent and loud, so music is quite good from this phone
Seemed a little slow on response but I was a prior user of an old iphone.
Fiddly adding memory, formatting to work
2 sims only , if no use of memory slot.
even with bigger footprint, which tbh not keen on even though i appreciate it reading emails.
Choice of case would be nice.
No problems with connections speed.
Overall reasonably happy especially given iphone cost differential.
Easy to set up. A significant improvement in speed and smoothness on my 3 yr old Motorola. Basic case and screen protector included. Good battery life from what I have observed. Great value for money.
Switched back to a Nokia after my Motorola started to play up. Easy to setup and was up and running in less that 30 minutes. Battery life is good, screen is good and clear, 5g connectivity is a bonus, Lebara can use my WiFi to make and receive calls, the camera is reasonably good. SD card expansion is welcome as well as the headphone jack.
The included case and pre-fitted screen protector was a real bonus.
I’m not keen on the spacing between the power button and the volume down button, I’ve lost count of how many screen shots I’ve done now.
* In general, phone is easy to use. I have no problem to initiate the phone for the first time. Almost all went smooth
* The phone has good specs at affordable price: good battery life, fast etc.
Contra:
* The phone is big, long and heavy
* Camera is not easy to use for some people, I mean taking photo is easy but sometime we don’t get the photos as we want them.
* There is no guidance how to change the setting, for example:
* Photo / picture auto-rotate are not working as I want. The picture can be in the wrong view when it rotates itself.
* The phone screen is locked out very quick.
* Move the frequent-use apps icon to the main screen
Suggestion:
Not all people are the same. Some are good with techs but the others are not. May be Nokia can give us some links for video guide “How To” as per example above. Because I don’t know how to change it in the edit / setting.
Thank you.
Pleased with this phone. Lots of power and storage good features. Almost as good as the MS Widows phone which I had for years although many of the Google apps offer more they do not have the clean display layout which unfortunately we’re not maintained by MS.
Only slight downsides if I had to list some would be the annoying Google search bar which you cannot remove (same on all new Android devices now I believe) and just be aware this is a sizeable phone, bigger than I was expecting to be honest! Not an issue for me really but just be sure you’re aware of the dimensions so there’s no surprises!
All I can say is you are paying to be a sheep with iPhone!
Once you get use too this phone it does everything the same,just as quick and just as good!
It’s plastic on the back, but really nice and solid and looks nice not cheap looking or feeling!
Camera and videos for me are awesome..and the screen is amazing and large (some might find it to big but not me it’s great)
I can’t praise this phone enough and to be honest it just goes to show that people are sucked into the apple badge!
If you want everything a high end phone does at a great price then this is the phone for you!
If you want to put your phone out in front of you or on the table then you need a apple and lots more money..but if you have that type of money you can buy some more IQ or brain cells..for me it’s a no brainer from now on,over the moon I made the switch and tried something new!
Oh and the reason I did,was that my contract had ran out and I needed a new phone but I never wanted to get tied up with a new contract or phone(my current contract is cheap yet great and can’t find one like it)
Otherwise I’m not that fussy with phones. I just like them to work well and not to be too big (this is a bit big for me). I went for Nokia because that’s what I had in the early years before I switched to Samsung (which could barely cope with 3 years of bloatware upgrading). My other main phone is an iPhone5 which is just so reliable, although sadly won’t now upgrade its ios at a time when even parking apps are demanding ios14.
The most regularly irritating thing, and it really will sound trivial, is that entering the passcode doesn’t automatically open up the phone for use. You then also have to press return. Since my other phone is an iPhone it is taking me a while to get into the habit.
More significant, perhaps, in comparison with an iPhone is that notifications hide behind a swipe down gesture and are possibly not persistent. This means, especially with configuration messages (which at one time were normal messages), I have had to request them again. I think I have also missed things.
Another thing I have found, again in comparison with an iPhone, is that getting the wifi/mobile data set-up working isn’t as straightforward. I can’t really explain what the problem is here because I normally have to experiment doing different things to get myself up and running. That was a real problem with the BlackView and one reason why I ditched it.