For a phone that’s sold with a promise of physical repairability, Nokia has shot itself in the foot by not supporting the phone past Android 14 or security updates beyond 2024. It looks more expensive than its price tag suggests, has great battery life, and a nice and simple version of Android without too much changed for the sake of it.īut at this price there is a deal of compromise with a subpar screen and bad performance, but worst of all only two years of guaranteed software support. It’s a very affordable phone, which adds to the attraction. The Nokia G22 has replaceable parts and a full repair kit and components are available to buy should you need a new screen, battery, or camera, amongst other bits.

This is the first Nokia phone to take a leaf out of Fairphone’s book and release a truly repairable modern smartphone in the 2020s. HMD has done this to save on e-waste, an outlook which is reflected in the company’s Circular scheme where you can effectively rent the X30 (and other phones) on a pay monthly basis. The phone comfortably lasts all day and has 33W fast charging, though there’s no charger in the box. That’s largely thanks to a solid 50Mp main camera sensor and some clever software such as a good night mode and what HMD brands ‘Capture Fusion’, where both the main and ultra-wide lenses take a shot of the scene and fuse them together to make one hopefully better image. The X30 punches well about its price bracket when it comes to photography, particularly in low light where it truly excels. HMD has leant into making the cameras the focus (ha) of the X series and it really shows here.

For a competitive £399/€499, it’s well worth a look thanks to impressive cameras, a sturdy design and three-year warranty. The Nokia X30 is the best Nokia phone you can buy in 2023 and is a huge improvement over the already-pretty-good X20.

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