The Nokia 2 is a Nokia-branded budget Android smartphone by HMD Global. It was announced on 31 October 2017.
Specifications
Hardware
The Nokia 2 has a 5.0-inch LTPS IPS LCD display, a quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 processor, 1 GB of RAM and 8 GB of internal storage that can be expanded using microSD cards up to 128 GB. The phone features a 4100 mAh battery, and is claimed to have two-day battery life. The device has an 8 MP rear camera with LED flash, and a 5 MP front-facing camera. It is available in pewter and black, pewter and white, and copper and black colours.23
Software
The Nokia 2 launched with Android 7.1.1 Nougat, and can be upgraded to Android 8.1 Oreo. In June 2019, HMD stated they would not be updating the phone to Android 9 Pie, because the System-on-Chip which it runs on, is not powerful enough to offer satisfactory performance with Android Pie.45
Reception
The Nokia 2 received mixed reviews. Andrew Williams of TechRadar praised the phone’s battery life and pricing, while criticising the slow performance, poor cameras, and limited storage.6
References
Rogerson, James (2017-10-31). "Nokia 2 announced with two-day battery life and a low price". TechRadar. Retrieved 2020-05-09. http://www.techradar.com/news/nokia-2-announced-with-two-day-battery-life-and-a-low-price ↩
"Nokia 2 Specifications". GSM Arena. Retrieved July 9, 2018. https://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_2-8513.php ↩
Rogerson, James (2017-10-31). "Nokia 2 announced with two-day battery life and a low price". TechRadar. Retrieved 2020-05-09. http://www.techradar.com/news/nokia-2-announced-with-two-day-battery-life-and-a-low-price ↩
"All HMD phones except Nokia 2 are now running Android 9 Pie". Android Police. 2019-06-28. Retrieved 2019-08-26. https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/06/28/all-hmd-nokia-phones-run-android-9-pie-nokia-1-gets-update-ota/ ↩
"Nokia 2 will not get the Android 9 Pie update". India: Digit. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-26. https://www.digit.in/news/mobile-phones/nokia-2-will-not-get-the-android-9-pie-update-48874.html ↩
Williams, Andrew (26 March 2018). "Nokia 2 review". TechRadar. Retrieved 2020-03-08. https://www.techradar.com/in/reviews/nokia-2-review ↩