Nokia 3.4

 Of all the devices Nokia announced this year the 3.4 seems to be the last one to finally show up.   For about RS-13,700 you're getting a 6.4 inches device with 4GB RAM stock   android with two years of promised updates, snapdragon 460 amongst other specifications   just how good is the Nokia 3.4? 

Today we're talking about the Nokia 3.4   a budget android device from Nokia with interesting specifications which we'd   like to see just how well they translate to actual performance.

Straight to what's in the box as with all Nokia devices this box needs no introduction as it's the usual right on the box you can see   the two years android upgrade stamp and Nokia has every right to boost because you definitely would   not get stock android from other manufacturers at this price point and software support up to two   years is also pretty hard to come by around this budget category. 

Inside the box you pretty much   find the standard items and accessories device first, wrapped nicely this is the fjord color option   you also get charcoal and dusk you get your sim ejector too also some product information leaflets some regions will get this transparent rubber protective casing which is quite handy   you have a 10-watt charging brick and thankfully usb-c cable followed by some basic earphones   nothing else to see here.

During the initial setup you might get a software updateyou may need to install. The Nokia 3.4 carries a similar design pattern to the Nokia 5.3 and 8.3, particularly in the camera arrangements The cameras are arranged in the circular fashion with very slim bump which flows nicely with the design.  

The fingerprint scanner is placed just underneath the cameras  At a glance the color looks just blue but it is  actually a dual tone and when looked at an angle you notice this shade of purple... interesting stuff   it is a plastic build with a textured finish that feels really nice on the hands   it's a solidly built device. 

As for buttons and ports there is a dedicated google assistant   button to the left next to the sim card tray. It accepts dual nano sim cards and a micro sd card   to the right we have the volume and power keys, a usb-c port bottom firing speaker and one of dual   microphones can be found at the bottom. 

Atop the device you have a second mic and of course the   3.5 millimeter headphone jack .Unlike the Nokia 2.4 and 5.3 the 3.4 has a left hole punch cutout for  the selfie camera. It is an IPS LCD display with up to 400 nits of brightness. 

The resolution is 720p   and it has a screen to body ratio of 81.9 percent it is a good looking display though it doesn't get   too bright for outdoor use but it is decent enough one problem i noticed however with the Nokia 3.4   which was also in the Nokia 2.4 is the automatic brightness sometimes it is really slow to respond   even when under direct bright light and i have to resort to increasing the brightness manually   the Nokia 3.4 like other Nokia devices is on the android one program pure stock android experience   neat light and bloatware free currently running on android 10. android 11 is expected in the first   quarter of 2021 and you can expect up to two years of software upgrades. By default you get gesture   navigation enabled but you can change it if you prefer three button navigation. 

The fingerprint   scanner is easily reachable at the back of the device, it does however have a slight delay when   unlocking, about a split second. You can also swipe down on the fingerprint sensor to pull down the   notification panel. The Nokia 3.4 comes with either 3 or 4 gigs of ram and 64 gigs of storage space   you can expand it with an sd card if you need more storage. 

It sports the snapdragon 460 chipset which   has some really decent benchmark scores and should put up a decent performance with gaming   aside the lightweight stock android software the Nokia 3.4 is quite snappy running through apps   and multitasking. It also does pretty well with memory management and app retention. 

The device is   convenient to hold but one-handed use here is not very convenient, but that is not an issue. While the   snapdragon 460 at this price point is decent, the competition offers mediatek helio g80 which is a   far more powerful processor, particularly the Redmi 9 and the Infinix note 8i. 

With the Adreno 610 GPU some smooth gaming is possible, though I keep my expectations at a minimum. Titles like Asphalt 9   works just fine with no lags at default settings. With call of duty mobile graphics setting by default is   smooth and you can only go as high as medium, you can't play at hd. Gameplay however is lag free   and no heating concerns. 

You get 4000mah battery with Nokia 3.4   and you can expect at least six hours of screen on time with regular use on a full charge   charging however is quite slow as it does not have fast charging and you can only charge at 10 watts   one feature you might find handy on the Nokia 3.4 is multi-user. 

You can set up guest access   maybe for your kids or if you have to give someone your device and you don't want them to have access   to your applications. Also you're able to set dark mode to turn on automatically at sunset and switch   back at sunrise. 

I couldn't do this with the Nokia 2.4. On cameras the Nokia 3.4 has quite a handful   There is an 8MP selfie camera placed on the left side of the display. On the rear we have   triple camera setup a 13MP main sensor, a 5 megapixel ultra wide and 2 megapixel depth sensor   the cameras take some really decent photos with good dynamic range. 

Colors are well represented   the ultra wide camera is just 5 megapixels but i think it does pretty decent. It also does   quite well with portrait shots. Selfies are also quite decent for a device at this price point   I could not find a working gcam so i couldn't test that hopefully one will be ported soon the Nokia 3.4 is able to shoot up to FHD at 30 frames per second on both front and rear cameras hello, okay so I'm testing the cameras of the Nokia 3.4 it has an 8 megapixel   selfie camera which is capable of doing 1080p full hd videos 30 frames per second   from both the selfie and the rear cameras. 

The rear cameras are triple cameras, a depth sensor, ultra   wide camera and 13 megapixel main camera. Let me know what you think about the quality.    The Nokia 3.4 is a solidly built device and it lives quite up to expectations, also reasonably priced  and you also got to love getting stock android with decent software performance   at this price point. 

I actually like this device and I will hold on to it for a while   is this a device I recommend? Definitely! If you'relooking at one for gaming though you might want to   increase your budget and go for the Nokia 5.3 that should offer better gaming experience and overall   performance. If you however want to stick with the same budget then check out the Redmi 9 and the   Infinix note 8i. You may miss out on stock android but you're going to get solid gaming performance   with the mediatek helio G80 processor.