All happy smartphone owners are equally happy, but each unfortunate person is unhappy in his own way. In Nokia 9 PureView, of course, not everything is mixed up. But this smartphone, which is designed to bring the resurgent Finnish company back to the lists of innovators and avant-gardists, combines several different technologies at once. This is the world's first six-camera phone, but it's not so much the number of cameras that makes it stand out, but their layout: two RGB sensors sit side by side with three monochrome ones, all of them with the same focal length. Instead of some crazy zoom, we get fancy (and non-switchable) HDR, which is processed by a special signal processor from a sensational startup . The sixth camera is based on the already more or less familiar TOF sensor, which allows you to get a depth map. In this case, not only for portrait mode with the usual software bokeh, but also for changing the depth of field after the fact.
These are the two key features of the Nokia 9 PureView - they are both related, as you would expect from a smartphone of that name, to the performance of its camera. However, there are others: the traditional design without notches and retractable elements, but with rather large frames around the six-inch OLED display; last year's Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 flagship platform; corporate laconic design.
Did these components create something special - or is the Nokia 9 PureView doomed to a place in the list of curiosities that, for one reason or another, failed to sell, but remained in the memory of technology historians, like the Nokia 808 PureView in its time? We understand.
Technical specifications
| Nokia 9 PureView | |||||
| Display | 6", P-OLED, 2560 × 1440, 490 ppi, capacitive multi-touch | 6 inches, OLED, 2880 × 1440, 537 ppi, capacitive multi-touch | 6,41" AMOLED 2340 × 1080 dots, 402 ppi, capacitive multi-touch |
6,39" AMOLED 2340 × 1080 dots, 403 ppi, capacitive multi-touch |
6,4" AMOLED 2340 × 1080 dots, 401 ppi, capacitive multi-touch |
| Protective glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845: Quad-core Kryo 385 Gold @ 2,7GHz + Quad-core Kryo 385 Silver @ 1,7GHz | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845: Quad-core Kryo 385 Gold @ 2,7GHz + Quad-core Kryo 385 Silver @ 1,7GHz | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845: Quad-core Kryo 385 Gold @ 2,8GHz + Quad-core Kryo 385 Silver @ 1,7GHz | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855: One Kryo 485 Gold core 2,85GHz + three Kryo 485 Gold cores 2,42GHz + four Kryo 485 Silver cores 1,8GHz | Qualcomm Snapdragon 710: two Kryo 360 Gold cores, 2,2 GHz + six Kryo 360 Silver cores, 1,7 GHz |
| Graphics controller | Adreno 630, 710 Мц | Adreno 630, 710 Мц | Adreno 630, 710 Мц | Adreno 640 | Adreno 616, 750 Мц |
| RAM | 6 GB | 4 GB | 6/8/10 GB | 6/8/12 GB | 6 GB |
| Flash memory | 128 GB | 64 GB | 128/256 GB | 128/256 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory card support | No | There is | No | No | There is |
| Разъемы | USB Type-C | USB Type-C | USB Type-C | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| SIM cards | Two nano-SIMs | Two nano-SIMs | Two nano-SIMs | Two nano-SIMs | Two nano-SIMs |
| Cellular 2G | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz CDMA800/1900 |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz CDMA 800 |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz |
| Cellular 3G | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 MHz | HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 MHz | HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 MHz | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 /1 / 900 MHz | WCDMA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 MHz |
| Cellular 4G | LTE Cat.16 (up to 1024 Mbps): bands not specified | LTE Cat.18 (up to 1200 Mbps): bands not specified | LTE Cat.16 (up to 1024 Mbps): bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32 , 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 | LTE: bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 39, 40 | LTE Cat.15 (up to 800 Mbps): bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39 , 40, 41 |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11a / b / g / n / ac | 802.11a / b / g / n / ac | 802.11a / b / g / n / ac | 802.11a / b / g / n / ac | 802.11a / b / g / n / ac |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| NFC | There is | There is | There is | There is | There is |
| Navigation | GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo | GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo | GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo | GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo |
| SENSORS | Illumination, proximity, accelerometer/gyroscope, magnetometer (digital compass) | Illumination, proximity, accelerometer/gyroscope, magnetometer (digital compass) | Illumination, proximity, accelerometer/gyroscope, magnetometer (digital compass) | Illumination, proximity, accelerometer/gyroscope, magnetometer (digital compass) | Illumination, proximity, accelerometer/gyroscope, magnetometer (digital compass) |
| The fingerprint scanner | Yes, on screen | There is | Yes, on screen | Yes, on screen | Yes, on screen |
| Main camera | Six module: 5 × 12 MP, ƒ / 1,8 + TOF camera, contrast autofocus (with laser assistant), dual LED flash | 19 MP, ƒ/2,0 OIS, hybrid autofocus, LED flash | Dual module, 16 + 20 MP, ƒ / 1,7 + ƒ / 1,7, hybrid autofocus, dual LED flash | Triple module: 48 MP, ƒ / 1,8 + 16 MP, ƒ / 2,2 + 12 MP, ƒ / 2,2, hybrid autofocus, dual LED flash | Dual module, 12 + 20 MP, ƒ / 1,5-2,4 + ƒ / 2,6, phase detection autofocus, optical stabilization, LED flash |
| Front-camera | 20 MP, ƒ/2,0, fixed focus | 13 MP, ƒ/1,9, no autofocus, no flash | 16 MP, ƒ/2,0, fixed focus | 20 MP, ƒ/2,0, fixed focus | 25 MP, ƒ / 2,0, fixed focus, no flash |
| Food | Non-removable battery: 12,62 Wh (3320 mAh, 3,8 V) | 12,65 Wh (3330 mAh, 3,8 V) non-removable battery | Non-removable battery: 14,06 Wh (3700 mAh, 3,8 V) | Non-removable battery: 12,54 Wh (3300 mAh, 3,8 V) | Non-removable battery: 14,06 Wh (3700 mAh, 3,8 V) |
| Size | 155 × 75 × 8 mm | 158 × 73 × 9,9 mm | 157,5 × 74,8 × 8,2 mm | 157,5 × 74,7 × 7,6 mm | 157,6 × 74,6 × 7,9 mm |
| Weight | 172 grams | 193 grams | 185 grams | 173 grams | 183 grams |
| Housing protection | IP67 | IP65 / 68 | No | No | No |
| Operating system | Android 9.0 Pie | Android 8.0 Oreo, Sony Xperia skin | Android 9.0 Pie, OxygenOS shell | Android 9.0 Pie, MIUI shell | Android 8.1 Oreo, ColorOS shell |
| Actual price | , , | , |
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Design, ergonomics and software
Nokia smartphones of the “new era” stand out against the general background with a low-key but thoroughbred design. It is suspected that this is one of the four main components of the return brand's success - along with a big name, Android One and reasonable pricing. Nokia 9 PureView is made in the same style. Here there was no place for some fashion trends like almost absolute framelessness, requiring tricks to place the front camera. The front camera is classically inscribed in a frame above the upper edge of the screen in 18:9 format. More recently, such an aspect ratio was new (the flywheel was launched in ), and now it seems almost archaic against the backdrop of universal worship of narrow displays with a ratio of 19:9, 19,5:9, or even 21:9, as is the case with fresh .
But I would not say that the Nokia 9 PureView looks like an outdated smartphone. Despite the fact that the display occupies a not too solid percentage of the front panel area (the manufacturer does not indicate it, of course), this is not striking. Rather, on the contrary, it looks to some extent an uncompromising solution, along with a relatively small screen size of six inches.
As a result, the smartphone is convenient to use, it did not turn out too healthy. And even though this is still an inevitable work with two hands, and in terms of dimensions, the “nine” is comparable to its competitors who received displays with a diagonal of 6,4 or 6,5 inches, there is no question of any serious loss in terms of user experience. Just outwardly, this is a smartphone for lovers of the classics - just for the target audience of Nokia.
Both front and back, the Nokia 9 PureView case is covered with tempered glass Gorilla Glass 5. At the back, it is rounded at the edges, due to which the smartphone can leave an insufficiently flat surface, but it fits more comfortably in the palm of your hand. The most pleasant design solution is a chrome border around the case perimeter; this is already a trademark of the new Nokia, and it never ceases to please the eye. Unless no, no, yes, and it will blind you with a reflection in the sun. The edges of the smartphone are made, as usual, of aluminum with plastic veins necessary for the correct operation of the antennas.
The color scheme is one and only, Nokia 9 PureView can only be dark blue (from a certain angle of view - in fact, black). And this, I must admit, is beautiful, albeit boring.
Despite all the classicism, the Nokia 9 PureView has lost its analog audio jack. Alas, here the company leaned towards fashion, but at least compensated for this with the declared moisture protection, albeit according to the IP67 standard.
Otherwise, there are no original ergonomic solutions, except, of course, the back panel, almost half covered with cameras. Their lenses do not protrude above the body, and this seems to be good, but in fact, due to the increased area of coverage of the body with lenses, it is very easy to smear at least one of them in the end. It is impossible to understand by touch that you just touched the lens. Unlike Samsung devices, the smartphone does not know how to understand this problem: it does not notify you of a picture distorted due to a fingerprint on the glass, so you need to monitor this yourself. There is no dedicated shutter button like the 808 PureView.
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The fingerprint scanner in the Nokia 9 PureView is placed on the screen, and judging by how it works, an optical sensor is used, not an ultrasonic sensor, and a very low level one. Alas, the screen scanner works here, perhaps worse than anywhere else we saw it before (then the first place in this sad competition was occupied by ). Already at the stage of recording a fingerprint, he starts to blunt and demand to “press the screen harder”, the sensitivity is very low. This continues in the process of using it - most of the attempts to unlock the smartphone with your finger end up in the fact that you simply enter the password. Or you turn on the face identification method - it works much more stable, albeit only in normal lighting. For facial recognition, no additional sensors are provided, only the front camera, which also affects the security of this method.
Source: 3dnews.ru