The Nokia 8.3 5G was announced in March alongside HMD Global’s mid-range 5.3 and 1.3 smartphones. The company claimed that 8.3 5G was “the world’s first flagship smartphone” due to its wide compatibility with 5G networks worldwide. The beating heart of the phone is the Snapdragon 765G, the first Qualcomm processor to integrate a 5G modem. The part was new and unusual in March, but we’ve since driven a few other phones, including the LG Velvet and OnePlus Nord, which use the same silicon. The latter doesn’t make it to the US, so HMD Global’s main competition should be LG’s surprisingly stylish mid-rangeger.
The Nokia 8.3 5G has a 6.81-inch PureDisplay, a marketing term that promises greater contrast and clarity, as well as HDR10 compatibility, with an aspect ratio of 20: 9 and a perforated notch in the upper left corner. HMD is particularly proud of its camera setup, which includes a 64-megapixel primary trigger with Zeiss optics and a Nordic-inspired Polar Night color scheme. In Europe, it is available with 6 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage, or 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage, and a starting price of 599 euros (approximately $ 648), which is 200 euros more than the OnePlus Nord.
