Gadgetory

one thing I was surprised about last year was how well even the inexpensive phones performed when put head-to-head with premium phones the performance margin between premium handsets and budget phones is getting smaller and I think that's a good thing the less money you end up spending on a smart phone that satisfies your needs means more money you'll have to spend elsewhere today we're gonna be durability testing Nokia's cheapest smartphone the Nokia one is that a removable battery I've partnered with Bill and Melinda Gates for this video nokia has never failed one of my durability tests before in the history of ever so it'll be interesting to see how their cheapest smartphone holds up let's get started out of the box it's a pretty lightweight phone the screen brightness is turned all the way up the Nokia one costs about $70 right now which is 7% the cost of the latest thousand-dollar flagships while still accomplishing all the basics we're here for durability though so let's commence with the scratch test like always I have a set of Mohs mineral picks and on an inexpensive phone like this I was expecting plastic for the screen but as we can see there's no scratches at level 3 like we would normally see on plastic the Nokia one scratches at level 6 with deeper grooves at level 7 meaning it's using tempered glass the top shiny logo is underneath that clasp and the 2 megapixel front selfie camera is protected under there as well I was initially skeptical of the 2 megapixels but it's really not that bad the earpiece is covered by a little piece of cloth mesh gently adhered inside the phone I doubt the little guy will be sticking around for too long there are no physical buttons on the front though just one little cutout for the microphone hold down at the bottom we do find buttons however over here on the side of the phone a long white volume rocker made from plastic and a smaller power button also made from plastic plastic seems to be the build theme of this phone since the sides and back panel are also constructed of the same material it's a little easier on the ears at least then metal would be plastic is easy to manufacture mass-produced and is still a durable material even if it might not have that premium deal there is an old-school microUSB port at the bottom but take a look at this a headphone jack that's worth $70 all by itself the Nokia one has 8 gigs of built-in internal memory but also has an SD card slot that can expand the memory to 128 gigs for the rear camera we have a whopping 5 megapixel sensor that can film in 480p and is covered with plastic which could very well be an issue in the future because there's no raised edges to protect the lens the plastic will rest flat on whatever surface it's set on making it super vulnerable to scratches the inlaid Nokia lettering is kind of like a thick metallic foil pretty easy to remove definitely more easy than the Tesla key card at or down a few days ago this means that letters will probably fall out on their own with normal use as the phone gets older one thing we sometimes forget with smartphones is that they aren't just social media or network devices they are useful tools Bill and Melinda Gates write a letter to the world every year with their thoughts and goals and this year part of the letter mentions cell phone specifically I'll put the link in my description they say that smart phones are game changers in developing countries especially for women giving them access to information mobile banking and a free place to learn new skills from sites like YouTube income potential improves dramatically as access to education expands and cheap smart phones like this are perfect for that connection to the Internet a budget smart phone can do 90% of what a premium phone can is just not as quick or flashy mobile technology creates opportunities to fight inequality lift people up and increase that earning potential for people who have them especially for women in poor countries who never had access before it's a developing market for sure check out the annual gates letter with the link in the description it's kind of like a status update on the planet written by one of the most influential couples on the planet so it's worth a few minutes of your time and thanks to Bill and Melinda Gates for sponsoring this video the little screen on the Nokia one is 4.5 inches with a resolution of 480 by 854 like I said earlier this is definitely not an expensive flashy high-end phone it's a bare-bones key to the modern age and a way to access information a budget phone with a budget price the LCD screen goes black after about 22 seconds and is still able to recover a budget phone no matter how cheap should still be well-constructed in my opinion Nokia has never let us down before in terms of build quality and the bend test will show us if they slacked off on this cheapest smartphone the initial flex has the screen protruding very far out of the frame but no cracks or damage the phone locks out and stops finding a bin from the other direction also shows some flex but still no damage the phone's holding itself together even if it's kind of bending like a soggy black-and-white Oreo the internals are probably all made from plastic but the thing that saves this phone is the hard square rigid battery that doesn't flex and locks out inside of the frame keeping the phone in one piece either way for a phone that costs seven percent of a modern flagship with a headphone jack and expandable memory I can't really complain nokia has made another survivor and perfect candidate for connecting people from the poorest countries with the Internet the Bill Gates and Melinda Gates letter is linked in the description check it out hit that subscribe button and coming out with me on Twitter for updates thanks dumb for watching I'll see you around