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with the new Nokia a flagship right around the corner it's time to check Nokia's most budget smartphones the Nokia 3 Cano key has built some of the most durable phones I've ever tested so be interesting to see if this lower price point and lower specs constitute a sacrifice and build quality my durability tests are the only way to find out let's get started between the Nokia 3310 and the Nokia 600 kia has a reputation of extremely solid build quality but if they compromise on their low-end smartphones this strikingly attractive white and gold Android phone is one of the cheapest Nokia smartphones on the market well test the screen first my most picks leave no question as to what the screen is made out of with their different tips a plastic screen was scratched at level 3 tempered glass screen scratched at level 6 and that's what we're seeing here this is advertised as an unspecified version of Gorilla Glass Nokia hasn't used sapphire yet on a phone that would scratch a level eight but maybe someday in the future we'll see that utilized the front-facing eight megapixel cameras tucked under the same front glass so it's definitely protected against scratches along with that Nokia logo on the top right side of the phone the earpiece is recessed below the glass and unfortunately it's not permanently attached it is loosely adhered in place and it's relatively safe to assume that eventually this little piece of screen will fall out of place exactly like we saw with many of the older Apple iPhone 4s the bottom of the phone has no fingerprint scanner so if you're into that kind of thing this probably isn't the phone for you the capacitive buttons are protected under the same slab of front glass that the screen and front camera are on the back of the phone is where we run into our first issue a plastic camera lens the camera itself is 8 megapixels and only films in 720p but at the same time nobody wants scratches on their camera lens no matter how budget the phone is a plastic camera lens is just asking for trouble especially since it is flush with the back panel prime scratching location with zero protection speaking of scratching the back panel is made from plastic like most budget phones plastic is cheaper to work with than metal and plastic is fine while the plastic scratching sound isn't as immensely satisfying as metal on metal that we've grown to love our class with cheriya still a thing and look the beautiful white background is now a snowflake but just like the plastic camera lens a large orange and white snow flow isn't good for anyone the size of the phone are made from metal which is a pleasant surprise on a budget phone even the buttons are made from metal usually budget phone manufacturers flip in some plastic buttons so it's nice to see Nokia leaving the premium feeling materials intact the top of the phone has a headphone jack which adds to the convenience on so many levels it even has an SD card slot on the side for expandable memory this budget Android phone makes an excellent upgrade if you're coming from any of the recent iPhones the bottom of the phone does have a micro USB slot and not the USB see that is becoming standard on most androids I'll have to dock it a few points for that one jumping into the burn test this is a 5 inch 720p IPS screen which nokia says will allow you to see better in daylight it only survives about 10 seconds under my lighter though pixels do eventually recover from the extreme heat and that's one of the bonuses of IPS displays since phones usually come in contact with fire so often and finally the ultimate test of build quality the bin tests the construction the phone is stressed to the max during this phase of my testing and gives us a good idea if the phone can survive two years of abuse this Nokia three passes the bin test even when flex from both directions and survives my tests overall the plastic camera lens is a huge bummer but a simple case or maybe even a skin would raise the surface of the phone enough so that the lens won't rub on anything you set it on besides the rear plastic lens I think this is a good phone for the money i'll leave a link with the current pricing in the video description if you're interested hit that subscribe button so you don't miss out on the new Nokia 8 test that's coming soon let's keep our fingers crossed that Nokia doesn't use that plastic camera lens on their flagship I'll be here to test out my phone on purpose so you'll have to find out with your phone on accident thanks for watching I'll see you around