HMD Pulse Pro
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- Anonymous
- nxQ
- 08 Jun 2024
the phone is ok for its price,
BUT the camera is absolute crap. If you try to zoom into the shot everything is blurred and pixelated. My old OnePlus 6 outperforms that camera
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- Xenotyro
- 3HW
- 04 Jun 2024
I have the Pulse Pro (Glacier Green) to gift to a relative, so I did some testing after set-up and my main impressions are:
- The build quality is actually really nice for the price, the longevity of the glossy plastic back and camera plate remains to be seen. The frame is plastic but does a very convincing impression of being a composite and feels a little metallic. There is a little creaking with pressure around the USB port, likely because of the user removable back panel.
- Day-to-day performance is very smooth, this is honestly the biggest surprise for me having used a Unisoc T610 powered tablet I thought this would have similar issues. 6GB RAM plus 6GB VRAM must help, plus a very lightweight Android system - there are some bloat apps out of the box, most can be removed except Facebook which can only be disabled.
- HMD have included some features that are not on HMD-produced Nokia devices running Android 14, such as app cloning and freeform windows. There are also more battery protection and health settings.
- The display is good quality for a budget LCD, the contrast and black levels are good. Sadly it's only 720p, no doubt this helps performance.
- The HMD ringtones, alarms and system sounds are pleasant and relaxing. I think they were composed by Henry Daw who is ex-Nokia and now works at Google, so there is some similarity to Pixel Gems tones.
- The cameras are not good, there are lots of modes for a budget device, especially the selfie camera, but images are dull and uniformly soft.
- The battery life seems solid, as you would expect. I've not used extensively on mobile data to test how much impact that has.
I think the Pulse series is absolutely fine for older relatives and less demanding users, with the added benefit of user-repairability and spare parts and guides. Obviously it's not for people who would come to comment on gsmarena and use their phone for more involved tasks.
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- 64W
- 01 Jun 2024
elimoviebuff, 28 May 20242 Questions: Does everything work fine since its a foreign ... moreI have a Polish unit, networking works fine. I'm not into custom ROMs but i think ODM unlocking could work. HMD does not disable Fastboot by the way, as i once found out
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- elimoviebuff
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- 28 May 2024
-, 21 May 2024I am now an owner of the HMD Pulse Pro. Here are some thing... more2 Questions: Does everything work fine since its a foreign made phone(network data,etc) is the phone capable of OEM/bootloader unlocking under developer settings?
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- 64W
- 24 May 2024
Anonymous, 22 May 2024Can you customize your lockscreen clock?No
- Panther G
- y6V
- 24 May 2024
Anonymous, 17 May 2024They want Helio P35 o I meant G3X, oh wait they're bas... moreUnisoc T606 is still better than those trash
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- Anonymous
- thg
- 22 May 2024
-, 21 May 2024I am now an owner of the HMD Pulse Pro. Here are some thing... moreCan you customize your lockscreen clock?
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- 64W
- 21 May 2024
I am now an owner of the HMD Pulse Pro. Here are some things i can say:
- It feels nicely built and is pretty
- The cameras are average (sometimes you'll get decent shots)
- The display has 5-point multitouch
- It tries to install a lot of bloatware upon connecting to the internet
- There's a Facebook app you can't uninstall
- The UI is a slightly customized AOSP with a lot less polish than something like a Google Pixel or other brands (weirdly translated strings or not translated at all with weird grammar, animations are broken, etc.)
- The tap sound is silly
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- AnonD-1040250
- nFL
- 17 May 2024
Anonymous, 17 May 2024They want Helio P35 o I meant G3X, oh wait they're bas... moreNow they are arse chipsets but T606 is a reasonable chip for the range this being a budget piece, and the chipset performs very well as does it on Moto G04
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- Anonymous
- uSV
- 17 May 2024
AnonD-1040250, 15 May 2024Exactly and their is nothing wrong with this chipset at allThey want Helio P35 o I meant G3X, oh wait they're basically the same 9yr old with weak old a53 cores.
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- AnonD-1040250
- nFL
- 15 May 2024
-, 29 Apr 2024Unisoc T606 is only 3 years old though?Exactly and their is nothing wrong with this chipset at all
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- Anonymous
- xjH
- 15 May 2024
Most expensive T606 🖕🏻
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- Anonymous
- 7X4
- 14 May 2024
Daz, 08 May 2024Meanwhile, in Malaysia its being sold at MYR 1179 for 8/256... moreThey still think they have the Nokia brand mark up prices. 🤣🤣🤣 I guess HMD gonna die early on if they price their lowend phones equal or more than the midrange of competitilors.
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- Xenotyro
- 3HW
- 13 May 2024
Anonymous, 12 May 2024is that the 16GB version nokiapoweruser has a review of? It's just virtual RAM, so it is somewhat deceptive to claim 16GB RAM.
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- Anonymous
- MDZ
- 12 May 2024
-, 05 May 2024There's a 256GB storage version coming to a few countr... moreis that the 16GB version nokiapoweruser has a review of?
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- Anonymous
- t7Q
- 10 May 2024
It doesn't comes with a charger adapter only the usb type c cable. F me.
And where can I buy iFixit battery and tools if there's no one who sells it on online shops like shopee or lazada and even if there is, only third party chinese sellers and not the official one.
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- Anonymous
- r0g
- 10 May 2024
Why not full hd
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- Daz
- bxd
- 08 May 2024
Meanwhile, in Malaysia its being sold at MYR 1179 for 8/256 version which converts to USD 248. With that amount u can get SD 7 gen 3 iqoo z9, infinix gt20 pro with dimensity 8200 ultimate & other device with much more value. Unisoc T606 with no 5g, hd+ lcd for the price is sure to kill the brand on arrival.
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- 64W
- 05 May 2024
There's a 256GB storage version coming to a few countries like Poland. Price currently unknown
- you have to suffer
- Ki8
- 04 May 2024
if HMD mass produces spare batteries for Pulse/Pulse Pro, this could sell like hotcakes if they can be bought in shops and not having to bring the phone. how nostalgic of replacing dead batteries with a fully charged one.
waiting for the price drop. this should worth 125 euros.