The only negative “extra” I found was the Nokia user experience program which I promptly opted out of. This phone, part of the Android One project, truly is one of the purest Android experiences you can buy at any price point. Not even some Google apps beyond the core set. The Nokia G10 ships with one of the most trimmed-down versions of Android 11 I have ever seen. As for the rest of the software experience: Let’s get this one out of the way quickly – the facial recognition is slow and unreliable. Volume is sufficiently loud, but I would not recommend this phone for media heavy users unless using headphones. Furthermore, the sound is tinny and lacks bass. It is mono the earpiece does not double as a second loudspeaker. At the bottom is a USB-C port, microphone, and the only loudspeaker on the device. Up top we have a 3.5 mm headphone jack and a microphone. Not my favorite location as it is very prone to accidental touches, but it works well. The reader is quick to respond and is reliable. The right side of the phone houses a large volume rocker, and a slightly recessed power button with a built-in fingerprint reader. Expandable storage is nice to see here given the 32GB of internal storage. Above it is a massive sim tray containing three slots – two for sim cards, and one for a microSD card. Looking at the screen, the left side houses a dedicated Google assistant button which, unfortunately, cannot be reassigned. Also on the back is a very classy metallic Nokia logo, and a textured plastic which feels kind of like carbon fiber. The cameras and flash are arranged as a square within a slightly protruding circle. The back of the phone contains an elegant triple camera array + LED flash. Above the LCD, smack dab in the center, is a teardrop-style front facing camera.

The settings menu allows for user-adjustable white balance, a very nice touch in my opinion. One caveat is brightness – while sufficiently bright for indoor use, the display does not get bright enough for clear viewing in direct sunlight. The LCD does a good job at reproducing colors and has good viewing angles. Nearly the entire front of the device is taken up by the massive 6.5” HD + LCD display. Its “Finnish Design” comes in two colors – Dusk (purple) and Night (blue), the color of my review unit.

Another nice bonus is a factory-applied plastic screen protector. Note that it is very low profile and does not create a gap large enough to protect the screen in case of a fall.

Nokia 2.4 camera test