Lumia Reborn! | HMD Skyline Unboxing & Full Tour

Unboxing the HMD Skyline, a 2024 Lumia tribute phone, with a hands-on review of the camera tech, gaming skills and other features. Chris even rips the arse off of the HMD Skyline to show how you can repair various components, including that battery!

This is one of the most unique mid-range smartphones of 2024, if not one of the best. The OnePlus Nord 4 and Nothing Phone 2a, for instance, have it beaten for performance and battery life. The HMD Skyline also offers limited software support vs many rivals. However, you do also get wireless charging - quite rare from a phone at this budget-friendly price. And the repairability factor will appeal to those with some tech abilities.

You've got a 108MP camera slapped on the back of the HMD Skyline, plus ultra-wide and telephoto shooters. That zoom lens is good for grabbing a portrait camera pic, while the 4k video chops are respectable for a mid-range phone too.

The HMD Skyline also gets points from old gits like Chris because it looks like a Lumia. Remember those? Nokia bangers from a decade or so ago. Back when phones were phones, and this bald guy actually had a proper job reviewing them.

Let us know your thoughts on the HMD Skyline below!

HMD Skyline Unboxing & Hands-on Review Chapters:
0:00 - Loooooomia
0:45 - What's in the box?
1:12 - Design
3:09 - Features
7:12 - Screen & audio
8:30 - Performance & gaming
10:01 - Battery life
11:32 - Cameras
14:14 - Repair it yourself!
16:06 - Verdict

[markbalazo]

I would have liked to see the iconic bright yellow, blue and other lively colors from the Lumia lineup, missed opportunity I guess.

[TheSpaceMan]

Finally, some much needed variation in smartphone design.

[rudolftang]

camera in the middle like old lumia with the NOKIA branding would be perfect

[rahulj]

I am sold!! They need to bring back their Nokia camera app, Nokia camera Pro, PureView Display and the Zeiss Lenses on their smartphones. I hope they launch these very soon here in India.

[HerrBrisby]

I like it, but I would like it much more in yellow. That customisable button and the repairability are awesome.

[blackhawk]

Business edition gives more OS updates. Honestly the Skyline is a massive step in the right direction from HMDs Nokia branded devices. If you’re not an intensive mobile gamer, there really is a lot to like here. Shame there’s no headphone jack, but the design is super cool and functional. Hats off to HMD. Keep more of the same coming. Hopefully the lumia design will filter down to cheaper models too.

[sudipchatterjee]

That repairability makes this phone very lucrative, despite the lackluster chipset and short software support. I hope this easy repairability trend catches some wind in the near future. Thanks for the heads-up! 🙌

[nathanmerritt]

This with the Nokia logo would have been absolutely iconic and Fire looking!

[physicsguy]

lumia phones were some of the best designs and example of craftsmanship

[GloryPakyntein]

Im in love with this phone alot. It reminds me of the old days while using nokia. And the camera looks great here. Plus the design looks nice. So clean and simple

[filip]

I remember my yellow Lumia 820, I loved it back then

[Feelo-ii]

Finally the long awaited HMD I'm already in heaven thanks uncle

[docyagamikiko]

Who tf thought dropping the legendary phone name "NOKIA" into hmd will make it more appealing to consumers?!

[lancergt]

Damn, for £400 its pretty impressive that the Skyline has a full set of cameras (main+ultrawide+tele), usually £400 phones struggle to fill out a full set of cameras

[BozQ]

Genuinely surprised with this model. Repairability looks much sinpler than most smartphones out there, and it's still IP54 resistant!

And an actual triple camera set up. Standard, wide and tele. None of that macro or depth sensor rubbish.

Probably one of the top mid-range models this year.

[danielversion.]

As a solidly committed Nokia fanboy, this is what i've been waiting for! I missed the Nokia 8.3, for reasons, ... temporarily switched to Samsung... and by the time i had thrown THAT trash in the bin, I settled instead for the G60, which has been a solid performer for almost 2 years now and I started to panic when seeing that there had not been a replacement for the G60 or the X30 and that HMD have switched to... HMD... and they had only pumped out low end phones so far. So this is truly the right phone at the right time for me! Well done HMD you legends!

[rajdutta]

They fixed the mobile permanently with a box = New design 😂😂😂

[Vmies]

Got mine today, compared to the nokia x20 everything is loads better. I'm not concerned about the nokia branding. It's a good honest phone that feels more premium. My only gripe is the colours on the display are a little too vivid, similar too Samsung. Thanks Chris for your fair judgement 👍

[gesie]

*HMD Design I'm now inside you* 💀

Chris 2024

[sekittojoseph]

Imagine a lumia style caméra bump. Missed opportunity