HMD Skyline review

The HMD Skyline might be the company's first hit in its post-Nokia era. It's a standout smartphone with its self-repair program, unique design and solid hardware under the hood. Check out our video review to learn ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW about the phone's top features, build and screen quality, battery life, performance, and camera image quality.

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00:00 - Start
00:20 - Design and build
01:28 - Screen specs and features
02:11 - Stereo speakers test
02:30 - Side-mounted fingerprint reader
02:52 - Storage options
02:58 - Android 14 and UI
03:33 - Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 performance
03:46 - Benchmarks
03:59 - Thermals
04:08 - Battery endurance and charging test
04:45 - Camera specs
04:56 - Main camera: photo and video quality
06:01 - Telephoto camera: photo and video quality
06:33 - Ultrawide camera: photo and video quality
06:59 - Selfies
07:15 - Conclusion
07:48 - Alternatives and selfie video quality

[phritza]

The older Lumia design looked more refined. This one looks like it's wearing a case.

[vinnytech]

Nokia weakness of being expensive will keep them gambling in the market.

[GustavoEBarriga]

Good to see someone is bringing back the ability to replace the battery without much drama.

[GFourGadget]

Oh I freaking loved the Lumia aesthetic on this. Glad to see HMD reviving this design. It's not a bad phone at all, hopefully some polish over a few generations and we'll get a really competitive phone from them. Nice one! 👌

[santosowjy]

It's all great until the price tag showed up. Flagship price with mostly midrange specs, and only 2 years of guaranteed android update is kinda lacking these days

[RR-tdqg]

Microsoft should've continue making colorful lumia phones.

[ABC__]

Looks like a modern Lumia, which honestly is a great thing!

[ProjectMM]

Now, this is innovative! The phone looks pretty cool too. If this is launched in India then I'll consider getting it if the price is reasonable.

[joshdeee]

They could just released this as Nokia X or N9 revival, and include PureView technology on it. Missed opportunity for them.

[itsyourboyemrys]

OMG... The most beautiful phone i ever seen in my entire life.

[PKM]

Old school fingerprint sensors are just the best, screen ones or face ID have nothing on them.

[farhanmahalludin]

$500 is a bit too steep for what it is especially compared to other phones in the same price range. It should've been $350-400. The stock Android is a big plus for the Skyline though.

[haziqsembilanlima]

the last part is recorded with selfie cam? looks decent and glad they are still licensing OZO. Can't go back without OZO after experiencing it on Nokia 5.4 and X20

[omicSheep]

Me watching this video on my OnePlus 7pro, best phone ever made! Still absolutely no reason to Is a tank!

[maxglu]

Guys, could you please start measuring PWM? It will add the final touch to your great reviews.

[kopi]

7s gen 2.... Seriously HMD??? And the price Ouch!!!
The guy who lead the design & spec team and the marketing team should be fired lol....
At least go and learn from what karl pei had done with nothing on how to make your first ever brand phone.

[CaliGainz]

2 years of updates and easy to repair design? This contradicts itself in a way, doesn't it?

[arjames]

The skyline in HTC Skyline means the price goes up to the sky. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[silentreader]

Dear GSMArena, you really do forget that rivals have tons of bloatware which is hard to remove on the phone. HMD alongside Pixel, Motorola and Nothing has great Android OS experience with neat interface

[westridingwanderer]

The most recent build update (00WW_1_380) added 4K recording to the selfie camera, and you can now record in 'Steady Mode' (hybrid OIS/EIS) across all of the rear cameras in 4K 30fps.