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SpecEagle review · Nokia

Nokia 5.3 review: A 6.55" quad-camera Android One Nokia for the budget mid-tier.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jun 2020·$200
Overall
46/100
Class rank
#88 of 118
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

A big-battery quad-cam entry Nokia.

Nokia 5.3 brought quad rear cameras, a 4,000 mAh battery and clean Android One to $200 — HMD's mainstream value pitch.

01Display

60/100

60/100 trails the 63-point cohort average for budget phones of 2020.

TypeIPS LCD, dewdrop
Size6.55 inches
Resolution1,600 × 720 px (HD+)

02Camera

56/100

56/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2020.

Main13 MP + 5 MP ultrawide + 2 MP macro + 2 MP depth
Selfie8 MP

03Performance

50/100

50/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2020.

ChipsetSnapdragon 665 (11 nm)
RAM3 / 4 / 6 GB
Storage32 / 64 GB · microSD

04Battery

76/100

76/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2020.

Capacity4,000 mAh
Wired10 W

05Build

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2020.

06Value

62/100

62/100 trails the 64-point cohort average for budget phones of 2020.

What works
  • Quad rear camera at $200.
  • Big 4,000 mAh battery.
  • Android One updates.
  • microSD + jack.
What doesn't
  • HD+ resolution.
  • SD665 modest.
  • Mono speaker.
  • 2 MP filler lenses.
Cross-shop it against
Redmi Note 10 5G
$199 · score 70/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 118-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .